Family home in city next to the Baltic Sea and the Island Öland.
Town house • Kalmar län Sverige
4 Guests
3 Bedrooms
4 Beds
1.5 Bathrooms
Pets welcome
1 Car space
Primary home
Exchange types accepted
Simultaneous
Non-Simultaneous
Non-Reciprocal
Statistics
Listed September 2021
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General Overview
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Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
Air conditioning
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Wheelchair accessible
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
Home cinema
Toys
Gym
Sauna
BBQ
Pool
Hot tub
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Kosher home
Meat-free kitchen
Gated community
EV Home Charger
Bikes
Camping gear
Kayak
Tennis court
Standup paddleboard
Travel Styles
Long term
Weekend
Adventure
Family
Sport and leisure
Foodie
Relaxing
Eco
City
Beach
Water
Remote
Culture
Hiking
Cycling
Good public transport
Golf
Accessibility
Accessible door handles
Accessible windows
House Rules
Unsuitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets welcome
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
There is a ten to fifteen minute walk to the sea (Kalmarsund). It is close to shopping, restaurants, supermarkets as well as nature, beaches, historical/cultural/archaeological places and museums.
Nearest airport
Kalmar Öland Airport, 10 minutes by car (national flights from/to Stockholm Arlanda Airport)
Getting Around
Suitable for walking, biking (2 bikes available and 1 for a younger teen), bus or car.
Drive 10 minutes over the Öland bridge to acess Swedens second largest island Öland with a unique landscape and a Unesco world herritage as well as nice beaches.
If you have smaller children take a day trip (1h 45min drive one way) and visit Astrid Lindgrens world. Let the kids meet up with their favourite characters like Pippi Longstocking, watch outdoor theaters, play in terrific playareas. Have really nice familyday that is enjoyable for audalts as well as for the kids.
Visit the Crystal Kingdom (1h drive).
Map of Approximate Location
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People Like Us Local Guide
I can meet up, just have a chat or show you around. Help you finding good restaurants and nice interesting places to visit.
We had a perfect summer exchange☀️
Why?
☀️The Summer house🏡
✅ Beautiful quiet location on tip of a peninsula with relaxing views towards the island of Öland
✅Spacious and well equipped - historical vibe (retro style, but original) combined with modern functions
✅ Beach 200 meters away, forest 500 meters away
✅ Other beautiful summer houses around to create lively atmosphere but still private. All neighbors are sweet and welcoming
✅ Dog friendly🐶 With dance around the property dogs are kept safe. Would work perfectly also with smaller children👼
✅ Local summer bakery 400 meters away open Friday-Sunday🤩
☀️Location💦🌳☀️
✅ Close to the picturesque town of Kalmar. Kalmar has a good range of restaurants and shops as well as the main attraction the well preserved medieval Kalmar castle.
✅ Close to Öland - a wonderful island conveniently connected to main land with a 6 km bridge. Country side vibe combined with summer vibe. Borgholm castle ruin as well as the royal family’s summer residence with access to beautiful garden for visitors. Öland also has heaps of interesting geological and botanical attributes. Strong food culture!
✅ Beaches along the whole coastline as well as walking trails for active PLUers.
Communication with Sara was easy, she is efficient and constructive. We also appreciated the vast information about the area they had collected for their guests. We really had the best of a Nordic summer😊
Wow, thats great feed back! Thank you!
The house is great, in a beautiful location and with a large garden. The living room was well equipped and the kitchen was absolutely fantastic. Very complete and everything of high quality.
The exchange went very well. Sara is very involved and flexible. Every question was answered quickly. The advice on what to do was good and complete.
We had a wonderful time, partly thanks to the helpfulness of Sara, who assisted us with advice and assistance wherever possible.
We also thank her for the tastiest cinnamon roll we ate in Sweden, which she baked for us herself!
Even though the weather let us down, we had a wonderful holiday!
We would definitely recommend an exchange with Sara and her family!
Greeting
Marjan & Peter
We stayed in Sara's beautiful house in Kalmar for ten days. It is very well located in the city, close to the city center and close to the beautiful island of Öland. The house is very nicely decorated and we immediately felt at home. Thank you very much Sara and her family and look forward to seeing you in France next summer. A very nice exchange and I can highly recommend to everyone.
It was a real pleasure to host Sara, Hampus, Nora, and Lynn in my apartment in Berlin. From the beginning, communication was clear, and easy. They took great care of my home, and everything was spotless when I returned. I especially appreciated the little gifts they left behind, such a sweet surprise!
We had the chance to meet up for coffee before they left, and it was so lovely to connect in person. I'm really looking forward to visiting Sweden next year and hopefully seeing them again. I’d happily recommend an exchange with this wonderful family to anyone!
Thank you, the feeling is mutual! Welcome Kalmar, Sweden and our summer house next year!
Exchanging with Sara, Hampus and their two daughters was a pleasure Communication was easy all the way. We found a spotless home upon our return, we could not have had better guests.
Thank you! The same to you!
Sara and Hampus are very nice and easy to exchange with. The communication went very smoothly. We thank you for a pleasant house exchange.
We had plenty of talk before the exchange and arranged keyexchange at Saras house.
When we came home our house was just as nice and clean, as we had left it.
Sara and Hampus stayed at our apartment in Utrecht the first week of May as a couple. We had great communication before, during and after their stay. We had a couple of technicalities that needed attention during our stay, and they were very patient and helpful in sorting it out. I think they had a good stay (being real foodies Utrecht was the right spot I guess). They left us nice personal presents and a clean home. We felt that our apartment was well taken care of and in trustworthy hands. We are now looking forward to exchanging with their summerhouse later this year. Sara and Hampus come highly recommended.
We stayed for a couple of nights in Ashleys lovely apartment in Stockholm for a Pluto!
We felt at home immediately and the space was enough for us as a family of four with two adults and two teenage girls. The beds and the sofa bed were comfortable and very quiet although in a central location!
To us the location was perfect! There is close to the metro and thereby easy access to all the sights or any other part of the city you want to explore! It was also easy to access with car. We were able to park on the streets (parking ticket needed) close to the apartment.
Since we have been to Stockholm many times before we didn’t do any of the sites, we just enjoyed our family time, some shopping and tasty food for a few days during the children’s autumn break.
We had great communication with Ashley before and during our stay. Everything with the exchange went very smoothly and we happily recommend an exchange with Ashley and her family! Too bad we hadn’t the opportunity to meet up since they were traveling themselves!
/Sara, Hampus, Nora and Lynn
We stayed for five nights in Rebeccas’ lovely apartment in Berlin. It has a homey touch with lots of personality and comfy furniture and beds. It was clean, light and the space was more than enough for us as a family of four with two adults and two teenage girls, and we felt at home immediately!
To us the location was perfect! There is easy access with U-Bahn/S-Bahn to the most central parts of Berlin, all the sights or any other part of the city you want to explore! The neighborhood is quiet and almost made us forget we stayed in a big city. It was also easy to access with car. We had planned to leave the car in a park and ride, but we were very lucky to be able to park for free on the streets just outside the apartment (it was temporary free parking).
Being foodies, we really enjoy the pleasures of good food and spend a lot of time just walking around enjoying our time together as a family. Berlin is really a treat; we love the city and will be back for sure!
We had top communication with Rebecca before and during our stay, and she made time in her schedule to meet us for coffee! Everything with the exchange went very smoothly and we happily recommend an exchange with Rebecca!
/Sara, Hampus, Nora and Lynn
Me, my husband and our two daughters Nora and Lynn stayed in Ingrids and Birgers home in July 2024.
Their home has all the comfort and facilities you may need. Comfy beds, large garden, spacious kitchen and living areas. The house itself is beautiful and decorated in a typical Nordic style marked by simplicity, bright and natural wood tones.
It is perfectly located for exploring Oslo and make day trips. It’s easy to access by car, and the metro is just a short walk from the house and only 5 stations until you are in the heart of Oslo.
Being foodies, we really enjoy the pleasures of good food and spent much time just walking around enjoying our time together as a family. Oslo has all the benefits of a capital yet has the charm of a smaller city and the atmosphere is more relaxed!
The communication with Ingrid before, during and after our stay was great and everything with the exchange went very smoothly! We happily recommend an exchange with Ingrid her family!
/Sara and Hampus
Ingrid, her husband and their two teenage children stayed in our summerhouse for a week in July 2024. We met up with them when they arrived and when they left. It was nice to meet and chat about our simultaneous exchange and to let our dogs (both Jack Russels) play. They treated our place with care, and we felt they really enjoyed our little paradise as we do!
The communication with Ingrid before, during and after our stay was great and everything with the exchange went very smoothly!
We can happily recommend them as exchange partners in every aspect!
Peter and his family stayed in our summerhouse for 6 nights (after spending 5 nights in our town house) in July/August 2023.
Since they wanted a longer stay than we could provide in our summer house we made the agreement they would split their Globe stay between our two homes. They were very easy to communicate with concerning this matter and were open to, and flexible about, working with us find a solution to make the exchange happen!
We have been chatting and had a video call before of their arrival. We met up with them when they arrived for a chat and we were given lovely and thoughtful gifts representing Netherlands, like tulip leeks that will be beautiful to watch in our garden every year! Everything about the exchange went according to plan! (Except for the Swedish summer that disappeared!) We had communication during their stay with questions about were to find a special thing or other just common questions that were easily solved!
They treated our homes with great care and left us a much appreciated and special treat, a Hollandse Appeltaart! We can happily recommend them as exchange partners in every aspect!
Peter and his family stayed in our town house for 5 nights (and thereafter spend another 6 nights in our summer house) in July/August 2023.
Since they wanted a longer stay than we could provide in our summer house we made the agreement they would split their Globe stay between our two homes. They were very easy to communicate with concerning this matter and were open to, and flexible about, working with us find a solution to make the exchange happen!
We have been chatting and had a video call before of their arrival. We met up with them when they arrived for a chat and we were given lovely and thoughtful gifts representing Netherlands, like tulip leeks that will be beautiful to watch in our garden every year! Everything about the exchange went according to plan! (Except for the Swedish summer that disappeared!) We had communication during their stay with questions about were to find a special thing or other just common questions that were easily solved!
They treated our homes with great care and left us a much appreciated and special treat, a Hollandse Appeltaart! We can happily recommend them as exchange partners in every aspect!
Me and my husband and our daughters Nora and Lynn stayed in Anna-Lenas house in Moissy-Cramayel south-east of Paria for 8 days in the end of June 2023.
Her home has all the comfort and facilities you may need and is perfectly located for daytrips visiting wine districs, explore the region, visiting castles, cute villages and more. As well as Paris!
Being foodies we really enjoy the pleasures of good food, drinks, coffee, and pastries and spent much time just walking around enjoying our time together.
The communication with Anna-Lena we had before, during and after our stay was great and everything with the exchange went smoothly! Anna-Lena gave us tips of places to visit and how to travel and what travelcards that was the most benefitial to buy for RER-Trains and Metro.
It is very easy to travel by RER-train and metro to and within Paris. But for daytrips outside Paris we went by car.
We happily recommend an exchange with Anna-Lena and her family! /Sara and Hampus
Maria, Leo and Marias parents stayed in our summer house for 6 days in August 2022.
Since we started chatting already last autumn we had great communication and during their stay was no exception! We met up with them when they arrived and had nice chat over FIKA. It was fun to meet them after having been in contact for so long!
They treated our place with care and we felt they really loved our little paradise as we do! We can happily recommend them as exchangepartners in every aspect!
Thanks Sara! The feeing was mutual!
Anna-Lena and her family stayed in our primary home for 10 days. The communication before and during their stay was uncomplicated and they left our house just as we left it for them, impeccable! I can highly recomend them as youre future guests!
Britts familyhome were perfect for us when spending a few days in Jylland.
We made trips to Silkeborg and Århus, and of course, to our main goal for this journey, Legoland in Billund where we spent two days!
Their house is located in a quiet family friendly neighbourhood and offers nice view over the Danish landscape!
The kids really liked the trampoline and to feed and cuddle with their cute rabbit!
The communication before and during the Exchange was uncomplicated. Since we, because of other plans of ours, decided to stay in their home in Denmark a couple of days shorter than Britt ad her family stayed at our place we met up here changing keys.
We can happily recommend Britt and her family as house guests! They left our home as clean and tidy as we set it up for them!
Me and my husband stayed in Maria and Leos apartment in Utrecht for five days in the end of April/beginning of May. It is perfectly located within walking distance to all you may wish for, and the apartment has all the comfort and facilities you may need.
Being foodies we really enjoyed the pleasures of good food, drinks, coffee, and sweets and spent much time just walking around enjoying our time together. With that said, I am sure our children, soon aged 10 and 13 would really love it here as well! I really think Utrecht offers you all the charm of Amsterdam, only better.
We also found it very easy to travel by train and made daytrips both to Amsterdam and Den Haag.
Since it was our first ever home exchange, we felt very safe exchanging with somebody more experienced in that area. The communication we had before, during and after our stay has been great and the made every effort to make us feel welcome and comfortable in their home during our stay!
We happily recommend you visit Utrecht and if possible make an exchange with Maria and Leo! You want regret it! /Sara and Hampus
Thanks Sara and Hampus. We really appreciate your kind words and love the fact that we could make your first home exchange possible! And that you enjoyed it. It was a pleasure having you!
We are now looking forward to meeting you in Sweden!
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