- Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Jul 24, 2022 - Aug 8, 2022
Became a member in: 2019
Renewal Date: 16/Feb/2023
We are a family of five total: Two adults , Ton and Suzanne (41 and 39 years old) and three young boys (aged 11, 8 and 5).
Ton works both in the Aviation business and as a higher education lecturer in Amsterdam and Suzanne works as a nurse. In our spare time we like spending time with family, making music and reading. Both of us are quite socially involved in local initiatives (church, local politics, etc.). Overall; we really enjoy being a family together and exploring the world around us.
For us mutual trust is very important. We are very happy to welcome you in our home. We will treat your home as it were ours and we ask you to do the same. If we can build on such a simple premise, then we are looking forward to getting in touch if our home-exchange wishes coincide!
Additional languages spoken
English, French, German
Affiliations
University Professors,
Teachers / Education Professionals,
Caregivers,
Medical & Healthcare Professionals,
Civil Service Professionals,
Law Professionals,
Science / Research,
NGO workers
MoreLessProfession
Teacher / Nurse
Nice family home with lots of toys
Cozy house with beautiful surrounding
Beautiful surroundings, hospitable family!
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Weekend Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is possible
Open to all dates | Open to all destinations |
Oct 22, 2022 - Oct 29, 2022 | Nederland | Duitsland | Europa |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Nice family home (136 m2, semi-detached), built in 1929, centrally situated in the small town of Bennekom. The house has a spacious garden (430m2) with a lot of privacy. A trampoline and swing for the children are also there. Small town charm in a green area, while very close to major highways; 60 minutes by car to Amsterdam, a central train station is close by at 3km. A large and nice outdoor public swimming pool and play garden is located within 2km's of our house.
As the photos will show you, the entire house is always nice, tidy and clean but simple and basic in some places. It is not a perfect 'living magazine' style house (yet?). We live here since 2013 and some parts of the house will be renovated later, it is not perfect and might be rough in the finer details. The photos show you the house in all honesty as it is right now. The garden is actually more spacious than shown on these pictures. The ground floor was renovated in 2021 (new floor, new kitchen)
Besides being a nice place to stay and live, perhaps one of the nicest things of this house is it's location and how easy it is reached: It is situated in a quiet, nice small and green village, with a lot of facilities nearby like a outdoor swimming pool (1.5km), forest (350m), and lots of things to do for families. But besides that it is also situated very close to (walking/biking distance (3km)) from intercity central train station Ede-Wageningen. From there is a DIRECT connection (no need to change trains) to ALL of the following destinations: Amsterdam central station (50-60min), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (60 min), Utrecht (20 min), Arnhem (15 min), Amersfoort (40 min) etc. A bus also stops at the end of the street (600 meters) which brings you directly to and from that station (7 minutes), although you can easily park your car or bike there. If you use a car, the major highways A12, A30 are a mere 3 km away, which brings you from our house to Amsterdam by car within the hour.
We can provide one or two cars if that is preferred. And of course, in The Netherlands many things can be done by bike and biking infrastructure is very good. We will provide bikes for you and your family (adult and/or children's bikes) if that is preferred.
6 beds; 2 bunkbeds, 1 double bed, 1 childrensbed ( length 1,50m). Not in the pictures, but the small wooden garden house (4th picture) offers a basic extra accommodation for two adults: A bunk bed, wooden floor, simple chair and table, etc. Tidy and clean, very basic in nature but finely suited for the summer, offering two extra beds.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Small town charm in the beautiful village of Bennekom, while very centrally situated close to the major highlights that are all easily reachable by car or public transport.
Located within the green "Veluwe" area and national park "Hoge Veluwe" at a few kms.
A central train station with DIRECT connections (no need to change trains) to Amsterdam (50 min), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and many other locations is at just 2.5/3km away. A bus to bring you to that station stops at 600m at the end of our street.
In The Netherlands a lot of things can be done by bike. We will provide you with the bikes you need if you prefer!
A car is also available if needed. For longer distances, these cities are reachable:
- Amsterdam: ca 1 hour by car or 50/55 minutes by train
- The Hague: ca 1 hour by car or 50/55 minutes by train
- Dusseldorf (Germany): ca 1 hour 30 minutes by car
- Cologne/Koln (Germany): ca 1 hour 45 minutes by car
- Antwerp (Belgium): ca 2 hours by car
- Brussels (Belgium): ca 2.5 hours by car
- Hamburg(Germany): ca 4 hours by car
- Paris (France): ca 5 hours by car
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
There is so much to see and do nearby. Some nice things to do are already in the photos and in the links down here are some nice suggestions. We will provide our guests with a to-do list.
Our house is located on the edge of the “Veluwe” Area, the place where the Dutch themselves go to for their holidays, and if you are looking for the large well-known cities like Amsterdam or Den Haag, they are also very good reachable in less than an hour by train.
Our house is perfectly located to explore really the best parts of The Netherlands: traveling to the west, you will find all the well-known and large Dutch cities and activities easy reachable within an hour by car or train, while on the East and North-East you will find the greenest and most nature-filled part of the country ; the largest Dutch national Park "The Hoge Veluwe" can be found within a few km's with all its activities and touristic visitor centers or quietness if you prefer that. Biking, walking, hiking can all be done directly from our home.
In The Netherlands a lot of things can be done by bike. We will provide you with the bikes you need if you prefer!
Leisure and cultural activities
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
We will leave your house clean and tidy. We will live in your house as it were our own. We (adults and we teach our children the same) find it important to take care of our own things and of the things of others. If you can relate to a kind of similar attitude then you are very welcome in our house!
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2019
Renewal Date: 16/Feb/2023
We are a family of five total: Two adults , Ton and Suzanne (41 and 39 years old) and three young boys (aged 11, 8 and 5).
Ton works both in the Aviation business and as a higher education lecturer in Amsterdam and Suzanne works as a nurse. In our spare time we like spending time with family, making music and reading. Both of us are quite socially involved in local initiatives (church, local politics, etc.). Overall; we really enjoy being a family together and exploring the world around us.
For us mutual trust is very important. We are very happy to welcome you in our home. We will treat your home as it were ours and we ask you to do the same. If we can build on such a simple premise, then we are looking forward to getting in touch if our home-exchange wishes coincide!
Additional languages spoken
English, French, German
Affiliations
University Professors,
Teachers / Education Professionals,
Caregivers,
Medical & Healthcare Professionals,
Civil Service Professionals,
Law Professionals,
Science / Research,
NGO workers
MoreLessProfession
Teacher / Nurse
Nice family home with lots of toys
Cozy house with beautiful surrounding
Beautiful surroundings, hospitable family!
Nice family home with lots of toys
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