Clean and spacious house in Perth, ideal for families
House • Southern River WA Australia
6 Guests
4 Bedrooms
4 Beds
2 Bathrooms
Wheelchair accessible
4 Car spaces
1 Car available
Primary home
Exchange types accepted
Simultaneous
Non-Simultaneous
Non-Reciprocal
Statistics
Listed September 2022
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General Overview
Our house is a large 4 bedroom 2 bathroom with games room, dining area and lounge room, in the suburbs of Perth Western Australia. We are 25 km from Perth city and 20 minutes drive from the beach, 10 minutes from a large regional shopping centre that has great shops and lots of restaurants and pubs on the roof. We also have a brand new supermarket 2 streets from our house. We are in a new suburb and our house is 8 years old. We have a beautiful garden with French doors that open from the main bedroom onto the verandah and garden. Our backyard has a 6 seater table and hammock and a deck. We have a small backyard with mud kitchen and lots of toys for kids.
Our house is beautifully decorated with large bedrooms and high ceilings, full length windows that let in a lot of natural light. We have a king size bed in our bedroom, a king single bed and single size roll out bed/trundle in our daughters bedroom as well as a queen in the spare bedroom. We can accommodate 6-7 people (4 adults is probably the max, the other beds are better for kids/teens). We also have a toddler mattress and a very comfortable inflatable mattress (I am fussy about mattresses!).
We prefer reciprocal exchanges with car exchange (if possible). We have a 4 year old Kia Sportage.
The Space
We have kids toys including play kitchen in the games room. We have a very large kitchen with dishwasher and double size oven and thermomix, perfect for home cooking. There are several good restaurants approximately 5 minutes away by car, a movie cinema , fast food and train stations all within driving distance. You can also get to the train station via bus, its about a 5 minute trip on the bus.
Our area is ideal for families with a lot of parks in walking distance and a supermarket, doctor, dentist, kebab shop, barber, bubble tea, and chemist only 2 streets away.
Guest Access
One step up to the porch
Notes
We have one elderly cat and two dogs. The dogs will go to my mums house while we are away.
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
Adventure
Budget
Family
Foodie
Relaxing
Eco
City
Beach
Hiking
Cycling
House Rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
Western Australia is sunny and relaxing, if you were to stay at our house we recommend:
- Piara Waters farmers market every 2nd Saturday
- Food truck Friday at Shipwreck park
- Dinner, drinks and icecream at Elizabeth Quay in the middle of the city, beautiful views!
- take the ferry to Rottnest Island and see the Quokkas, go snorkling or ride bikes to the lighthouse. There is a TedTalk about our quokkas here https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=BFQbyPTrDqw&feature=emb_logo
- The new museum is world class, level 3 is the best but the geology room is also phenomenal and we have a piece of the moon there
- Core cider house and surrounding fruit orchards, you can get a delicious meal and go fruit picking
- going to the movies and out for dinner at Carousel shopping centre. Newly renovated and doubled in size, you could easily spend an entire day there.
- Horse riding early in the morning or late in the afternoon in summer in the Australian bush
-Perth zoo is constantly holding events and you can feed the giraffes
- Swan Valley wineries and breweries located 30 mins drive away including cheese, honey, chocolate and coffee tasting
- Beach at Cockburn located 20 mins drive
- We live in a family-oreinted area so we have some phenomenal parks for kids - Robot Park, Shipwreck Park, Mills Park, Beeliar Regional Park has giant turtles and a splash pad
- Take the train into Perth for dinner, a show, shopping or a picnic at Kings Park
- Touch Australian animals at Caversham Wildlife Park or Armadale Reptile Centre
- go to the Kanyana wildlife hospital in the Perth hills and see the animals
- The Pinnacles are amazing, google them! It's like an alien landscape.
- Day out at historical Fremantle, tour of the former Fremantle Prison built by convicts. You can get to Fremantle via train very easily. They have tours of the tunnels underneath too and the weekend Fremantle Markets are famous
- A long weekend down at Margaret River (lots of wine, food and produce, beaches, surfing, caves, icecream)
- Day trip to Hillarys Boat Harbour or Adventure World
- Drive up to York and go hot air ballooning - about an 1.5 hr drive but its nice to see the Wheatbelt region especially in spring when we have world famous wildflowers
- Try water sports, there are a lot of places where you can go jet skiing, out on a fishing boat, whale watching, learn to surf, snorkling. Perth is all about getting out and about in nature or the ocean, reading a book at the beach then go to a nice pub for dinner.
-If you fancy, you can go swimming with sealions at Jurien Bay.
- We have some really nice new family friendly pubs in the area, roughly 5 to 10 minute drive
- If you are coming in school holidays I can recommend some school holiday programs for kids (free or paid). We have a OSH club up the road that takes kids on fun excursions during school holidays if you fancy a break or want to go out without the kids for a day.
- if you don't drive we live in an area with regular buses and a lot of Uber drivers but public transport in Perth is pretty slow.
Explore the rest of Australia! You could head up to the Outback and see Ularu or Karijini National Park, fly or take the train to Adelaide, Melbourne or Sydney. Head up north to Monkey Mia or Kalbari, or head down south to Albany. Exmouth is amazing too, go swimming with whales.
Getting to my home
Uber, rental car or train/bus. We live near a train station and buses to past our house regularly.
Nearest airport
Perth airport, its 20 mins away, about $40 by uber
Getting Around
We are 5 km from the train station and there is a bus that runs past our house which connects to the station.
Easiest to get around by car in Perth. For reciprocal exchanges we can offer use of our car and two kids car seats.
Map of Approximate Location
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Rochelle
We are a small family of three; myself, my husband and our daughter. My husband works in IT and I am an Environmental Scientist. We have lived in Perth WA our whole lives but love to travel, we have done Airbnb and CouchSurfing before we had our daughter, and now we love home exchanging!
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