Our home is placed in a green surrounding with a small lake/creek flowing behind the backyard. There is a path leading alongside the creek to alster lake in walking distance and a path in the other direction leading trough different green parks all the way to the northern parts of hamburg. Its a perfect base for an evening stroll to relax, or for extended jogging or biking. On Alster lake you can enjoy all sorts of water sports, sailing jolly boat (no licence needed) and motored boat trips. In the vicinity you find a lot of different restaurants with kitchen of diverse countries, bars, wineries, grocerys, organic food, markets and a big choice of shopping everything you imagine, with little shops nearby and two shopping malls in the vicinity. In one of them there is a beach club to enjoy a drink on a top of a building overlooking hamburg with the feet in the sand.
The space
Our flat has a living room and one bedroom, the childrens room and a modern kitchen and bathroom with tube (flat has 80sq m). Behind the house is a garden, where you can use our facilities to sit in the sun and barbecue, if you like. Our home is placed in a green surrounding with a small lake/creek flowing behind the backyard. There is a path leading alongside the creek to alster lake in walking distance and a path in the other direction leading trough different green parks all the way to the northern parts of hamburg. Its a perfect base for an evening stroll to relax, or for extended jogging or biking. On Alster lake you can enjoy all sorts of water sports, sailing jolly boat (no licence needed) and motored boat trips. In the vicinity you find a lot of different restaurants with kitchen of diverse countries, bars, wineries, grocerys, organic food, markets and a big choice of shopping everything you imagine, with little shops nearby and two shopping malls in the vicinity. In one of them there is a beach club to enjoy a drink on a top of a building overlooking hamburg with the feet in the sand.
Guest access
Our home is on the ground floor (3 steps up)
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
Weekend
Adventure
Budget
Family
Romantic
Sport and leisure
Foodie
Relaxing
Eco
City
Beach
Water
Culture
Cycling
Last minute
House rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets welcome
Smoking allowed
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
In walking distance you find 3 different metro stations, you can reach everything in short time, like central station in 8 minutes. You dont need a car. Shopping possibilities including big shopping malls in walking distance, all sorts of international restaurants nearby.Nice place for relaxing sundown walks or to sit at the water after a day exploring the city.
You are practically everywhere in hamburg within minutes by public transport (Main Station 8Min)
You can walk to famous Alster lake in 20 Min and rent a boat for sailing, canoe, standup paddle ...
Getting around
Things to do in Hamburg:
Harbour-Boat-Trip, rent a boat and go through the canals of Hamburg on your own (Hamburg has more canals than venice), visit the famous theaters, musicals (Lion King/ Phantom Opera II /Alladin/Wonder of Bern), concerts, museums (nearly 100), visit our art galleries and over 80 art exhibitions, the architechtural interesting buildings and enjoy the parties and clubs of this vibrant city
- go for gorgeous shopping, visit Hamburgs own beach at river Elbe or a beach club, go up on famous „Michel“ tower or TV-Tower, visit Unesco Heritage Site „Speicherhouse district“ (with the historic storehouses oft he old harbour) or bargain at famous Hamburg Fischmarket, visit the zoo or the Elbphilharmonie Building
- take a look at the museum ships like the former sailing yacht, a Machine boat of 1930 or an underground boat. Look at one oft he cruise ships which come and go or make a trip to the Baltic see (1 hour) or to famous island of Helgoland (1day trip by boat) or to Berlin (2 h with train)
- choose restaurants from everywhere of the world (indian, egyptian, grecian, tibetan, vietnamese, italian, portuguese, chinese, spain, afghan, mexican...) some of them in walking distance
- for kids: visit Europes biggest Miniatur Train World, visit famous Hagenbecks Zoo and Tropicarium, children will love all kind of boat trips, there are playgrounds in walking distance or big adventure playgrounds everywhere in hamburg, also indoor play centers for bad weather days.
Map of Approximate Location
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Mel and Damaris are a couple and my sons Torben and Damian are 14 and 17 years old, we all love to get to know to the different places, people and nature and open for your suggestions. We are experienced exchangers and have made about 10 exchanges in the past years. We care for your home as if it was ours.
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