{"id":165701,"date":"2023-05-02T03:43:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T08:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=165701"},"modified":"2023-05-03T03:52:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T08:52:43","slug":"van-wert-hs-grads-offer-new-glamping-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/05\/02\/van-wert-hs-grads-offer-new-glamping-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"VWHS grads offer “glamping” experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SANDUSKY — A group of Van Wert High School graduates has come up with a different kind of getaway experience that\u2019s within a two-hour drive \u2013 \u201cglamping\u201d at a houseboat village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Lisa (2015 VWHS graduate), Jon Lisa (2013), Chase Day (2017), Connor Shaffer (2015) and Austin Sudduth (2017) will open SoLSTAY Lodgings and Marina just a few minutes from Cedar Point amusement park. It\u2019s billed as a first of its kind glamping experience with handcrafted houseboats for overnight rental and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner Joe Lisa has a background in \u201cglamping\u201d — defined as a form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping — and unique short term rentals and after moving to Sandusky, saw an opportunity for a different experience on the water. He and his partners developed a plan, which morphed into eight houseboats and three land units. In addition to the units, the property features a common area for guests to gather and enjoy a fire pit, grill up dinner or soak in a rooftop hot tub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This houseboat near Cedar Point amusement park is one of eight available to rent as part of a venture by a group of five Van Wert High School graduates. Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSolSTAY Marina is unique in many ways,\u201d Director of Operations Olivia Hartley said. \u201cTravelers always have a house or hotel available to book, but SoLSTAY brings them a unique stay with the necessities still available. We bring an experience, not just a place to stay. We want to give guests a place that they won’t feel the need to leave to have an enjoyable vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have a place to relax and read a book, we have a hot tub to soak in after a long day, we have paddle boards and kayaks available to rent; Everything you need is in one place,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information can be found online at solstaysandusky.com<\/a> and at Airbnb.com<\/a>. In addition, the group has an Instagram page, @solstaylodging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent editor SANDUSKY — A group of Van Wert High School graduates has come up with a different kind of getaway experience that\u2019s within a two-hour drive \u2013 \u201cglamping\u201d at a houseboat village. Joe Lisa (2015 VWHS graduate), Jon Lisa (2013), Chase Day (2017), Connor Shaffer (2015) and Austin Sudduth (2017) will open SoLSTAY […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-16 11:10:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165701"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165752,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165701\/revisions\/165752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}