My husband and I had a marvelous exchange with Andrea and her family. The house was lovely, beautiful and comfortable. The town of Altmunster was cute...
Read More...Anita
United States
01/08/2020 - 31/08/2020
Miembro desde: 2014
Miembro hasta: 15/Jun/2020
I am a teacher at a vocational school and my sons (16, 18) attend high school. We like culture and nature, especially the sea. We have exchanged 10 x with Ireland, UK, France, Spain, USA and Australia. My grown-up son lives in NYC and might join us on occasion. We have one Himalayan cat and two Ragdolls, but only the Himalayan cat will be at the home during the exchange.
Idiomas adicionales que hablamos
alemán, inglés
Afinidades
Mascotas,
Senderismo
Profesiones
Maestros / profesionales de la educación
Profesión
Teacher
Nuestras mascotas
1 cat
Anita
United States
Paul & Tricia
United States
My husband and I had a marvelous exchange with Andrea and her family. The house was lovely, beautiful and comfortable. The town of Altmunster was cute...
Read More...My husband and I had a marvelous exchange with Andrea and her family. The house was lovely, beautiful and comfortable. The town of Altmunster was cute, easy to get around and beautiful. We enjoyed many hikes in the local area. It was our first visit to Austria and we really enjoyed the area. The location is within a day of Vienna, Budapest or Prague so we used part of our time to travel to these 3 cities. It was a great first trip to Eastern Europe. The process of making arrangements for the exchange were very easy. Andrea is very responsive, helpful and accommodating. Everything we discussed was as expected. Highly recommend anyone exchanging with Andrea and her family.
Read Less...Victor & Ana
Spain
Deirdre
United Kingdom
Thank you for asking us to swop with you. It was exactly the holiday we wanted. A stunning area with lots to do - cable cars, boats, walking, swimming...
Read More...Thank you for asking us to swop with you. It was exactly the holiday we wanted. A stunning area with lots to do - cable cars, boats, walking, swimming, historic towns, amazing scenery. The house was beautiful and the cats sweet. Give Alaska and Domino a cuddle from us. Deirdre O'Neill
Read Less...Matthew
United Kingdom
Intercambio no simultáneo
Intercambio de casa
Recibir en casa sin marcharse
Alojarse con el anfitrión en casa
Se requiere cuidar de mascotas
No se permite fumar
Se aceptan niños
Uso de coche personal posible
Abierto a cualquier fecha | USA | Australia | South Africa |
Descripción de la casa que ofrecemos en intercambio
Looking for non-simultaneous swaps: we’d like to spend Christmasses 2 weeks in warmer climates (e.g. USA, South Africa or Australia), in exchange for our house in Summer (July or August) when I decamp to the UK to visit relatives.
This is a typical Austrian large, airy family home (470m2) divided into two separate “generations” units. I live upstairs (2 floors, 270 m2). My mum lives in the downstairs appartment, completely self-contained with its own entrance. There is a beautiful balcony with lovely views to the lake and Alps where you can enjoy your morning coffee or an evening drink. Situated in Central Europe in the picturesque and historic lake district Salzkammergut - 52 lakes (“The sound of music”). The lake is 5 mins. on foot - where you can swim or sunbathe or people watch. There are some bars and restaurants within walking distance. Lots of mountains and hills nearby for walking, hiking, climbing and biking. Mountain lakes to discover. Also several cable cars and a mountain steam train (St. Wolfgang). Lots of culture - the emperor's summer residence Bad Ischl, medieval town Gmunden, St. Wolfgang, number 1 tourist spot famous prehistoric Hallstatt dating from the stone ages with the oldest salt mine in the world, and Salzburg. One/two day trips: Munich and Vienna about 2.5 hours, Prague and Budapest about 4 - 6 hours.
Restaurants (“Wienerschnitzel”) and coffee houses (“Apfelstrudel”), farmer markets and bakeries nearby.
We have one friendly and cute cat, easy to care for.
Tipo
Casa de dos o más plantas/ Residencia principal
Comodidades
Entretenimiento
Extras
Entorno
Descripción de nuestro barrio y la zona en que se encuentra
Safe and quiet neighbourhood with large family homes. Friendly neighbours. Short walking distance (5 minutes) to lake. The nearest grocery shops (Spar, Billa), as well as a very good bakery, butcher's, a fish monger (who sells very good freshly caught fish from the lake and a very tasty fish-soup and other things), a bank (with ATM) is a nice 15 minute walk along the lake. On Tuesdays there is a farmers market in nearby Gmunden. There are bigger supermarkets which can easily be reached by car (5 - 10 minutes). There is a cycle path which starts by the lake (goes around it) - safe for kids and grown-ups. In Gmunden there is electric boat hire and coffee houses (approx. 10 - 15 minutes on foot). There are doctors' surgeries and a hospital nearby. The train station is about 5 - 10 minutes by car.
Actividades al aire libre
Ocio
Actividades culturales
Transporte cercano
Servicios del barrio
Dónde ir y qué hacer mientras se esté en nuestra casa
Water based activities like swimming, surfing, sailing and water skiing. Mountain based activities such as walking, hiking and climbing. Outdoor pursuits for the not so fit: cable cars, mountain trains to get you up the Alps, so you can enjoy the clear mountain air and visit the rustique mountain pubs, for kids and young at heart: the new summer toboggan run nearby (on our house mountain, Grunberg). Cultural activities: Medieval town Gmunden, emperor's summer residence Bad Ischl, salt mines in stone age town Hallstatt, Picturesque town St. Wolfgang, Further afield (day trip): Salzburg, Vienna. Foodwise: lots of pastry shops and Austrian coffee houses where you can have apple strudel. Country pubs around the lake and on mountains. In winter there are several skiing resorts nearby, where you can rent ski equipment.
Nuestros restaurantes favoritos
Los mejores bares y restaurantes
Las mejores tiendas
Actividades culturales y de ocio
Paseos o rutas para salir a correr
Excursiones de día que merecen la pena
Lo qué nos gusta y lo qué no... Estas son nuestras preferencias y normas domésticas.
I am very happy to do simultaneous home exchanges in the Austrian school holidays. I can also do non-simultaneous exchanges. I am also happy to offer hospitality exchanges. The guest rooms I can offer are the duplex room with its own balcony and sitting area with wonderful views to the lake and mountains as well as another bedroom adjacent. (suitable for 2 to 4 people). You would have your own private bathroom (shower, toilet, wasbasin).
Condiciones
Uso de coche personal
Intercambios especiales
Miembro desde: 2014
Miembro hasta: 15/Jun/2020
I am a teacher at a vocational school and my sons (16, 18) attend high school. We like culture and nature, especially the sea. We have exchanged 10 x with Ireland, UK, France, Spain, USA and Australia. My grown-up son lives in NYC and might join us on occasion. We have one Himalayan cat and two Ragdolls, but only the Himalayan cat will be at the home during the exchange.
Idiomas adicionales que hablamos
alemán, inglés
Afinidades
Mascotas,
Senderismo
Profesiones
Maestros / profesionales de la educación
Profesión
Teacher
Nuestras mascotas
1 cat
Anita
United States
Paul & Tricia
United States
My husband and I had a marvelous exchange with Andrea and her family. The house was lovely, beautiful and comfortable. The town of Altmunster was cute...
Read More...My husband and I had a marvelous exchange with Andrea and her family. The house was lovely, beautiful and comfortable. The town of Altmunster was cute, easy to get around and beautiful. We enjoyed many hikes in the local area. It was our first visit to Austria and we really enjoyed the area. The location is within a day of Vienna, Budapest or Prague so we used part of our time to travel to these 3 cities. It was a great first trip to Eastern Europe. The process of making arrangements for the exchange were very easy. Andrea is very responsive, helpful and accommodating. Everything we discussed was as expected. Highly recommend anyone exchanging with Andrea and her family.
Read Less...Victor & Ana
Spain
Deirdre
United Kingdom
Thank you for asking us to swop with you. It was exactly the holiday we wanted. A stunning area with lots to do - cable cars, boats, walking, swimming...
Read More...Thank you for asking us to swop with you. It was exactly the holiday we wanted. A stunning area with lots to do - cable cars, boats, walking, swimming, historic towns, amazing scenery. The house was beautiful and the cats sweet. Give Alaska and Domino a cuddle from us. Deirdre O'Neill
Read Less...Matthew
United Kingdom
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