This family home has so much to offer home cinema, gym, sauna, hot-tub and thousands of books and movies in a fabulous home. The house is situated in ...
Read More...Patrick
Ireland
10/lug/2020 - 24/lug/2020
HomeLinker dal: 2003
in scadenza al: 11/Sep/2023
Karen (born 1964) is from Scotland, has lived in Germany since 1988 and works in the German office of a British company. Arndt (born 1965) teaches English and History at a Cologne grammar school. We moved to Hürth in 2013 and love our spacious bungalow, having previously lived in Hennef for 15 years. We have now had 3 exchanges with this house (we had 27 swaps with our Hennef house). We have been members of Homelink since 2003.
We both enjoy travelling, walking, cycling, reading, films, museums and art galleries, good food and wine, visiting interesting cities and lovely countryside. When we moved here, Arndt got the home cinema he has wanted for ages.
We don't have pets, but would be happy to look after some types of pet.
In addition to the languages mentioned, we also have some basic Spanish and Italian.
Lingue nelle quali si corrisponde
tedesco, francese, italiano
Interessi
Giardinaggio,
Bicicletta / Mountain Biking,
Escursioni,
Amanti del buon vino,
Amanti del buon cibo,
Amanti dell'arte,
Amanti della musica
PiùMenoAssociazioni
Insegnanti
Professione
teacher/technical assistant
Animali domestici
0 pets
Patrick
Ireland
Paul and Martina
Ireland
This family home has so much to offer home cinema, gym, sauna, hot-tub and thousands of books and movies in a fabulous home. The house is situated in ...
Read More...This family home has so much to offer home cinema, gym, sauna, hot-tub and thousands of books and movies in a fabulous home. The house is situated in an ideal location 5 minutes walk to the tram stop to Cologne and Bonn. It is a perfect location for exploring both cities with boat trips on the Rhine, museums, sightseeing and great shopping. Thank you Karen and Arndt for sharing your home for our fantastic holiday.
Read Less...Brian
United Kingdom
We had a great time. Well positioned for visiting Cologne, Bonn and Aachen and lots of lovely countryside around. You must visit the summer palace a...
Read More...We had a great time. Well positioned for visiting Cologne, Bonn and Aachen and lots of lovely countryside around. You must visit the summer palace and hunting lodge in Bruhl. A beautiful gem. Comfortable house, particularly the cinema room and air conditioning, a boon in the hot German summer. You will enjoy your stay.
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Non fumatori
I bambini sono benvenuti
Autovettura a disposizione
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Descrizione della casa che offriamo
Comfortable large bungalow near Cologne/Bonn/Rhine valley with 4 double bedrooms + 3 bathrooms.
Ground floor: large, bright living room/diner with wood-burning stove, A/C, TV/DVD, French doors to covered patio (patio furniture + 3 person whirlpool) + garden; new kitchen, master bedroom with A/C, en-suite w. separate floor-level shower, bath, WC, bidet; guest WC; library/snug;
Basement: large study/home cinema, TV/DVD; gym suite w. TV/DVD + large sauna, shower, separate WC + 2 sofa beds; large utility room with double Belfast sink, washing machine and tumble dryer; 2 sheila maids for indoor drying.
Upstairs: 3 double bedrooms (2 with TV + A/C) + family bathroom (shower over bath).
WiFi throughout. English (all Freesat) TV channels, other languages, too. Netflix, Amazon Prime. Extensive library/DVD collection. Underfloor heating on ground floor and part of basement (gym/sauna suite), other rooms with radiators.
We have a long single garage with shed space for our 4 bikes at the back and space in the drive for 2 - 3 cars. BBQ + gardening stuff in shed.
Tipologia
Casa a due o più piani/ Prima residenza
Servizi
Intrattenimento
Extra
Contesto
Descrizione del vicinato e dei paraggi
Hürth-Fischenich is near Cologne and Bonn with good public transport and road links to both, and has its own good local amenities for shopping (ALDI and bakery/café in walking distance, small shopping centre with supermarket/butcher, ALDI, Lidl etc. < 2 km + larger mall in Hürth 3 km).
There are some small lakes locally, good for walks, cycling and watersports.
Cologne and Bonn are historic cities and parts of the Rhine valley nearby are scenically beautiful. Cultural activities include cathedrals, palaces, castles, theatres. Fun activities include swimming/spas, theme parks.
Good access to airports (Cologne/Bonn + Düsseldorf) + ferry ports (Rotterdam/Ijmuiden < 3 h, Zeebrugge 3 h, Calais < 4h). As you can probably see from the map, our garden is next to a tram/regional train line. Late at night, however there is only one tram per hour. The sound of the trams/trains doesn't bother us, but we wanted to point this fact out for your information. The tram stop is 5 minutes' walk away.
Attività all'aperto
Attività per il tempo libero
Attività culturali
Trasporti
Servizi nei dintorni
I nostri consigli su cosa non perdere in questa zona
Shopping: Lovely farm shop with activities for kids (Gertrudenhof) in Hürth-Hermülheim. Delikatessen supermarket in Hürth-Efferen (Frischeparadies), great shopping in Cologne/Bonn/Düsseldorf.
Churches: Cologne/Aachen cathedrals, Cologne Romanesque Churches
Palaces: Augustusburg/Brühl, Benrath/Düsseldorf
Castles: Burg Eltz, Schloss Burg, Drachenfels, Marksburg, Burg Maus, Satzvey
Scenic: Rhine, Ahr, Moselle valleys with vineyards and lovely villages
Villages: Linz, Unkel, Monschau
Cities: Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Aachen, Trier
Museums/art galleries Cologne/Bonn/Düsseldorf/Frankfurt
Open-air museums: Kommern, archaeological park Xanten (Roman),
Theme parks: Phantasialand, Warner Brothers Movie World
Zoos: Cologne, Wuppertal, Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen
Swimming: lakes, indoor and outdoor pools
Culinary: loads of good restaurants in Cologne, Bonn, Rhine, Ahr and Moselle valleys.
Concerts, musicals, theatre, spectator sports
I nostri ristoranti preferiti
Bar e caffè speciali
Luoghi particolari per lo shopping
Divertimenti ed attività culturali
Percorsi pedonali
Palestre o centri benessere
Gite interessanti da fare in giornata
Cosa ci piace, cosa non gradiamo… Ecco le regole in casa nostra.
For longer swaps we're limited to school holidays: German sch. hols. for our area: http://www.schulferien.org/NRW/nrw.html. For 2023 we're looking for a approx. two week summer. Also weekend exchanges possible, e.g. Ascension and Corpus Christi long weekends.
We don't have pets but are willing to look after some types of animals. In past swaps we have looked after cats, chickens, Indian running ducks, fish.
We sometimes swap cars, too, although for UK swaps, we usually take our own car. We have a 2009 Honda Jazz (stick shift).
Condizioni
Autovettura a disposizione
Tipologia di scambio
HomeLinker dal: 2003
in scadenza al: 11/Sep/2023
Karen (born 1964) is from Scotland, has lived in Germany since 1988 and works in the German office of a British company. Arndt (born 1965) teaches English and History at a Cologne grammar school. We moved to Hürth in 2013 and love our spacious bungalow, having previously lived in Hennef for 15 years. We have now had 3 exchanges with this house (we had 27 swaps with our Hennef house). We have been members of Homelink since 2003.
We both enjoy travelling, walking, cycling, reading, films, museums and art galleries, good food and wine, visiting interesting cities and lovely countryside. When we moved here, Arndt got the home cinema he has wanted for ages.
We don't have pets, but would be happy to look after some types of pet.
In addition to the languages mentioned, we also have some basic Spanish and Italian.
Lingue nelle quali si corrisponde
tedesco, francese, italiano
Interessi
Giardinaggio,
Bicicletta / Mountain Biking,
Escursioni,
Amanti del buon vino,
Amanti del buon cibo,
Amanti dell'arte,
Amanti della musica
PiùMenoAssociazioni
Insegnanti
Professione
teacher/technical assistant
Animali domestici
0 pets
Patrick
Ireland
Paul and Martina
Ireland
This family home has so much to offer home cinema, gym, sauna, hot-tub and thousands of books and movies in a fabulous home. The house is situated in ...
Read More...This family home has so much to offer home cinema, gym, sauna, hot-tub and thousands of books and movies in a fabulous home. The house is situated in an ideal location 5 minutes walk to the tram stop to Cologne and Bonn. It is a perfect location for exploring both cities with boat trips on the Rhine, museums, sightseeing and great shopping. Thank you Karen and Arndt for sharing your home for our fantastic holiday.
Read Less...Brian
United Kingdom
We had a great time. Well positioned for visiting Cologne, Bonn and Aachen and lots of lovely countryside around. You must visit the summer palace a...
Read More...We had a great time. Well positioned for visiting Cologne, Bonn and Aachen and lots of lovely countryside around. You must visit the summer palace and hunting lodge in Bruhl. A beautiful gem. Comfortable house, particularly the cinema room and air conditioning, a boon in the hot German summer. You will enjoy your stay.
Read Less...Amazing house in a great location
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