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Fountain Park Westland in Westland, MI
Welcome Home to Fountain Park Westland. You have your choice of spacious Deluxe one or two bedroom homes with one or two baths. Each beautiful home features a private entrance, huge in home storage, walk in closets, a private patio or balcony, washer and dryer in every home, designer window treatments, and individually controlled heating and central air conditioning!Check Availability
Fountain Park Westland37410 Fountain Park Circle, Westland, MI 48185 USA
Floor Plans and Pricing
1 Bedroom
|Deluxe One Bedroom
|$775 - $825
|1 Bathroom
|820 - 870 Sq. Ft.
Award winning model! Private entrances with lots of storage! Free washer and dryer.
2 Bedrooms
|Deluxe Two Bedroom
|$875 - $925
|1 Bathroom
|950 - 1000 Sq. Ft.
Private entrances with balconies or patios. Huge in home storage. Free washer and dryer.
|Two Bedroom Dual Master Suite
|$975 - $1025
|2 Bathrooms
|1100 - 1150 Sq. Ft.
Best decorated model!! Wonderful grounds. Private entrances with private balconies and patios. Enormous in home storage. Free washer and dryers!
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Fountain Park Westland in Westland, MI
Award Winning Community, Fountain Park Apartments offers luxurious, well maintained one and two bedroom apartment homes that you can afford. With winding roads through beautifully landscaped grounds, you will be proud to call Fountain Park home. The dual master suite is ideal for you and a roommate. The dual master suite offers two spacious identical size bedrooms, with a full bath and large walk-in closet. We are located on Newburgh south of Ann Arbor Road in the acclaimed Livonia School District conveniently close to everything . Great shopping, parks and recreation and restaurants.
Special Features
- Reduced Rent
- FREE Washer and Dryer
- Private Entrance
- Resort Style Swimming Pool with Furnished Sundeck
- Huge In-Home Storage
- Award Winning Livonia Schools
- Private Covered balcony/patio
- Dual Master Suites Great for roomates
- Pet Friendly- Call For details
- Cental Air Conditioning
- Huge Walk In Closets
Community Features
- Accepts Credit Card Payments
- Apartment
- Business Center Onsite
- Controlled Access
- Corporate Housing
- Courtyard
- Covered Lot
- Disability Access
- Freeway Access
- Laundry Facility
- Pool
- Public Transportation
- Short Term Lease
- Standard
- Surface Lot
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Additional Information
Apartments in Community: 448
Apartment Amenities
- Air Conditioning
- Broadband Internet Access
- Cable or Satellite
- Carpet
- Ceiling Fan
- Dishwasher
- Extra Storage
- Furnished Available
- Garbage Disposal
- Hardwood Floor
- Internet Access
- Patio or Balcony
- Tile Floors
- Walk In Closets
- Washer Dryer Hookup
- Washer Dryer In Unit
- Window Covering
- Wireless Internet Access
Local Schools
- Churchill High School
- Frost Middle School
- Johnson Elementary School
- Rosedale Elementary School
We believe school data to be accurate, but do not guarantee that. Please be sure to verify where your children will attend school before making your housing decision.
Pet Policy
Cats welcome. Call for details.
- Cats Allowed
- Pets Allowed
Contact Fountain Park Westland
Fountain Park Westland
Office HoursMon thru Fri: 9-5PM Saturday: 10-4pm Closed
We are conveniently located on Newburgh Road between Joy Road and Warren Road in Westland. Easy access to I-275, I-96, and M14. From I-96 exit Newburgh Road South pass Joy Rd we are on the right side


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Our 2015 calendar is here. It's 12 months of ridiculousness that will certainly inspire you to travel Texas. Who needs bikinis or lighthouses when you've got The Daytripper.
Calendars are 12.95 with FREE SHIPPING (as always) and are available HERE.
Happy Trippin' in 2015.
We've got an exciting new GRAPEVINE episode to premiere and Want YOU to be a part of the FUN!!! So join me and The Daytripper crew on the night before Halloween and get a sneak peak of our "Christmas Capital of Texas" episode. We'll have prizes for costumes, trivia, free BBQ for bringing in a canned good, and lots of DAYTRIPPER fun!!!
Date: October 30, 2014
Location: Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q, 9828 Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX MAP HERE
Time: 6:30-8pm (the episode screening will start at 7:30pm)
Cans For Q: Like all our Rudy's events, we will be collecting cans for our local food bank. Bring in any canned item (or nonperishable food) and we'll give you a free 1/4lb of brisket. Now that's a deal. (one per customer)
Costume Contest: You KNOW, The Daytripper likes costumes. So don't save your Halloween costumes for just one night. Break them out early and come in your Halloween best. We'll have prizes for 1. Best Little Tripper Costume (0-5 years). 2. Scariest Costume. 3. Most Creative Costume. and 4. Best Overall. Of course you don't have to dress up, but where's the fun in that!
See you there!
This is going to be awesome. I always love premiering an episode in the featured city and THIS Thursday, October 9th, we will do just that as we premiere our Marble Falls episode at the historic Uptown Theater in downtown Marble Falls. There will be free food, cash bar, and lots of mingling with the crew, along with a pop-up version of The Daytripper General Store.
This event is FREE and open to the public, however seating is limited. So all we ask is that you RSVP with R-Bar and Grill by calling them at 830-693-2622.
Also, we will be accepting donations that night for the Burnet County Santa's Helpers, so please bring an unwrapped toy and help make someone's Christmas extra special this year.
I cant wait to see you there. Vaya con Dios!
We've been working really hard on bringing you the best episodes in Texas, and Season 6 is going to be awesome. It all kicks off this week on PBS. The Texas stations and times are listed below. See you on the road.
Thursday Evening
BasinPBS (Midland) - 7:00pm
KNCT (Killeen) - 7:30pm
KLRU (Austin) - 8:30pm
PanhandlePBS (Amarillo) - 8:30pm
Weekend Times
KCOS (El Paso) - Saturday 9:00am
KLRU (Austin) - Saturday 10:00am
KTTZ (Lubbock) - Saturday 10:30am
Coming Soon
KEDT (Corpus Christi) - Thursday, Oct 16 7:30pm
Houston Public Media - Saturday, Oct 18 3:30pm
We don't have any information on KLRN (San Antonio), KMBH (Harlingen), or KAMU (Bryan-College Station). We'll get you that information as soon as we can. Vaya con Dios Amigos.
I was recently swimming in the Rio Grande inside Big Bend National Park and just a few feet to my right was Mexico. I fondly remember the days of crossing the border as a kid to eat enchiladas and paletas. As I sat in the river, my buddies and I started considering the idea of visiting the small Mexican village of Boquillas. Of course, this requires a passport, but our other big question was – What do we do with our cell phones?
Can we make calls over there? Can we snap and share photos? We didn't want to get charged a busload of money because we'd crossed some invisible barrier, but also didn't want our cell phones to hold us back from exploring. Ever wondered the same thing?
To find out more about how to travel internationally with a cell phone, I did some research and here's what AT&T told me. For Texans who want to explore the great big world beyond our borders (which does in fact exist) but don't want a big bill, here are some tips.
I hope this was helpful so the next time you consider jumping to Mexico or somewhere else, you'll know what you're getting into…at least from your cell phone. As for the rest of your adventure – that's up to you….
Howdy Daytrippers! Let me first introduce myself…I am the summer intern, Linsey. As a fellow Daytripper fan, it's been fantastic to spend my days following Chet on his crazy adventures. I'm having a blast!
A week into my internship, Chet found out I claimed to be a coffee-addict but hadn't yet tried Cuvee Coffee. Shocked and appalled, he immediately sent me to the Galaxy Bakery down the street to buy a cup.
If you've seen the Spicewood episode of The Daytripper, then you saw Chet take a tour of the Cuvee Coffee factory. If not – check this out.
Cuvee Coffee is one of America's top specialty roasters, and they're based right here in the Hill Country. They roast their coffee meticulously, using formulas and coffee-labs to ensure the taste is just right.
While Cuvee gets their beans from countries all around the world, including Brazil and El Salvador, I chose the Spicewood 71 Classic for my first cup. Usually, I need to load my coffee with tons of cream and sugar, but with Cuvee I didn't. The taste was sweet and smooth, and not too strong, which I loved.
And since I enjoyed my first cup so much (and since Chet was paying, of course!) I just had to try the Cuvee Meritage Espresso. I'd never had a cup of espresso before and was expecting to be bombarded with bitter coffee grounds and overbearing tastes, yet Cuvee was just the opposite. It tasted fresh and sweet, with just the right of amount of kick to get me through the rest of my day. After all, coffee is an intern's best friend!
So, fellow coffee lovers, grab yourself a cup of Cuvee, and raise a steaming mug to Texas family values and world-class taste! I'm now a faithful drinker.
If you've never had it (or need to restock), Cuvee Coffee is now available via The Daytripper General Store where Chet is compiling some of his favorite Texas-based shirts, food, and cool stuff. Order some today. You won't regret it.
We just got some new shirts in and I am excited! We have youth sizes and unisex adult sizes. They are printed on a soft, ringspun shirt (Canvas Brand) and are cut in a modern fit, so size up if you want a looser shirt.
It's the perfect shirt for Daytrippin' Texas, or anywhere else you may roam.
Sometimes it's good to go "off-the-grid" and find a place where you are completely unreachable. A land with no computers, no social media, and no cell phones. Everyone needs to make time in life to unplug.
However, when you are producing a crazy TV show with crew scrambling through shot lists, costumes getting thrown together, and locations being confirmed and reconfirmed, going "off-the-grid" is a bad thing. We rely heavily on our phones in the field, and if they aren't working we are left with nothing but a wink and a prayer hoping things go smoothly. Sometimes it works, but generally, it doesn't. We need our phones all over Texas, not just in the cities and on the highways.
For a decade, I was a loyal customer to my old cell phone company. However, there was a little problem with their coverage. It was called The Texas Hill Country. Make that West Texas completely. They seemed to forget that it even existed. And this was one of the major carriers. Their coverage dropped off just past the I-35 corridor. I spend a lot of time out West, so this was a big, big problem. Then I found AT&T who let me test out their phones all over the state. See their coverage map below.
I could actually make calls in the Hill Country. What a revelation! I could stream music and podcasts on my cross-Texas road trips. I could share photos from the back country in places like Guadalupe Mountains National Park (pictured above). I could stay in touch with Daytrippers all over Texas while I was traveling all over Texas. After just one day trip, I made it final and broke up with my old carrier – never to return.
Sometimes it's good to go "off-the-grid" but I'd like to be the one to choose when that happens rather than have stinky coverage decide it for me. See you on the road!