We had a wonderful experience exchanging homes with Donna and Dan. From the start nearly 6 months before the trip they were excellent partners who kept up a good dialogue and provided us all the information needed with kindness and good humor so that we could be confident in all aspects of the exchange. We loved their very comfortable home. Mornings and evenings when the heat of the day wasn’t too much we especially appreciated their screened in porch. We also especially liked the quiet neighborhood and it’s proximity to the beach. With the use of their bicycles we could be relaxing on the beach is literally less than 5 minutes after leaving the house. If you crack the windows at night you can just barely hear the surf from the bed! The beach near their home is reached by crossing a short boardwalk over a nature preserve type landscape. The land use back of it is mostly single family residential so the traffic along the beach is much lower that of the beaches nearer to the pier and yet you can be to the pier by bicycling the beach in only 20 minutes or so. If you prefer there is a bike path along the A1A to reach that area as well. The home is only 10 minutes from historic St Augustine and all the charming and fascinating places to explore there. We never failed to find parking easily and Donna and Dan provided a resident’s parking card that made it very convenient. Beyond St Augustine there is also a great deal to explore in easy striking distance with Daytona just a short distance south and the Kennedy Space Center not too much further. We found Jacksonville to the north interesting as well. Though we didn’t explore Orlando and all it has to offer it is only a couple hours away as well and it was the airport we used as did Donna and Dan dropping their car off there making it very easy for us. We also enjoyed caring for their very personable cats Gus and Stumpy who were a delight to have around. We highly recommend exchanging with Donna and Dan!

Ein wunderbarer Aufenthalt im sonnigen Florida. Das Beachhaus von Donna und Dean ist perfekt für Urlaub, Sonne, Strand und Sightseeing. Man kann praktisch zu Fuß zum tollen Sandstrand gehen und das Leben genießen. St. Augustine, die älteste Stadt der USA, ist eine sehr schöne Stadt mit lauter netten Menschen und von hier aus kann man tolle Ausflüge machen, ob nach Miami, Orlando, Everglades oder den berühmten Keys. Das Haus liegt wunderbar in der Strandsiedlung mit netten Nachbarn und bietet alles, was man braucht - einfach toll.