Became a member in: 2024
Renewal Date: 03/Mar/2026
Two adults and four kids aged between 13-18, we are a German-Irish family living in Stockholm, Sweden.
Additional languages spoken
English, Swedish, French
Affiliations
Teachers / Education Professionals,
Civil Service Professionals,
Science / Research,
Communty Service Volunteers
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Civil servant at a Swedish authority
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Weekend Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is possible
Nov 8, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024 | Dresden, Tyskland |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Charming older house with big garden in a calm living area in Täby which is north of Stockholm
The house has 3-4 bedrooms for 6-8 persons. The house is fully equipped, a sauna can be used, games and puzzles are available, barbecue possibilities.
We have a four bee-hives in the garden, so you might see a few of these small cute bees flying around. They are placed close together in one part of the garden, however they are at a safe distance from us humans.
During the summer and autumn there might be some freshly harvested honey available.
You can pick blueberries in the garden, go swimming in one of the lakes in the neighbourhood, take the local train into Stockholm city ....
When entering the house you have the "master-bedroom" to the left, and the stairs to the right. Upstairs to the right there is bedroom with two beds and a mirror-wardrobe.
Straight ahead is the bathroom with a shower and to the left the kitchen and a big dining room/ living-tv-room with a balcony where there is a table and chairs for dining al fresco.
On the bottom floor continuing straight on you pass by the heating system an reach the laundry room on the left and to the right you pass a door to another living room with a workstation and a piano which you can use and access to another bedroom with one bed. There is a small toilet and a third door leads to the garage.
Please observe that one room upstairs is rented to a stundet, a calm and gentil guy, who might be there.
WIFI is available in each room, the easiest way is to use the "Guest"-access.
Waste is sorted in different containers in the hall upstairs where you can find bags for Paper / Plastics / Glass and Metal and in the kitchen you find organic waste and rubbish. Organic waste goes into the brown bin outside. The bins are emptied on Friday mornings.
Two bycicles are available.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
The neighbourhood is pretty calm, usually only little car traffic outside teh house as it is on the end of the street, it is nice to walk around in the living area, very close to a popular forest area as weel as three minutes walk to teh next train station where a narrow-gauge railway will bring you within less than 20 minutes to the subway and within a total of 30 minutes you reach Stockholm central station by train and subway.
Public transport timetable and tickets can be found at www.sl.se and you can buy single tickets by simply putting your credit card on the card reader at the station. A ticket is valid for 90 minutes.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
Täby:
15 minutes to walk and you reach Täby centrum, a shopping galleria where you can find food, restaurants, clothes, pharmacy, technical products, cinema and much more.
https://www.westfield.com/sweden/tabycentrum/parkeringssystem
Swimming:
There are several nice and popular swimming places within less than 5 km distance.
Halv an hour of walk or 7 mi utes by car and yiu reach Ängsjöholmsbadet
https://www.taby.se/fritid-och-kultur/natur-och-parker/badplatser/#Angsholmsbadet
There you find also other nice places like Rösjöbadet.
Hiking:
You find the nice hiking path Roslagsleden https://www.naturkartan.se/sv/roslagsleden?
There you can find descriptions of short passages of about 10 - 25 km to walk through the nice nature with meadows, forests, smal rivers and lakes ...
Our favourite restaurants
Special places to shop
Leisure and cultural activities
Walks or jogging paths
Health or fitness clubs
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
It is an old house from 1947, easy to handle, please respect the simple waste handling rules.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2024
Renewal Date: 03/Mar/2026
Two adults and four kids aged between 13-18, we are a German-Irish family living in Stockholm, Sweden.
Additional languages spoken
English, Swedish, French
Affiliations
Teachers / Education Professionals,
Civil Service Professionals,
Science / Research,
Communty Service Volunteers
MoreLessProfession
Civil servant at a Swedish authority
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