#15515 Trial Member

Beautiful home only 10 min drive to city center


Apartment • Reykjavík Iceland

    4 Guests  
    2 Bedrooms  
    1 Bathroom  
  Primary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  

Statistics

Listed  August 2022
Views  1287

General overview

Please temt us for summer 2024! Ee might also have avilability for guest points in october and november. Few days swap in february 2024 BEAUTIFUL QUIET, COSY AND TOTALLY RENOVATED 2 BEDR. SPACIOUS APARTMENT, SURROUNDED BY STUNNING NATURE, 10-15 MIN DRIVE TO DOWNTOWN We are situated in a beautiful and most sought after area. At hand is all which Reykjavík has to offer as we are only 10 min drive to downtown and just a step to a stunning nature walk or hiking. We though recomend Hi ring á car. Our home is quiet, sunny and and charming 2 bedroom apartment, decorated with art and love. It is on the 2d floor in an small house, with only 6 apartments, 3 on each floor (garages on the first floor) in a dead end street with friendly neighbours.

The space

The apartment is 110 m2 plus 20 m2 sunny balcony with a sunlight from morning till late, balcony sunbeds, furnitures and flowers. Inside is open living room and kitchen with 2 ovens/microwave, washing machine and all what is needed in a modern home, big foyer and bright bathroom with good shower, two spacious bedrooms both with double beds (160 cm.) and windows with green view of trees and the garden. There is also a small laundry room inside the apartment. Private garden. The apartment accommodates 4 people. Not suitable for young children. The apartment windows faces S/N/E And is very open and bright. A dream place to stay in, we love it and guess you will also!

Guest access

Guest has access to the whole apartment, We will make space in wardrobes and in kitchen closets.

Notes

We are living in a residental area and ask our guest to respect that, no parties and please leave our place as good as you get it. We will do the same with your property.

Features


Washer
Washer
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Clothes dryer
Oven
Oven
Microwave
Microwave
Coffee machine
Coffee machine
Fridge
Fridge
Iron
Iron
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
TV
TV
WiFi
WiFi
High Speed Internet
High Speed Internet
First aid kit
First aid kit
Smoke alarms
Smoke alarms
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Towels
Towels
Workspace
Workspace
Home cinema
Home cinema
Toys
Toys
Balcony
Balcony
Garden / yard
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace

Travel Styles

    Long term
    Weekend
    Adventure
    Budget
    Family
    Romantic
    Sport and leisure
    Foodie
    Relaxing
    Eco
    Luxury
    City
    Village
    Mountains
    Water
    Remote
    Skiing
    Culture
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Good public transport
    Golf

House rules

    Unsuitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets not allowed
    No smoking

Allergens

    Cat free
    Dog free
    Carpet free
    Smoke free

Dates of Availability

Click on availability periods to see exchange types and descriptions.


Neighbourhood

QUIET AND BEAUTIFUL WITH A LOT OF WALKING AND HIKING PATHS IN STUNNING NATURE with easy access to all directions. We are very well situated in Grafarvogur neighborhood which is very much sought after area. -Good pizza take away 5 min. walk -Our local swimming pool 15 min walk. Other 5 min. drive or 25 min. walk are: -Skemmtigarður Grafarvogur, an amusement park, on a clear day you can enjoy a lovely view over the city. -Sculpture garden with art work by a local artist. -Golf course and artists studios in an old farm house, -Egilshöll hall, our local sports & Recreation Stadium, Arena & Sports Venue, á bowling center, a lovely restaurant, sports bar and Reykjavík biggest cinema in Egilshöll hall. -Our local shopping centre called Spöngin (cluster of stores; supermarkets, bakery, cafe, restaurants mostly with take away food, library and more. -In another direction in our nearby neighborhood Árbær is a big supermarket Krónan situated closer to the city center. -Nearby Krónan is newly food hall with a lot of interested restaurants and takeaway. We live in Reykjavík only 10-15 min drive to downtown and just a step out of town to all the most sought places for day trips as Thingvellir national park, Geysir (geyser), Gullfoss waterfall, Esja mountain, Úlfarsfell mountain, Akranes town with white sand beach and hot pot, Hvammsvik with hot pots and stunning nature. Snæfellsnes peninsula with Snæfellsjökull glacier National Park, Blue Lagoon, Húsafell canyon baths and a lot more. What characterizes the neighborhood is its close proximity with nature. We have the luxury of staying in a very quiet and grown area surrounded with beautiful nature all around only few minutes away from the bay our area has been named after and very short walk to our neighborhood's defining features which is the beautiful coastline that envelopes a large portion of the district. We only do homeexchange with homeowners. GP is only available for minium 1 week.

Getting to my home

Airport bus, buses, taxi or car

Nearest airport

Keflavik international aiport 45 min

Getting around

There is a bus station 2 mín walk from home with 2 lines taking you directly to city center. We though reccomend people to have a car as it is needed to go for shopping groceries but buses also go directly there and taxi of course.

Map of Approximate Location


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Erna

I am Erna and will be travelling with my sister Eva. We are both art teachers, love yoga, healthy lifestyle and travelling. Now we are back to homeexchange after many years of succesful swaps worldwide, began it in 2003 We take great pride in looking after our apartment and would take equal care of your home and respect it as ours, we are very reliable and experienced home exchanges and travelers. We have both lived abroad for a longer period, me in England and Eva in France.
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