Wurden Mitglied in: 2010
Ablaufdatum: 30/Nov/2025
We live in a beautiful oceanside rural community just 40 minutes from Victoria, BC Canada. We have successfully undertaken 2 exchanges with families in France (Provence and Paris). Heidi is an artist and hosts international artists in her studio and with their own accommodations in the house. Michael is a retired social worker. We have two adult children. The 2 acre property offers a lot of flexibility in terms of exchanges - 2 completely separate large suites and 1 small suite without a kitchen. There is an organic garden, hot tub and in the upstairs a sauna as well. The laundry room is accessible from outside the building. We are interested in doing exchanges with artists as well. We are interested in longer exchanges of a month or more and if artists are interested in doing a studio/home exchange please message us!!
The links below are to our listings on Air BnB as well as the Studio H Canada International Residency program website. We are open to exchanges in either of the suites and/or our main quarters upstairs.
Meine Vorlieben
Pflanzen & Garten,
Radsport/Mountain Biking,
Wandern,
Weinliebhaber,
Gourmets/Feinkostliebhaber,
Kunst,
Yoga/Meditation,
Musikliebhaber
MehrWenigerAffiliationen/Zugehörigkeit
Hochschulprofessor,
Lehrer/Bildungsbereich,
Rentner,
Senioren,
Öffentlicher Dienst,
Ingenieure,
Künstler/Unterhaltungsindustrie,
NGO-Mitarbeitende,
Ehrenamtlich/freiwillig tätig
MehrWenigerBeruf
Artist/Consultant
Unsere persönl. Links
Heidi's international artist residency program
zeitversetzter Tausch
Haus-/Wohnungstausch gleichzeitig
Langzeit-Tausch
Sabbatical Austausch
Ich biete an Ihr Haus zu hüten
Rauchen ist nicht erlaubt
Kinder willkommen
Autotausch notwendig
Offen für alle Zeiträume | Venice, Italy |
Beschreibung unseres Tauschangebotes
We are experienced home exchangers and our property features a west coast style home that is the perfect get away for short or longer term exchanges. Upstairs features a main bedroom, vaulted ceiling, fireplace, massive kitchen (foodies paradise), laundry, sauna, and outside deck.
Two separate suites (private and secure) are in the house on the lower levels so we can accommodate 4-8 people.
The View Suite is 1000sq' with high ceilings, lovely woodwork, and of course fabulous views. Full kitchen, bathroom, separate bedroom. The two couches fold down to beds as well and are suitable for single adults and children.
The Studio Suite is a 400sq' suite with a queen size bed, small lounge which has a fold out couch, microwave, small fridge, and TV. The bedroom door can be closed for privacy between these two spaces. The bathroom has a spacious shower.
Laundry can be accessed from outside the house for the two suites. The main floor has a locking door to the laundry.
We are open to non simultaneous exchanges and can be very flexible. This is a family friendly location with many outdoor activities, beaches, lakes, a little village (corner store, 2 cafes, a micro brewery, cultural centre etc.), and close to the city of Victoria (30-40 mins). Outside, the property has a hot tub, large organic garden, forest bathing, a regional trail accessed at the top of the driveway, and spectacular views of Mount Baker and the ocean. Outdoor bbq and two hand-built pizza ovens are available and dining is set up and ready for summer or most of the year round. We host AirBnB clients and international artists in residence at different times of the year. We also will offer a car exchange (EV).
Typ
Haus mit EG und OG (oder mehr Stockwerken)/ Hauptwohnsitz
Annehmlichkeiten
Entertainment / Unterhaltung
Extras
Umgebung
Beschreibung unserer Nachbarschaft und Gegend
Metchosin is a magical rural location. Our neighbourhood is high up so you can see across to Victoria and the US Olympic mountain range. This place was created especially to take in the incredible views. When people visit, they always gush over the view - even our neighbours do. On special occasions, we can see the fireworks from here! There is a lot of nature here, eagles, owls, numerous other small birds (especially hummingbirds), deer, bunnies, and the occasional bear! The nearby village has a couple of great cafes, corner store, museum, farmers market, bookstore and more.
Outdoor Aktivitäten
Freizeitmöglichkeiten
Kulturelle Aktivitäten
Nahe öffentlicher Verkehrsmittel
In der Nachbarschaft
Das sollten Sie sehen oder unternehmen, während Ihrem Tausch bei uns
In addition to our wonderful little village, this region has an extensive network of trails - The Galloping Goose is a very well kept regional trail that is over 100KMs long for walking, hiking, riding, horses etc. Metchosin Village also has a weekly Farmer's Market on Sundays with many local treats and entertainment and a newly opening micro brewery Mile Zero now serves locally made beer. The My Chose Cafe has three operations: main restaurant, a pizza place out back, and a sweets and coffee shop that also has local crafts and gifts. The Glen Rosa on the way to Matheson Lake (5 minutes from our house) does oven fired pizzas Fri-Sunday. The port of Victoria is a bustling tourist hub and Vancouver is a 1.5 hr ferry ride from Schwartz Bay.
Unsere empfohlenen Restaurants
Gute Cafes und Bars
Spezielle Plätze und Shops
Freizeit-und kulturelle Aktivitäten
Spazier- oder Joggingwege
Fitness Clubs
Interessante Tagesausflüge
Was wir mögen und was nicht… Dies sind unsere Wünsche und Hausregeln.
It is important to us to leave the house as you found it. We have a local house cleaner who works regularly at the house and you may engage them to help with cleaning during your stay or to ensure everything is in order when you leave. There is no smoking in the house including vapes, but you may outside. Just ensure you are at least 10' from the house and use water to extinguish your butts. We live in a high risk forest fire area in summer and extreme caution must be used during these times. We will leave a house manual with instructions about hot tub use and maintenance, bbq set up, doing laundry, garden etc. and will share this with you as well. We will have someone come to the property to oversee the gardens, but you are welcome to harvest, weed, and water - especially during very hot or dry periods.
Konditionen
Autotausch
Home Exchange Type (Tauschverfahren)
Wurden Mitglied in: 2010
Ablaufdatum: 30/Nov/2025
We live in a beautiful oceanside rural community just 40 minutes from Victoria, BC Canada. We have successfully undertaken 2 exchanges with families in France (Provence and Paris). Heidi is an artist and hosts international artists in her studio and with their own accommodations in the house. Michael is a retired social worker. We have two adult children. The 2 acre property offers a lot of flexibility in terms of exchanges - 2 completely separate large suites and 1 small suite without a kitchen. There is an organic garden, hot tub and in the upstairs a sauna as well. The laundry room is accessible from outside the building. We are interested in doing exchanges with artists as well. We are interested in longer exchanges of a month or more and if artists are interested in doing a studio/home exchange please message us!!
The links below are to our listings on Air BnB as well as the Studio H Canada International Residency program website. We are open to exchanges in either of the suites and/or our main quarters upstairs.
Meine Vorlieben
Pflanzen & Garten,
Radsport/Mountain Biking,
Wandern,
Weinliebhaber,
Gourmets/Feinkostliebhaber,
Kunst,
Yoga/Meditation,
Musikliebhaber
MehrWenigerAffiliationen/Zugehörigkeit
Hochschulprofessor,
Lehrer/Bildungsbereich,
Rentner,
Senioren,
Öffentlicher Dienst,
Ingenieure,
Künstler/Unterhaltungsindustrie,
NGO-Mitarbeitende,
Ehrenamtlich/freiwillig tätig
MehrWenigerBeruf
Artist/Consultant
Unsere persönl. Links
Heidi's international artist residency program
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