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Guest Rooms / Pilar Room

Room 5 entry
Room 5 covered porch with seating
Room 5 queen bed with dresser with hanging
Room 5 shower with rain shower head
Room 5 queen bed with chair
Room 5 another view
Room 5 bath vanity
Room 5 bathroom
This Queen room is upstairs in the Carriage house and parks off-site*, and includes a covered balcony (shared with Papa's Room - #6) looking Eastward at the parking area.

*Reserved parking for this room is off-site, less than 200 feet, so you have to download a Parking Map/Permit so please read the parking process in emails we send you
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Pilar

Pilar, Hemingway's boat, is considered by some to be his one true love. The boat was named after a nickname of his wife Pauline and one of his characters in For Whom the Bell Tolls. In 1934, he acquired Pilar from Wheeler Shipyard Inc. in New York for $7,500. 

Though Pilar was built for fishing, Hemingway made the vessel very dynamic. Hemingway invited members of the Smithsonian Institute to conduct scientific research in order to discover whether or not different colored Marlins are of the same species, which led to the reclassification of the fish. World War II led to Pilar being equipped with submarine detection equipment in order to identify German U-Boats lurking in Caribbean waters. In addition to this equipment, the government allowed him extra rations, paid for his gas, and even gave him a Thompson submachine gun and hand grenades for defense. Some said Hemingway was not interested in hunting U-Boats, but rather wanted to have free gas and an excuse to drive the boat under the influence of alcohol. His trips to Bimini allowed him to perfect fishing techniques including tiring tuna by attaching them to a skiff and then boating them and fending off sharks by shooting at them with his submachine guns.

After Hemingway's death, the boat was left to his hired captain and later given to the Cuban government. U.S. citizens wishing to see the actual ship can obtain special permission from the government to go see the boat in dry dock.
Pic of boat Pilar