Premium #24324

Tranquil lived in heritage family home, nestled in the trees - 16min to city

House • Dulwich Hill NSW Australia

5 Guests

3 Bedrooms

2 Bathrooms

Primary home

Exchange types accepted

Simultaneous

Non-Simultaneous

Non-Reciprocal & Globe

Hospitality

Hospitality Description: We have an unplumbed studio with very comfortable sofa single bed or depending on need, a spare room in the house too.

Statistics

Listed August 2023

General overview

Great comfortable home. Heritage features and well-appointed finishes, while being our young family home. The oldest house in a very friendly street. Unplumbed studio down the back with single sofa bed.
A little Burmese cat called Engine to keep you company too. Very self-sufficient, feel free to tell him to rack off if he tries to scratch the couch.
Available over Christmas, and potentially a few weekends here and there over school holidays.
It is an older well-maintained home, while being our family home - so very lived in. This is not ideal for people looking for an airbnb or rental product. It's our special urban oasis, open for you and your guests to enjoy.

The space

Three-bedroom 1890s house. Great entertainers' kitchen, that spills onto back veranda. Great stainless steel infra-red bbq with tables and chairs to look over the mature avocado, orange and paperbark trees. Cheese boards, wine, the paper delivered on a weekend or candle lit dinners are welcome here.  
Creative studio with sofa single bed if things get tight- no plumbing though. The gardens are all native at front and tropical at rear, with vegetables available at different times of the year. We are actively moving towards more plant species to sustain local wildlife, so you won’t find lawns here. 
Help yourselves to a fire pit with plenty of wood under house or take the kayak out on the river.

Guest access

Level home though stairs down to studio, backyard and fire pit. One step to enter into home at front. Fully fenced and very safe area. Google door nest security.

Notes

We have a manual for our guests with notes on local markets, galleries, cafes and walks and transport options. 
Really recommend you take our kayak down to Cooks river launch for paddle. If more that one person, there is a kayak business with cafe four minutes walk from our home.
Also strongly encourage wanders down the river to local golf club or German restaurant for lunch / dinner. 
Photos of the house are a guide. The vanity in bathroom has been painted and the floor on back veranda is scheduled for paint upgrade. This is our family home so it will have signed of being generally lived in by a young family. While the floors are washed and linen clean, there will be dust in corners and bric-a-brac about. We are happy to share our home with you, so you get the full experience but request a video tour ahead of your stay to set you and our home up for success. 
We are a WIRES wildlife care and rescue family and there are some aviaries in the back garden. Unless otherwise mentioned, it is unlikely we would have any possums etc in care for your stay.

Features

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Washer

Dishwasher

Clothes dryer

Oven

Microwave

Coffee machine

Fridge

Iron

Hair dryer

Heating

Air conditioning

TV

WiFi

High Speed Internet

Bathtub

First aid kit

Fire extinguisher

Bed sheets

Towels

Workspace

Home cinema

Toys

BBQ

Balcony

Garden / yard

Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace

Covered porch / verandah

Bikes

Kayak

Travel Styles

Weekend

Family

Romantic

Sport and leisure

Foodie

Relaxing

Eco

City

Village

Culture

Cycling

Last minute

Good public transport

Accessibility

Easy entrance

Single level

Wide hallways

House rules

Suitable for infants under 2

Suitable for children ages 2-12

Pets not allowed

No smoking

Allergens

Dog free

Smoke free

Dates of Availability

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Available

Neighbourhood

We have incredible neighbours who will take care of you. If your luck, they’ll drop an apple crumble or banana bread too.
Great Argentinian butcher, excellent cafes, German cafes, vegan and locally sources options with craft breweries and well stocked bottle shop. 
plenty of great activities for all ages 
Cinema / bubble tea / fine dining all in 15min
Possums, magpies, galahs, cockatoo and bats are regular visitors. 
We live on Wangal Country of Dharug Nation.

Getting to my home

Very easy access to airport - 30min
City - 15 min 
Plenty of buses and cycle paths anywhere
walk walk walk - everywhere 
Light rail gets you to beaches, China town, opera house, harbour bridge
ubers etc

Nearest airport

Sydney

Getting around

3min walk to two sets of local shops 
5min walk to light rail / soon to open metro line / trains / buses
parking on street / always available 
bike friendly community
Cafes, hairdressers, docs, library etc all walking distance

Map of Approximate Location

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Cara

My wife and I have two small boys- 8 and 10. We’re an active family but our house also tells the story of comfort, convenience and love of being ensconced in our own tranquil getaway, right in the middle of Sydney, Australia. 
Tucked in behind the Goolay’yari (Cooks) river, we have light rail, metro and bus options to get you everywhere. the village shops are 5 minute walk away, with many great bars, cafes, book stores and international options. Our neighbours are terrific and we’ll leave you with our fabulous coffee machine and fire pit. It’s very quiet but five minute walk to action.
We’re planning a big trip to Italy mid sept to mid oct 2024 so my wife (Italian) can show me and the boy some of the culture. We don’t want a hefty itinerary, opting to fall in with the local pulse. We’ll fly into Rome, and out of Milan a month later.

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