Became a member in: 2022
Renewal Date: 31/Aug/2022
Hi everyone,
We are a Dutch family of 3. I am Tessa, 31 years old and my husband Dennis is 35 years old. We have a 7 month old daughter named Aivy. We are a social, friendly and loving family. We love to explore, travel and see new places and meet new people.
Additional languages spoken
English
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Pets,
Wine Lovers,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
NGO workers
Profession
Manager of Jewelry shop
Our pets
Stip 'The Cat'
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Pet Care Needed
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is possible
Open to all dates | Griekenland | Amerika | Italië |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Our home is a beautiful, modern, clean and organised 3 story House in Waddinxveen. Our city is only 15 minutes away by car from the famous cheese city Gouda. You can reach other cities, like Rotterdam, Utrecht and Den Haag with the car or train in approximately 30 minutes.
Our house is suitable for maximum of 4 adults and 1 (young) child. The house is in a quit, green and lovely neighberhoud with supermarket om a 5 min walking distance.
Ground flour
You enter our house through the front door into the hallway. You will find a seperate toilet and a place to store your jackets and shoes. The stairs to the 1st floor is also in the hallway, next to the organised pantry that is full of products you can use. Open the door to our living room and you will enter a light, sunny space with big windows on each side, modern furniture and lots of plants. Our dining and living room is 1 space and oud kitchen is build in the extention. You will find a fully equipt kitchen with evertything you need to cook a lovely meal. We have a big stove that runs on gas with 5 gas burners and a big oven. Also a fridge with freezer. Because we love to eat healthy and cook a lot, there is a lot of stock that you can use for cooking. Herbs, oils and preserving jars with everything you need for breakfast and cooking.
Garden
Open the door to our lovely garden that we call 'Small Ibiza'. Our garden is equipped to relax and enjoy life. Relax in one of the two lounge sets, eat at the outside dining table or chill in our hammock. Light the elextric BBQ and fire up some food. Our garden lights switch on automatically through a timer. You can adjust the timer very easy if needed. Our garden faces south-west, so it can get nice and hot. You can use the umbrella to enjoy the shade. In the summer we also hang up our shade cloth our the dining table.
At the back of our garden there is a small shed with bycicles and an extra fridge with freezer. You can exit and enter the garden througt the door that opens in the port.
First floor
Toilet and extra room
Walk up the stairs and enter the first floor that begins in the hallway. Immidiately at your left you will find a (very!) small, seperate toitet. Perfect for night visits. Next to that is our 'extra room' that stores all of our shoes and extra jackets etc. In this room you will also find the massage table, that you can use.
Master Bedroom
There are two bedrooms on this floor. On the left the master bedroom with a extra large King size Swiss Sense boxspring bed (200 x 200). In this room we also have a build in closet and a big dresser with space for your clothes.
Nursery
The bedroom right, next to the master bedroom, is the nursery. In this nursery you will find everything you need to take care of your child or baby. We have a crib, rocking chair, big closet and a dresser with changing pad.
Bathroom
On the right you will find our small, but beautiful and efficient bathroom. We have a walk in rain shower that is bigt enough for 2 people. Soft, big towels and a automatic ventilation system that can be turned on by only pressing a button.
Second floor
Laundy room
When you walk up the stairs to the second floor, you find our laundry room with washing machine and dryer. We also have a washing line that hangs permanent. Very easy to use and dry your clothes!
Extra bedroom / Computer room
On the left you will find our extra bedroom with a queen size bed. We also use this room to computer and watch movies. You have free access to the computer to surf. There is a guest account you can use.
Storage room
On the right you will find our storage room and litter box for our cat.
All of the windows (except the small room on the first floor) have sunshades that you can use with an electric system. Just turn the switch and the shades will do the rest.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Our neigherbood is green, calm and kid friendly. You will find a lot of playgrounds for kids, but far away enough not to get bothered by it. We live in a residential area with houses build in the 1960's. There is a mix of younger families and other couples that live in our neigherhood. A big supermarket, called Albert Heijn, is only 5 minutes away walking distant. Pharmacy is only 3 minutes walking distance. For the other shops and bakery you can visit the centre of Waddinxveen, called Gouweplein. You can visit the canal with terraces on the side next to the Hefbrug that is 15 minutes walking distance.Tip: Visit the bigger city Gouda by car in 15 minutes and drink and eat something on the market.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
From our house it is a short walk (15 min) to the centre of Waddinxveen. You will find restaurants and a lot op shops. Visit the restaurants on the waterside, next to the Hefbrug and watch al the boats get by. Supermarkt is a 5 minute walk.
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Special places to shop
Leisure and cultural activities
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
It is important to is that we find our house clean when we come back. We are very clean and organised and take very good care of our home. We expect the same from our guests.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2022
Renewal Date: 31/Aug/2022
Hi everyone,
We are a Dutch family of 3. I am Tessa, 31 years old and my husband Dennis is 35 years old. We have a 7 month old daughter named Aivy. We are a social, friendly and loving family. We love to explore, travel and see new places and meet new people.
Additional languages spoken
English
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Pets,
Wine Lovers,
Music Lovers
MoreLessAffiliations
NGO workers
Profession
Manager of Jewelry shop
Our pets
Stip 'The Cat'
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