We were welcomed nicely and felt very much at home. The house and the neighbourhood had everything we needed. Our Kids (1 and 3) especially loved the ...
Read More...Suzanne
Netherlands
Jul 29, 2020 - Aug 9, 2020
Became a member in: 2015
Renewal Date: 28/Dec/2021
We are a open and relaxed family of four and like to create new memories while traveling. We love the home-exchange concept and already had 6 wonderfull exchanges.
Lukas is a jurist. (and busy too get his pilot licence for flying small planes) Cynthia works for the dutch airline company 'KLM'. Our children of 7 (Puck, likes to sing in her litlle choir, and loves horse riding) and 11 years old (Thom is very creative and does 'Aikido' and hockey as his sports.
We will respect your house as it was our own house.
Additional languages spoken
English, German, French
Affinities
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Foodies,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation
MoreLessProfession
legal advisor (jurist)/ tourism
Suzanne
Netherlands
Sarah
Germany
Nele
Germany
We were welcomed nicely and felt very much at home. The house and the neighbourhood had everything we needed. Our Kids (1 and 3) especially loved the ...
Read More...We were welcomed nicely and felt very much at home. The house and the neighbourhood had everything we needed. Our Kids (1 and 3) especially loved the toys and the playground right behind the house - so convenient. Also, walking to shops and restaurants was nice. We only stayed for a weekend but we could have stayed much longer. Thanks for taking good care of our apartment and for a wonderful first HomeLink experience.
Read Less...MONICA
Spain
It was a pleasure to exchange home with Baars Family. They were very friendly and helpful with every question we had. The neighborhood is quiet and p...
Read More...It was a pleasure to exchange home with Baars Family. They were very friendly and helpful with every question we had. The neighborhood is quiet and peaceful but the centre of Breda is lively, full of lovely terraces and places to eat and drink! We found nearby nice places to go with kids, cities to visit and many interesting things to learn about the history of Holland. Really a very good exchange experience!!!
Read Less...Michela
Italy
it was a great exchange! Oxford is a beautiful town to discover and visit day by day...walking, riding a bike or punting along the Thames. It is also ...
Read More...it was a great exchange! Oxford is a beautiful town to discover and visit day by day...walking, riding a bike or punting along the Thames. It is also very well served by bus and trains from/to London and his main airports. Patrick and Sally's house was nice and cosy, and also very tidy and clean. Our kids have loved the playgroung and the public garden right out of the house's backyard. We really felt at home!
Read Less...Gillian
United Kingdom
We had a wonderful stay in Breda - having such a great garden/park really made it for us. Animals for the children to pet, and a table-tennis table fo...
Read More...We had a wonderful stay in Breda - having such a great garden/park really made it for us. Animals for the children to pet, and a table-tennis table for the adults. The town is interesting and there was some beautiful cycling in the nearby woods, as well as some day trips, to the beach, a swimming lake, some windmills & Amsterdam. Thank you for making us so welcome in your comfortable home!
Read Less...Rieke
Germany
Dear Cynthia and Lucas, thank you very much for having a marvellous vacation in your homely house. We enjoyed it very much. It was our first vac...
Read More...Dear Cynthia and Lucas, thank you very much for having a marvellous vacation in your homely house. We enjoyed it very much. It was our first vacation in and our first trip to Netherlands. Breda is a very nice town from which you are able to reach Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam an Brussles just within one hour by car. They have an amazing safari park in Bekse Bergen and we were in the De Biesbosch natural park for kanuing too. There was a lot do see and to do for our two kids so they spend a very exciting time in Netherlands too. Breda by itself an Netherlands is it worth to travel by an spend your holidays there. We wish you a good time and many unforgettable vacations via homelink. Rieke, Maja, Elias & Rudi
Read Less...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 |
Open to all dates | Open to all destinations |
Open to all dates | Open to all destinations |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Dear exchangers,
We are a family of four . We happily live in a modern light house of 125 square meters in the centre of Breda in the Netherlands. Behind our house there is a nice playground and a small animal farm where we take care of with our neighbours (sheep, goats, chickens = fresh eggs:)
We are currently busy to create nice sitting area's in the front and back of our house (pictures will follow)
Breda has all the big city amenities with a small town atmosphere. In fact Breda is an ideal stay for exploring cities in the Netherlands as well as Belgium: Antwerp (45 min. drive), Brussels (1,25 min drive) Amsterdam (50 min. by train), The Hague and the sea side (40 min. by train), Rotterdam (20 min. by train), Paris (only 4 hrs drive).
We happily provide our bikes for the whole family so that you can explore the nice surroundings of the bicycle paths we have in the Netherlands. We live closeby the forest. We also have indoor and outdoor swimming facilities closeby. We have lots of suggestions for you for Breda and surroundings and the rest of the Netherlands.
Please note that some of the pictures are outdated: the bunkbed in the children room is a regular bed now.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
We live in a nice quite street that is close to all facilities like a supermarket, bakery. the beautifull Shoppingstreet 'ginnekenwegonline.nl'
with many little restaurants, cafe's and boutiques is 500 metres from our house. Breda has three Cinemas and a lot of festivals in the summer. And 10 minutes by bike to the center of the lovely city of Breda. There is also forest 'Mastbos' (7 mns walk) where there is a 'playwood' for the children (https://hetginnekenbreda.nl/item/speelbos-mastbos-breda/), a tennis court closeby and a outside/inside swimmingpool. And a few nature swimmingpools.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
We recommend the following trips:
- The by far best amusementparc of the Netherlands, 'The Efteling' (30 mns drive) www.efteling.com
- Windmills of 'Kinderdijk' (40 mns drive)
-Safaripark 'de beekse bergen'
-kanoeing in national parc 'de Biesbosch'
- Daytrip to Amsterdam/Rotterdam/The Hague
- A day to the beautiful beaches of Zeeland (app. 1 hrs-1,25 hrs drive)
- Nice biking tours in the region (visit the nice cosy towns and especially the beautiful nature!)
- Daytrip to Antwerp/Brussels
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Special places to shop
Leisure and cultural activities
Walks or jogging paths
Health or fitness clubs
Interesting day trips
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2015
Renewal Date: 28/Dec/2021
We are a open and relaxed family of four and like to create new memories while traveling. We love the home-exchange concept and already had 6 wonderfull exchanges.
Lukas is a jurist. (and busy too get his pilot licence for flying small planes) Cynthia works for the dutch airline company 'KLM'. Our children of 7 (Puck, likes to sing in her litlle choir, and loves horse riding) and 11 years old (Thom is very creative and does 'Aikido' and hockey as his sports.
We will respect your house as it was our own house.
Additional languages spoken
English, German, French
Affinities
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Hiking,
Foodies,
The Arts,
Yoga / Meditation
MoreLessProfession
legal advisor (jurist)/ tourism
Suzanne
Netherlands
Sarah
Germany
Nele
Germany
We were welcomed nicely and felt very much at home. The house and the neighbourhood had everything we needed. Our Kids (1 and 3) especially loved the ...
Read More...We were welcomed nicely and felt very much at home. The house and the neighbourhood had everything we needed. Our Kids (1 and 3) especially loved the toys and the playground right behind the house - so convenient. Also, walking to shops and restaurants was nice. We only stayed for a weekend but we could have stayed much longer. Thanks for taking good care of our apartment and for a wonderful first HomeLink experience.
Read Less...MONICA
Spain
It was a pleasure to exchange home with Baars Family. They were very friendly and helpful with every question we had. The neighborhood is quiet and p...
Read More...It was a pleasure to exchange home with Baars Family. They were very friendly and helpful with every question we had. The neighborhood is quiet and peaceful but the centre of Breda is lively, full of lovely terraces and places to eat and drink! We found nearby nice places to go with kids, cities to visit and many interesting things to learn about the history of Holland. Really a very good exchange experience!!!
Read Less...Michela
Italy
it was a great exchange! Oxford is a beautiful town to discover and visit day by day...walking, riding a bike or punting along the Thames. It is also ...
Read More...it was a great exchange! Oxford is a beautiful town to discover and visit day by day...walking, riding a bike or punting along the Thames. It is also very well served by bus and trains from/to London and his main airports. Patrick and Sally's house was nice and cosy, and also very tidy and clean. Our kids have loved the playgroung and the public garden right out of the house's backyard. We really felt at home!
Read Less...Gillian
United Kingdom
We had a wonderful stay in Breda - having such a great garden/park really made it for us. Animals for the children to pet, and a table-tennis table fo...
Read More...We had a wonderful stay in Breda - having such a great garden/park really made it for us. Animals for the children to pet, and a table-tennis table for the adults. The town is interesting and there was some beautiful cycling in the nearby woods, as well as some day trips, to the beach, a swimming lake, some windmills & Amsterdam. Thank you for making us so welcome in your comfortable home!
Read Less...Rieke
Germany
Dear Cynthia and Lucas, thank you very much for having a marvellous vacation in your homely house. We enjoyed it very much. It was our first vac...
Read More...Dear Cynthia and Lucas, thank you very much for having a marvellous vacation in your homely house. We enjoyed it very much. It was our first vacation in and our first trip to Netherlands. Breda is a very nice town from which you are able to reach Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam an Brussles just within one hour by car. They have an amazing safari park in Bekse Bergen and we were in the De Biesbosch natural park for kanuing too. There was a lot do see and to do for our two kids so they spend a very exciting time in Netherlands too. Breda by itself an Netherlands is it worth to travel by an spend your holidays there. We wish you a good time and many unforgettable vacations via homelink. Rieke, Maja, Elias & Rudi
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