Nice appartment, indoor parking and a nice neighbourhood! We visited nice restaurants/bars, shops, a very big ruin and made a sunday walk allong the r...
Read More...Karen & John
Canada
Sep 14, 2020 - Sep 23, 2020
Became a member in: 2017
Renewal Date: 11/Jul/2020
I am 63 years old and after a life full of work I have decided to take some spare time to travel and to meet people. My son is 36 years old and he encouraged me to take this step. Together with him I have several guest apartments in Heidelberg, and this is our favorite and biggest one. So if you should need something smaller than this apartment, we can also offer apartments just with one bedroom. My husband is an IT professional and always very busy, and this is also a reason to join homelink, as we like to travel but we need a certain infrastructure, as we both work at home. As I am of Italian origin, I love eating and cooking Italian style.
Additional languages spoken
English, Italian, French
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Hiking,
Motorhomes / Caravans,
Foodies,
The Arts
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Seniors,
Homemakers,
Medical & Healthcare Professionals,
Technology Professionals,
Artists / Entertainment Industry,
Construction ,
Science / Research,
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self employed
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Karen & John
Canada
Claudia
Germany
Marco & Nel
Netherlands
Nice appartment, indoor parking and a nice neighbourhood! We visited nice restaurants/bars, shops, a very big ruin and made a sunday walk allong the r...
Read More...Nice appartment, indoor parking and a nice neighbourhood! We visited nice restaurants/bars, shops, a very big ruin and made a sunday walk allong the river it's all there in Heidelberg in an old city surrounding. And all in walking distance from the appartment!
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Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is not possible
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Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Heidelberg: central but quiet location of spacious American style apartment with 3 bedrooms + 2 toilets + private parking, second floor, no elevator. All bedrooms with TV, large kitchen/lounge area, WLAN, washing machine + tumble dryer available. Very nice area with small restaurants and shops, all important places in walking distance. We speak German, English, French and Italian.
Type
Apartment/ Second home
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
The apartment goes to the back yard of a big building, and it is very quiet, although the neighborhood is quite lively. For your daily shopping there is a grocery store Penny just aside, opening hours from 8 - 22 from Monday -Saturday. In the near neighborhood you will also find many small but very good restaurants, and as this zone is not the main tourist zone, these restaurants are mainly visited by local residents. In a few minutes walking distance you arrive at Bismarckplatz, where the pedestrian zone with many shops and restaurants starts. This pedestrian zone (Hauptstraße) is one of the largest in Europe, and you can find the big international stores as well as many small shops with special offers that you will only find in Heidelberg. If you should take a shuttle service from the airport: the shuttles stop right in front of our house.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
You will find Bismarckplatz within a few minutes walking distance. All the buses for Heidelberg and the region stop here, and the pedestrian zone Hauptstraße starts also here. This pedestrian zone is one of the longest in Europe and you will find many international stores as well as many small shops with special offers, and of course there are also many restaurants, cafes, ice parlors and also sightseeing points. All important places are in walking distance, but you can also use public transport with the city Tarif, which costs only 1,30 EUR/person.
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Special places to shop
Leisure and cultural activities
Walks or jogging paths
Health or fitness clubs
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
We want you to feel at home away from home when you use our apartment. Nevertheless we prefer that you leave the apartment in a tidy condition. If things break or don't work any more we appreciate that you inform us about that. In any case please contact us if there should be any problem. Please consider that other people in the house have to get up early in the morning to leave for work, don't be noisy after 23h. As we are all non smokers, the apartment is a non smoking area.
Baby beds and high chairs are available, just tell us if you should need that.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2017
Renewal Date: 11/Jul/2020
I am 63 years old and after a life full of work I have decided to take some spare time to travel and to meet people. My son is 36 years old and he encouraged me to take this step. Together with him I have several guest apartments in Heidelberg, and this is our favorite and biggest one. So if you should need something smaller than this apartment, we can also offer apartments just with one bedroom. My husband is an IT professional and always very busy, and this is also a reason to join homelink, as we like to travel but we need a certain infrastructure, as we both work at home. As I am of Italian origin, I love eating and cooking Italian style.
Additional languages spoken
English, Italian, French
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Hiking,
Motorhomes / Caravans,
Foodies,
The Arts
MoreLessAffiliations
Retirees,
Seniors,
Homemakers,
Medical & Healthcare Professionals,
Technology Professionals,
Artists / Entertainment Industry,
Construction ,
Science / Research,
NGO workers
MoreLessProfession
self employed
Our personal links
Karen & John
Canada
Claudia
Germany
Marco & Nel
Netherlands
Nice appartment, indoor parking and a nice neighbourhood! We visited nice restaurants/bars, shops, a very big ruin and made a sunday walk allong the r...
Read More...Nice appartment, indoor parking and a nice neighbourhood! We visited nice restaurants/bars, shops, a very big ruin and made a sunday walk allong the river it's all there in Heidelberg in an old city surrounding. And all in walking distance from the appartment!
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