Reinfeld, Germany
Platinum
Member since
2018| Exchange dates | Duration |
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| July 26, 2025 - August 31, 2025 | 2 weeks |
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Agreed on exchange |
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| October 18, 2025 - November 02, 2025 | 2 weeks |
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Agreed on exchange |
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| December 19, 2025 - January 04, 2026 | 2 weeks |
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Agreed on exchange |
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| July 09, 2026 - August 11, 2026 | 3 weeks |
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Summer holidays 2026: maybe Norway? |
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| October 17, 2026 - October 25, 2026 | 1 weeks |
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School holidays |
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| December 19, 2026 - January 03, 2027 | 2 weeks |
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School holidays |
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Family and animal friendly home from 1928 between Lübeck and Hamburg. Our house is available for a non-simultaneous exchange in August 2025.
Welcome to Reinfeld in Holstein! It’s a little city with a population of 9000 inhabitants founded by greedy little monks in 1186, this is where the little creek Heilsau meets the river Trave. The monks created about 60 ponds to raise carp and other fish to eat on the days when meat was not allowed in the Middle Ages. Luckily, the nearby Hanseatic cities of Lubeck (population 200.000) and Hamburg (2 million) grew bigger at the same time. As they say: Carpe diem!
Our typical Northern-German brick built family home from 1928 is located in a quiet residential area close to Reinfeld's train station (800m). From here you can reach Lubeck in 10 minutes, the beaches and ferries of the Baltic Sea in 25 minutes and Hamburg in 40 minutes - all by comfortable new trains every 30 minutes or via highway A1 by car.
Berlin and Copenhagen are three hours away by car or train, so a day trip is possible but staying for at least one night is worthwhile.
We have a nice dog and kids proof garden with toys and space to play. There is a trampoline, a swing, a slide, a slackline and two horizontal bars with a climbing net. We also have an outdoor jacuzzi for the kids during the day and their parents after the little ones have gone to bed.
Over the last years we have spent a lot of time renovating our home, so most rooms have a new and modern interior and keep changing constantly. Lately, the cellar and the garage have been modernized. Probably not so much of your interest…
We have green electricity, solar panels on our roof, as well as a modern heat pump for water and heating, so our house is quite environmentally friendly.
There are three bikes for adults (including two e-bikes) and two bikes for children. We can also offer a canoe for the whole family. The river Trave, which runs down to the old city of Lubeck, is just five minutes away.
We would appreciate an eco-friendly holiday with little or no use of cars. So, if you're close to a train or bus network: even better!
We have a type-2 wallbox to charge our electric car which can be used if necessary.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 12 Exchanges made
Occupation
- professional school teacher (Doreen) and primary school teacher (Nils)
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Environment: In a small town
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
- Living Area: 120 m2
- Total Area: 1000 m2
References
In my house
- Pets - Allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Hospitality wanted
- Long-term exchange wanted
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
- Hospitality offered
- Youth / Teen exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Hot tub or jacuzzi
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Guitar
- Other musical instruments
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Bicycles: 5
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
- Mauritius
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
- Croatia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Czechia
- Poland
- Portugal
- Spain
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- Greece
- New Zealand
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Spain
- Norway
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Finland
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Deutsch
Occupation
- professional school teacher (Doreen) and primary school teacher (Nils)
Children
- Girl - Age: 8
- Girl - Age: 10
Pets
- dog (allergy-friendly Aussiedoodle)
References
This member has completed 12 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Berlin, Germany
DE9047
Barcelona, Spain
ES1004862La casa es muy agradable, con un jardín inmenso y está muy bien situada, cerca de la estación, para visitar ciudades cercanas.
Kilkenny, Ireland
IE49904The family were lovely and their home and garden were lovely just as their add said
