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US1003485

Berkeley, USA

Our Home

Our Home

Our living room and the stairs

Our living room and the stairs

Our living room

Our living room

Looking through to the dining room from the living room

Looking through to the dining room from the living room

Our dining room with the doors to the yard

Our dining room with the doors to the yard

Looking through to the kitchen from the dining room

Looking through to the kitchen from the dining room

Our kitchen

Our kitchen

Our family room

Our family room

The TV in the family room

The TV in the family room

Our downstairs guest bath

Our downstairs guest bath

The downstairs shower

The downstairs shower

The master bedroom

The master bedroom

The master bath

The master bath

The hallway bathroom upstairs

The hallway bathroom upstairs

The second bedroom with a queen sized bed

The second bedroom with a queen sized bed

The third bedroom with a queen sized bed

The third bedroom with a queen sized bed

The office with the murphy bed up

The office with the murphy bed up

The office with the murphy bed down

The office with the murphy bed down

The view into the yard and our house from our gate

The view into the yard and our house from our gate

The village yard

The village yard

The village yard and deck

The village yard and deck

Looking towards the street from the village yard

Looking towards the street from the village yard

All three houses in our village

All three houses in our village

The communal table on the deck in the yard

The communal table on the deck in the yard

A little retreat under a redwood in the yard

A little retreat under a redwood in the yard

The hot tub in our yard

The hot tub in our yard

The woodfired oven and grill

The woodfired oven and grill

Our wood fired oven

Our wood fired oven

Our wood fired oven cooking pizza

Our wood fired oven cooking pizza

The workout area behind our house

The workout area behind our house

The workout area behind our house

The workout area behind our house

Our extended family on vacation in the Sierra mountains.

Our extended family on vacation in the Sierra mountains.

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Member since

2014


Open for exchange
Exchange dates Duration
February 01, 2024 - May 31, 2024 2 weeks
August 01, 2024 - September 30, 2024 3 weeks
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A beautiful house close to everything in Berkeley, California very near San Francisco - We already have exchanges arranged for Spring and Summer of 2024, but we would be open to exchanges beyond that.

We are always open to suggestions. We are particularly looking for an exchange with northern Europe for August of 2024.

Our lovely San Francisco Bay Area home was remodeled twelve years ago in a classic style. It shares a large yard with two other houses. The yard has a wood fired oven, a grill, a hot tub, a well-equipped workout area, and a common dining table on a large deck. We share the yard and amenities with the two other houses. Curtis' sister Jennifer and her partner Pauly live in the front house on the property. They are a two parent family and their 17 year old son lives with them. Jennifer and Pauly's house is on the street and our house is behind, reached through the yard. The third house is also on the street and our friends Ann and Clea live there. Ann and Pauly both speak Spanish and French passably.

It's really easy to get around on foot. It is an easy walk to Berkeley's Gourmet Gulch, Downtown Berkeley and the University of California. We also have three bikes you can use. The local rail system, BART, is three blocks away and will take you to downtown San Francisco in 25 minutes and either the Oakland or San Francisco airport in under an hour. You are also welcome to use either of our two electric cars.

We have four bedrooms, one with a king size bed and two with queen sized beds. We also have an office with a pull down queen size bed and a family room with comfortable chairs, a TV, and a single bed. Our large and well equiped kitchen has an induction range, a double oven, a built in refrigerator and freezer, and a dishwasher. There is lots of light in every room.

We would ask you to take care of our friendly cat by feeding him, letting him out in the morning and back in at night, and petting him some. We are happy to take care of your pets, too.

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Our Family

  • 2 Adults
  • 2 Children
  • 3 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • Retired
  • Public Transport Consultant

Our Home

  • House Type: House
  • Environment: In the city
  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Bathrooms: 3
  • Sleeping Capacity: 8

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In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Allowed

Exchange Types

  • Non-simultaneous exchange
  • Home exchange

Indoor

  • Free internet access
  • Computer available
  • Hot tub or jacuzzi
  • Central heating
  • Fireplace
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes dryer
  • Television

Outdoor

  • Garden
  • Terrace or deck
  • Park / playground
  • BBQ
  • Bicycles: 3

Facilities

  • Non-smoking house
  • Use/Exchange of car
  • Pet care wanted

Our Destination Wish List

  • Open to any destination
  • Spain
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Iceland
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Français
  • Español

Occupation

  • Retired
  • Public Transport Consultant

Children

  • Boy - Age: 22
  • Boy - Age: 25

Pets

  • Cat

Lifestyle

We love to travel and we love community. We have built our home to share with others, we love hosting parties and dinners and we like to hang out in the yard with the other families that share the yard. We all love to cook, and our house and yard are built for dinner parties, the bigger the better.

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This member has completed 3 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners: