Spacious Ocean, City and Mountain View Home

Canada - BC - Vancouver

Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
Home exhange in,Canada,Vancouver,House photos, home images
  • Sleeping capacity2
  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms3

Simultaneous Home Exchange

Weekend Home Exchange

Homesit Offered

Smoking Not Allowed

Children Welcome

Use of Personal Car is possible

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Our Home For Exchange

Description of the home we are offering for exchange

*** Having been to Australia twice on two wonderful exchanges, we're setting our sights on other destinations at the moment. I'm including this here so as to not waste the time of our Australian friends on the website. We may return again one day but it won't be for a while yet ***

Not long after joining Homelink, a photographer friend came to stay with us and as a thank you gift, he did a photographic spread of our place (he does this professionally in the real estate field). We really appreciated it. Over time we've done a number of improvements and upgrades (new paint, carpeting in bedrooms, new furniture etc...). For this reason, I uploaded a bunch of new pictures showing the place as it is now (ie. southwestern area rug in living room etc...). I decided to keep both old AND new on the site because while the suite is nicer now and much better appointed, my pics are not professional and as such don't show the space as well as his do (plus I took mine at night while he took his during the daytime). :-) The first several pics are the "original" (professional) ones. My not-so-professional ones start after that. Our guest room is now a den/tv room (two chairs rather than a bed). Our place could accommodate four people but we'd really prefer to keep it at two people (as is the case with us).

So, the blurb...

Our home is a two bedroom and den condominium with two full en-suite bathrooms and a powder room. It has 1256 square feet in total (117 square meters) and a large open air balcony overlooking the ocean, mountains and the city. There are just two suites per floor with no common walls, a video intercom system and a key-operated secured elevator to access the floors. The Bellevue is an exclusive 9 storey building with just 15 suites. It’s a very friendly community and residents are very respectful of each other’s privacy. Everything you need is at your fingertips including shops, restaurants, beaches and services (walk score of 94). The expansive views can be enjoyed throughout the suite’s four exposures. Overall, a lovely, peaceful and relaxing environment. Your enjoyment is our enjoyment, and as such, we are happy to do whatever necessary to ensure that you have a wonderful vacation while here in Vancouver. We respond to all inquiries and will do so quickly.

Type

Apartment/ Main Residence


Amenities

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Balcony / Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes Washer
  • Clothes Dryer
  • Microwave Oven
  • Security / Doorman
  • Peaceful Surroundings
  • View
  • Fireplace
  • Privacy / Seclusion
  • Elevator Access
  • Heating
  • Garage
  • Private parking

Entertainment

  • Computer available
  • Internet access
  • TV
  • Wireless Internet (WiFi)

Extras

  • Use of bicycle(s)

Setting

  • Urban
  • Mountains
  • Seaside

Neighbourhood

Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area

The West End is a wonderful seaside community. We fully intend to retire here! It’s safe, it’s peaceful, it’s fun and it’s wonderfully diverse. Stanley Park is the jewel of the city as is the 10 kilometre seawall that surrounds it. The beaches are lovely, the streets are clean and the area has a fun, playground feel to it. Everything you need is at your fingertips. Yes, our city does get its share of rain at certain times of year but of course that is the price of being surrounded by lush greenery. Flora grows fast in Vancouver, hence the two 60’ (18 metre) oak trees right outside our windows. If you appreciate the outdoors, sea breezes, ocean, mountain, city views, great restaurants and shops, and a diverse and eclectic mix of people, you will love Vancouver’s West End. Robson street is our main shopping street for fashion and is about a ten minute walk from home. Other shopping options include Pacific Centre Mall and many stand-alone shops.

Outdoor Activities

  • Beach
  • Biking
  • Cultural Events
  • Canoeing / Kayaking
  • Diving
  • Golfing
  • Gym / Health Club
  • Tennis
  • Skiing
  • Hiking
  • Lake
  • Public Swimming Pool
  • Sailing
  • Scuba Diving / Surfing
  • Windsurfing

Leisure

  • Park / Playground
  • Cafés
  • Gym / Health Club
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping

Cultural Activities

  • Concerts
  • Galleries
  • Museums
  • Opera
  • Popular Monuments
  • Theatre

Transport Nearby

  • Bus

Neighbourhood Services

  • Bakery
  • Corner Shop
  • Pharmacy
  • Supermarket

Attractions

Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home

Living in Vancouver's West End means not really needing a car as everything is so easy to get to. Much of what you will want to see and do is easily accessible on foot, and if you want to go further afield, we have an extensive transit network.

Stanley Park is comprised of 1000 acres of beautiful and heavily-treed land and is Vancouver's major park. The surrounding seawall is popular with walkers, runners, cyclists, and rollerbladers. The park is full of things to see and do including the Vancouver Aquarium.

English Bay (by Denman Street) is a fun and vibrant seaside area with numerous shops and restaurants and Stanley Park is right close by.
Vancouver Art Gallery, Granville Island, Yaletown, Gastown, Chinatown, Coal Harbour, Kitsilano Beach, University of British Columbia Endowment Lands, Capilano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain are just some of the other great spots you may wish to visit.

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 Preferences

Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules

The Bellevue is a non-smoking building. Dogs are allowed but only up to 25 lbs per our strata bylaws (our dog is 21 lbs and the only one in the building). There are fifteen suites in total.

The Bellevue is a very friendly and quiet building. We are sure that you will feel very comfortable here and we will always be available by email and/or text if you have any questions or concerns. Our neighbours are lovely people who are also happy to help if you need anything or have any questions. This is very peaceful community where everyone gets along well and respects each others' privacy. You will not be bothered by anyone.

Nothing in our home is terribly delicate or of extremely high value. Please make yourselves as comfortable as you do in your own home.

We wish you a very happy vacation!

Conditions

  • Children Welcome
  • Pets Allowed
  • Smoking Not Allowed
  • Pet Care Offered
  • Plant Care Not Needed

Use of Personal Car

  • Use of Personal Car is possible

Home Exchange Type

  • Simultaneous Home Exchange
  • Weekend Home Exchange
  • Homesit Offered
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