A quality 3 bedrooms sleep 7, 2 bathrooms, close to the beach and easy access to the city.
The space
About our home
Generally, our home can be made available for direct swap/or non simultaneous swap during Australian school holidays and long weekend holiday, Easter and December & January.
Our home is located close to all important amenities including a short walk to the Shopping Centre, bus stop, train station which is easy to access to the city and many different locations.
- Our comfortable home consists of 3 bedrooms which sleeps up to 7, including a study with desks & a printer and/or playing room with lots of toys and board games for the children.
- the main bedroom has a queen bed with new modern ensuite with walk in shower & WIR. Second bedroom has a double bed. Third bedroom has a trio bunk beds which can sleep up to 3 people.
- 2 living areas with comfy couches/ sofas for parents and kids to choose their own entertainment, both with the smart TV/ TV, blue ray DVD player and PlayStation or Wii games so you will not get bored. Free wifi to watch a movie or web searching while enjoying a cup of coffee from our coffee machine.
- Newly renovated open plan kitchen with gas cooktop and induction cooktop and a separate meal area with 8 seat dining table.
- Large second newly renovated bathroom with a spa bath.
- Spacious paved backyard, ideal for entertaining which you can enjoy a BBQ during a long summers day. We have a vegetable and herb garden with automatic water system so you don't need to look after them, just feel free to pick anything from the garden. Recently we have some chickens in our backyard, you can collect eggs and enjoy fresh eggs every day but no need to worry about feeding them as we already had someone to look after them.
- Extras include, ducted heating, air conditioners, manicured gardens, BBQ, new dishwasher, new washing machine/dryer, Wifi, Playstation game, Wii games, indoor & outdoor toys for kids, bicycles for 2 adults and 3 kids & much more.
The suburb we live in, Altona Meadows is the safest, most family friendly suburb in Melbourne. It is well located, easy to reach to all major attractions of Victoria. It's a 20 minute drive (30 minutes by train)to Melbourne city, a most World livable city, 5 minutes to Altona Beach, a sandy beach with many restaurants, 15 minutes to Williamstown beach, 45 minutes to Geelong beach, 1 hour drive to the Great Ocean road, the most stunning coastal road drive in Australia. It is also about 1 hour drive to other famous attractions of Melbourne such as Sovereign hill Ballarat and the Goldfields, Daylesford the Spa country, Phillip Island, Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley and the Dandenong ranges.
About 15 minutes drive, kids and adults can have a picnic at the Werribee historical mansion, enjoying the Werribee open range zoo, experience science at Science works or check out the beautiful historical Williamstown seaside. On the way to Ballarat, about 1 hour drive, there is Kryal castle, Kryal Castle is Australia's only medieval theme park - a legendary land of myth and medieval adventure with knights, dragons, wizards, kings, and queens. And next to Kryal Castle is Sovereign hill, an open-air museum and historical park, situated in an early gold digging area. If you head to Geelong, about 45 minutes drive, there is Adventure park, Fairy Park, Geelong waterfront with outdoor public swimming pool next to the beach. For Adults, you can drive to Daylesford (about 1 hour) and relax in the mineral hot spring pools, then having fine dining at the Daylesford and Hepburn famous restaurants or check out the beautiful gardens of Macedon range, burn energy by climbing Hanging Rock (be careful, don't get lost like we did).
If you love coastal driving, then drive to Great Ocean Road to admire the amazing beauty of nature with stunning coastlines, waterfalls, sightseeing The Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge and London Bridge whilst at the Great Ocean Road. There are more places to explore around this peaceful location.
We are a family of 4. Our kids are 13 and 15. Looking to swap in Asia/Australia, Europe and locally interstate throughout school holidays and long weekend, Easter, Christmas & New Year. We are looking for swaps in those time periods at this stage. Please reach out if interested.
PS: Car swap is negotiable with the direct swap.
NOTE: For booking over Christmas time, you might need to make a change over for next swapper as we might be unable to do the changeover. Thank you.
Guest access
The whole house
Notes
This is a non smoking house and no pet allow.
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
Family
Romantic
Relaxing
Luxury
Beach
Water
Good public transport
Accessibility
Single level
Accessible switches
Accessible door handles
Accessible tap hardware
Accessible windows
Accessible bedroom
Accessible height bed
Accessible shower
Accessible kitchen access
Accessible parking space
House rules
Unsuitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Dog free
Smoke free
Low allergen
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
Friendly neighbours and close to the shopping, public transport and a 5 minute drive to the Altona beach, 20 minute to the city.
Getting around
Bus and train or car to different locations
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