It is a special experience to live on a houseboat - we were able to stay 2 weeks in the beautiful houseboat of Mijndert and Hilleke in Leiden. The hou...
Read More...Brunhilde & berthold
Germany
12.07.2023 - 16.07.2023
Wurden Mitglied in: 2019
Ablaufdatum: 09/Jan/2024
We are two persons, Mijndert and Hilleke, both in our fifties. We are very experienced with home exchanges, since 2003 (also with an other home exchange organization) more than 35 times (USA, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands) and we love traveling which we do a lot. Since we have started with exchanging homes we became enthusiast about it. We always take very good care of the homes we are staying in, we make sure the homes are very clean again when we leave. And people who stay in our houseboat always tell us that it was a unique and wonderful stay in our houseboat Lindelij.
We are flexible with dates for an exchange and are not dependent on school holidays. Surprise us! We are open for many countries, in town as well as in the countryside, for one week as well as several weeks. Even for a long weekend if it is not to far to drive (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany).
Furthermore we are always interested in taking care of houses for a longer period of 1 to 3 months, please mail us if you would like to discuss this.
zusätzlich gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch
Meine Vorlieben
Pflanzen & Garten,
Haustiere,
Tennis,
Wassersport,
Radsport/Mountain Biking,
Wandern,
Weinliebhaber,
Gourmets/Feinkostliebhaber,
Kunst,
Musikliebhaber
MehrWenigerAffiliationen/Zugehörigkeit
Rentner,
Senioren,
Wissenschaft/Forschung,
NGO-Mitarbeitende
MehrWenigerBeruf
Research
Brunhilde & berthold
Germany
Steffi und georg
Germany
It is a special experience to live on a houseboat - we were able to stay 2 weeks in the beautiful houseboat of Mijndert and Hilleke in Leiden. The hou...
Read More...It is a special experience to live on a houseboat - we were able to stay 2 weeks in the beautiful houseboat of Mijndert and Hilleke in Leiden. The houseboat is spacious and equipped with everything you need for a nice holiday. The location is in neighbourhood with other nice houseboat residents and opposite are beautiful old trees, which also create a nice living atmosphere. The exchange was very well prepared by Mijndert and Hilleke through emails and whats app in advance and again in writing in the flat. We liked it so much in the houseboat, in the lively and cosy city of Leiden with its many sights, that we spent a lot of time in the city and the surrounding area and did not go further away. The sea is only about 10 km away, we went there a few times with the bikes. In the documents in the house there were many tips about things worth seeing in and around Leiden. We felt very comfortable and would like to take this opportunity to thank them very much - and can recommend them as exchange partners at homelink! Steffie and Georg
Read Less...Odile
France
Michèle
France
Vivre sur un canal ne nous était jamais arrivé et ce fût une belle expérience ! Merci à nos hôtes d’avoir partagé leur belle maison Nous nous y somme...
Read More...Vivre sur un canal ne nous était jamais arrivé et ce fût une belle expérience ! Merci à nos hôtes d’avoir partagé leur belle maison Nous nous y sommes tout de suite sentis très bien, tout y est accessible, rien ne manque. Nous avons pu nous reposer devant le spectacle des oiseaux qui nous a réjoui, et celui des bateaux qui nous a surpris. Leiden est une vieille ville universitaire, pleine de charme et offre de multiples possibilités de visites. La mer et ses grandes plages de sable ne sont pas loin. Bref, un séjour qui nous laisse de très jolis souvenirs...
Read Less...Odile
France
Very very nice houseboat and so interresting little town Leiden. It was a very good exchange and thanks for all .Odile
Read Less...Els
Belgium
Wij verbleven in de woonark van Hilleke en Meindert en hebben daar volop genoten. Heerlijk met kopje koffie of glaasje wijn aan het water waar de (mee...
Read More...Wij verbleven in de woonark van Hilleke en Meindert en hebben daar volop genoten. Heerlijk met kopje koffie of glaasje wijn aan het water waar de (meestal) stille boten voorbij kwamen. En dan toch direct in het oude centrum van Leiden. We kenden deze mooie stad onvoldoende, maar hebben dat nu ingehaald. Met onze fietsen de stad en de omgeving verkend. Een heerlijke tijd! Dank voor het gebruik van jullie mooie woonplek met het fleurige interieur.
Read Less...Michèle
France
Rinette & alexander
Netherlands
We stayed for one week on this very comfortable houseboat. From where you can visit the lovely city-centre of Leiden, but also: The Hague, Haarlem, Am...
Read More...We stayed for one week on this very comfortable houseboat. From where you can visit the lovely city-centre of Leiden, but also: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam and the beach of Katwijk.Mijndert and Hilleke made us feel very welcome and we loved the atmosphere in, and around, the boat. The boat is on the edge of the city-centre of Leiden which makes it both tranquile and easy to go, by foot, into the city centre with all its interesting hotspots. The two bicycles are very handy too! No car needed at all. Thanks Hilleke and Mijndert for this positive experience and for the good care you took for our home, and chickens (and pigs).
Read Less...Ellen
Germany
Anette and chris
Germany
We enjoyed a wonderful week on this amazing houseboot! It's not only a most beautiful home, but also located at a perfect spot: within the inner-city,...
Read More...We enjoyed a wonderful week on this amazing houseboot! It's not only a most beautiful home, but also located at a perfect spot: within the inner-city, but nevertheless green and relatively quiet. It is lovely to sit on the terrace and watch all the boats going by!
Read Less...Rüdiger w.
Germany
From the beginning we fell in love with the idea of living on a real canal in a beautiful and comfortable houseboat in the middle of an old, cultural ...
Read More...From the beginning we fell in love with the idea of living on a real canal in a beautiful and comfortable houseboat in the middle of an old, cultural and interesting Dutch city. We dreamed of toasting the passing boats on the terrace in the evening with a glass of wine and to experience the tranquility of the surroundings. We wanted to explore the beautiful old town on our bicycles and make excursions to the surrounding area and the sea. Visit Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Delft and get to know the flower fields and cheese factories. Unfortunately my partner could not come with me and so I had these experiences all to myself. Our first meeting with our hosts in Zell was Corona conditionally only short, but no less cordial. I would have liked to get to know them a little better. Maybe another time. Arriving in Leiden, everything was as I had hoped, even more beautiful. I had two wonderful unforgettable weeks on the houseboat in Leiden.Thanks for everything, Hilleke and Mijndert. Best wishes from Zell/Mosel to our Dutch neighbours: Rüdiger.
Read Less...Haus-/Wohnungstausch gleichzeitig
Wochenend-Tausch
Langzeit-Tausch
Sabbatical Austausch
Ich biete an Ihr Haus zu hüten
Rauchen ist nicht erlaubt
Kinder nicht erlaubt
Autobenutzung nicht angeboten
Offen für alle Zeiträume | Bourgogne, France |
Offen für alle Zeiträume | Spanje |
Offen für alle Zeiträume | Frankrijk |
Offen für alle Zeiträume | Italië |
Offen für alle Zeiträume | | Moezel | Nahe, Duitsland |
Beschreibung unseres Tauschangebotes
We live in a houseboat designed by an architect and built by ourselves. It is a modern houseboat with all comfort you need. It is large enough for 2 to 3 persons and has a split-level. It consists of 2 bedrooms and a bathroom (bath, separate shower and toilet) downstairs, a fully equipped kitchen and dining area upstairs and a large living room with a second toilet on the ground-floor. The master bedroom has a bed of 2.00m x 1.80m. The smaller bedroom has a single bed of 1.90m x 0.70m. Furthermore we have a large cellar.
On the waterside we have windows from ceiling to the floor which gives you a superb view on the canal and the green park with old trees opposite the houseboat. In fact, the park a part of a rampart. The park is nice and quiet and closes at night.
Our bikes are in front of the houseboat in a shed. You may park your car opposite the houseboat on the other side of the street.
We have modern design furniture, lots of books, and of cause wifi, television, central heating, oven, dishwasher and so on. All comfortably and cosy to have a nice stay!
Typ
Hausboot/ Hauptwohnsitz
Annehmlichkeiten
Entertainment / Unterhaltung
Extras
Umgebung
Beschreibung unserer Nachbarschaft und Gegend
Our houseboat is situated in the beautiful centre of the historic university town Leiden (oldest university of The Netherlands). Opposite the houseboat, on the other side of the water, is a green quiet park with old trees and lots of birds. At night the park closes so it will be very quiet when sleeping. On the waterside the houseboat has large windows from ceiling to floor so there is a wide view on the park. You will see the ducks, swans and small boats come by. In summertime you might want to swim in the water. In fact, we always have the feeling to be on vacation all year round because of the nice green and quiet view and at the same time being in the middle of the city.
On the other side there is the street where you can park your car; parking is just across the street. On foot it will take only 5 minutes to walk to the supermarket, bakery and other shops as well as to various nice restaurants. As Leiden is a university town there are lots of bars, brasseries and also good restaurants. Hard to choose ;-) Also the different museums (13!) are all within walking or biking distance. We enjoy Leiden very much and really like to live on our houseboat in this town full of sights worth visiting.
Outdoor Aktivitäten
Freizeitmöglichkeiten
Kulturelle Aktivitäten
Nahe öffentlicher Verkehrsmittel
In der Nachbarschaft
Das sollten Sie sehen oder unternehmen, während Ihrem Tausch bei uns
Leiden has numerous sights, art galleries and museums (13!) to visit, nice small shops to go to and cafés / bars, restaurants and brasseries to have lunch, dinner or just a coffee or beer. You may also wander the streets and small alleys, visit the large Peterschurch (Pieterskerk) and its neighbourhood which is one of the nicest of Leiden. In Leiden we have the Hortus Botanicus from 1590, the oldest Hortus in The Netherlands. You can stroll the gardens or visit the observatory from 1633 where Einstein once had a look at the sky and which is nowadays still working.
Furthermore, don't forget to make a boat trip through the canals of Leiden, with a rented rowing boat or on a longboat that cruises all the canals and also passes our houseboat.
Within half an hour drive from Leiden you will have the sea, sandy beaches and dunes near Katwijk and Noordwijk, certainly worthwhile a visit to swim, walk and simply enjoy. There are numerous eating places (so-called 'strandtenten') where you can eat typical Dutch pancakes ('pannenkoeken') or have a drink.
And of cause you should visit Amsterdam, Delft or Utrecht.
You may borrow our bikes so you can easily make trips in Leiden and surroundings. We will leave you lots of information / brochures with suggestions to do.
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.
We have been exchanging for 20 years now and did nearly 40 exchanges (also with an other exchange organization). We visited different countries in Europe (France, Italy, Spain, Germany, UK, Belgium) and exchanged with nice people in Virginia - USA. Furthermore we did many exchanges in our own country The Netherlands.
As we are aware that we are a guest and stay in someones own house we will always take very good care of the house, garden and belongings. We keep it tidy and clean. The both of us do not smoke and we prefer that our guests do not smoke inside. Unfortunately our houseboat is not suited for children, sorry about that.
You will find our houseboat comfortable, very clean and tidy, with fresh flowers in the rooms.
The countryside, villages, historic cities, on the coast, at a lake, in the mountains - we love it all!
We like weekend-exchanges and 1 week to 4 weeks exchanges.
And we are always interested to take care of houses for a longer period of 1 to 3 months. We are very flexible and are not bound to school-holidays. We are open for suggestions, please surprise us!
Konditionen
Autotausch
Home Exchange Type (Tauschverfahren)
Wurden Mitglied in: 2019
Ablaufdatum: 09/Jan/2024
We are two persons, Mijndert and Hilleke, both in our fifties. We are very experienced with home exchanges, since 2003 (also with an other home exchange organization) more than 35 times (USA, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands) and we love traveling which we do a lot. Since we have started with exchanging homes we became enthusiast about it. We always take very good care of the homes we are staying in, we make sure the homes are very clean again when we leave. And people who stay in our houseboat always tell us that it was a unique and wonderful stay in our houseboat Lindelij.
We are flexible with dates for an exchange and are not dependent on school holidays. Surprise us! We are open for many countries, in town as well as in the countryside, for one week as well as several weeks. Even for a long weekend if it is not to far to drive (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany).
Furthermore we are always interested in taking care of houses for a longer period of 1 to 3 months, please mail us if you would like to discuss this.
zusätzlich gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch
Meine Vorlieben
Pflanzen & Garten,
Haustiere,
Tennis,
Wassersport,
Radsport/Mountain Biking,
Wandern,
Weinliebhaber,
Gourmets/Feinkostliebhaber,
Kunst,
Musikliebhaber
MehrWenigerAffiliationen/Zugehörigkeit
Rentner,
Senioren,
Wissenschaft/Forschung,
NGO-Mitarbeitende
MehrWenigerBeruf
Research
Brunhilde & berthold
Germany
Steffi und georg
Germany
It is a special experience to live on a houseboat - we were able to stay 2 weeks in the beautiful houseboat of Mijndert and Hilleke in Leiden. The hou...
Read More...It is a special experience to live on a houseboat - we were able to stay 2 weeks in the beautiful houseboat of Mijndert and Hilleke in Leiden. The houseboat is spacious and equipped with everything you need for a nice holiday. The location is in neighbourhood with other nice houseboat residents and opposite are beautiful old trees, which also create a nice living atmosphere. The exchange was very well prepared by Mijndert and Hilleke through emails and whats app in advance and again in writing in the flat. We liked it so much in the houseboat, in the lively and cosy city of Leiden with its many sights, that we spent a lot of time in the city and the surrounding area and did not go further away. The sea is only about 10 km away, we went there a few times with the bikes. In the documents in the house there were many tips about things worth seeing in and around Leiden. We felt very comfortable and would like to take this opportunity to thank them very much - and can recommend them as exchange partners at homelink! Steffie and Georg
Read Less...Odile
France
Michèle
France
Vivre sur un canal ne nous était jamais arrivé et ce fût une belle expérience ! Merci à nos hôtes d’avoir partagé leur belle maison Nous nous y somme...
Read More...Vivre sur un canal ne nous était jamais arrivé et ce fût une belle expérience ! Merci à nos hôtes d’avoir partagé leur belle maison Nous nous y sommes tout de suite sentis très bien, tout y est accessible, rien ne manque. Nous avons pu nous reposer devant le spectacle des oiseaux qui nous a réjoui, et celui des bateaux qui nous a surpris. Leiden est une vieille ville universitaire, pleine de charme et offre de multiples possibilités de visites. La mer et ses grandes plages de sable ne sont pas loin. Bref, un séjour qui nous laisse de très jolis souvenirs...
Read Less...Odile
France
Very very nice houseboat and so interresting little town Leiden. It was a very good exchange and thanks for all .Odile
Read Less...Els
Belgium
Wij verbleven in de woonark van Hilleke en Meindert en hebben daar volop genoten. Heerlijk met kopje koffie of glaasje wijn aan het water waar de (mee...
Read More...Wij verbleven in de woonark van Hilleke en Meindert en hebben daar volop genoten. Heerlijk met kopje koffie of glaasje wijn aan het water waar de (meestal) stille boten voorbij kwamen. En dan toch direct in het oude centrum van Leiden. We kenden deze mooie stad onvoldoende, maar hebben dat nu ingehaald. Met onze fietsen de stad en de omgeving verkend. Een heerlijke tijd! Dank voor het gebruik van jullie mooie woonplek met het fleurige interieur.
Read Less...Michèle
France
Rinette & alexander
Netherlands
We stayed for one week on this very comfortable houseboat. From where you can visit the lovely city-centre of Leiden, but also: The Hague, Haarlem, Am...
Read More...We stayed for one week on this very comfortable houseboat. From where you can visit the lovely city-centre of Leiden, but also: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam and the beach of Katwijk.Mijndert and Hilleke made us feel very welcome and we loved the atmosphere in, and around, the boat. The boat is on the edge of the city-centre of Leiden which makes it both tranquile and easy to go, by foot, into the city centre with all its interesting hotspots. The two bicycles are very handy too! No car needed at all. Thanks Hilleke and Mijndert for this positive experience and for the good care you took for our home, and chickens (and pigs).
Read Less...Ellen
Germany
Anette and chris
Germany
We enjoyed a wonderful week on this amazing houseboot! It's not only a most beautiful home, but also located at a perfect spot: within the inner-city,...
Read More...We enjoyed a wonderful week on this amazing houseboot! It's not only a most beautiful home, but also located at a perfect spot: within the inner-city, but nevertheless green and relatively quiet. It is lovely to sit on the terrace and watch all the boats going by!
Read Less...Rüdiger w.
Germany
From the beginning we fell in love with the idea of living on a real canal in a beautiful and comfortable houseboat in the middle of an old, cultural ...
Read More...From the beginning we fell in love with the idea of living on a real canal in a beautiful and comfortable houseboat in the middle of an old, cultural and interesting Dutch city. We dreamed of toasting the passing boats on the terrace in the evening with a glass of wine and to experience the tranquility of the surroundings. We wanted to explore the beautiful old town on our bicycles and make excursions to the surrounding area and the sea. Visit Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Delft and get to know the flower fields and cheese factories. Unfortunately my partner could not come with me and so I had these experiences all to myself. Our first meeting with our hosts in Zell was Corona conditionally only short, but no less cordial. I would have liked to get to know them a little better. Maybe another time. Arriving in Leiden, everything was as I had hoped, even more beautiful. I had two wonderful unforgettable weeks on the houseboat in Leiden.Thanks for everything, Hilleke and Mijndert. Best wishes from Zell/Mosel to our Dutch neighbours: Rüdiger.
Read Less...A special experience to live on a houseboat
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