Amsterdam, Netherlands
Platinum
Member since
2012| Exchange dates | Duration |
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| July 18, 2026 - August 30, 2026 | 3 weeks |
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We have agreed a swap for this summer 2025. Open for offers for summer 2026. |
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House with garden in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Our comfortable family home is just a 20min. bike or tram ride from Amsterdam city centre. There are three bedrooms. One with a queensize bed. One with a single/double bed, and one with another single/double bed. The south facing garden opens onto a park and a small canal which gives access to a nearby lake. Our guests can use our canadian canoe to paddle through some small canals to the nearby lake which has clean swimming water and beach. We also have a small motorboat available. There are excellent public transport connections to city centre. Trams 13, 7 stop a short walking distance from our house. Bus line 369 a short walk from our house connects directly to Schiphol airport.
Shops, park with adventure playground, animal farm, city beach and swimming pool are all within walking distance of the house.
From here the coast can be easily reached by car in about 30 mins. and by bike in just over an hour. There are several bikes available and lots of beautiful bike routes to choose from. Our car, a Volvo V50 is available for our guests.
Most of you I'm sure are aware of the many attractions Amsterdam has to offer and we feel our bit of "countryside" so close to this beautiful city will give you that bit extra.
We have done over ten exchanges so far and look forward to many more in the future.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 1 Children
- 13 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Programme manager bio sciences
- Now retired actor/ translator/ handyman
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: twee verdiepingen
- Environment: In the suburbs
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 5
- Total Area: 120 m2
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Television
- Guitar
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Bicycles: 4
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Use/Exchange of car
- Seclusion/Privacy
- Use of boat
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Spain
- Greece
- Italy
- France
- Portugal
- Ireland
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Dutch
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: Schiphol Amsterdam - 45 mins by busline 369
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supermarket (0.6 km)
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watersport centrum sloterplas (4.3 km)
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Sloterplas (1.9 km)
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't Ruige riet (0.0 km)
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sloterplas strand (1.9 km)
Good tram connections (tram 13; tram7) to city centre about 7 mins walk from house. South facing garden opens onto a beautiful park for nice walks and running which also has a children's farm and adventure playground. Public swimming pool and city beach at 5-10 mins walk from house. Bakery, butcher, fishmonger and supermarket 5 mins from house.
Occupation
- Programme manager bio sciences
- Now retired actor/ translator/ handyman
Children
- Girl - Age: 20
Pets
- cat Mochi
About Our Family
We are a family of six. Ray is Irish and has four daughters aged 19 to 39. These days we generally travel with our daughter Nuala (19), while some of the other girls and/ or friends may join. Sandra is Dutch.
We have a lovely cat named Mochi.
Lifestyle
What shall we say? We are easily pleased. We love the quiet life, enjoy nature, as much as we like to visit cities, experience new cultures and meet new people. A possibility to swim at the end of a day out or a day at home, is a real treat.
Through Intervac, we have been alternating summers in Ireland, visiting our family, with warmer holidays in southern Europe. Having said that, we would absolutely love to visit northern Europe as well, but their summerholidays don't seem to match very well with ours...
References
This member has completed 13 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Girona, Spain
ES209919
St-Malo, France
FR1005254
Biarritz, France
FR1012854Beautiful house, very calm
Near public transport and Shop
Campbon, France
FR1809763L'échange avec Ray et Sandra s'est merveilleusement bien passé. Leur maison cosy nous ravi et l'échange régulier avec eux par message fut très confortable tout au long du séjour.
Très prévenant leur conseils et leurs démarches nous ont permis de profiter au mieux de notre séjour.
Nous avons également saisie l'occasion de cette bonne entente pour nous retrouver autour d'un repas à la fin de notre séjour et ça n'a fait qu'améliorer l'expérience et la rendre encore plus humaine.
Doirí Beaga, Ireland
IE3110We had a lovely traditional holiday in Amsterdam, cycling like natives !
