Home exchange and house swap holiday accommodation in Summer Hill, Sydney, NSW
Emma has worked in health for 30 years and likes cooking, so you'll find the kitchen is well stocked. Emma likes arty things. My son is 15 and has been house trained to respect others property. We will take care of your place. We are a cheerful crew and love bikes, bush walks, the beach, swimming, picnics, eating delicious food-and getting away, anywhere, we like new adventures!
#13948
Jun 2015
9
A charismatic upper floor apartment of a free standing terrace. It has high ceilings, fireplaces, Kauri floor boards, large fridge, herb garden, Lemon myrtle, lemongrass. Feel free to use condiments and other things. Gates for the safety of little ones. Smart TV, SBS on demand, ABC iView, Stan, Netflix.
Bedrooms
1 Queen bed
1 King single
1 trundle single
sheets and towels
Washing machine, clothes line-no dryer
Staying in?
There is a gas BBQ. Sit back to the smart TV and a recliner lounge like you're at the movies. Plenty of kids toys.
We have a native Australian garden. There's a gas heater, heated towel rail. A/C (double glazed sound & heat reflective sunroom windows).
At times street parking is necessary as we converted part if the driveway to a lush backyard retreat. There is one park space which is shared.
Apartment/Unit
Heating, Internet, Wifi, TV, Dishwasher, Gas Cooking, Coffee machine, Microwave, Washing Machine, Security Screens, Fans, Airconditioning
Toys
Garden Yard, BBQ, Pond, Bicycle, Rain Tank
Parking space available, Street parking
South Coast NSW, Central Coast NSW
Yes
Yes
2024: 26Dec-29Dec | 30Dec-6Jan2025
Simultaneous, Open to last minute
Weekend, Short term (1-4 wks)
No
School Holidays, Christmas, Easter
Car Swap Negotiable, Children Welcome, No Smoking
Family holiday, City living, Cultural indulgence, Foodie indulgence
Shopping, Golf, Lawn Bowls, Tennis, Horse Racing, Kids Activities, Water Slides, Skateboarding, Biking, Bushwalking, Swimming, Boating, Sailing, Surfing, Ice Skating
Cafes, Restaurants, Cinema, Pubs/Bars, Clubs [e.g. RSL], Theatre, Art Gallery, Museum, Public Library, Farmer's markets, Aquarium, Zoo, Parks, Playing Fields, Skate park, Public Pool, Live Music
Welcome to the inner west, check this out:
The Greenway/Iron Cove
2 minutes walk to the start of the off street track, either walk (2.5km), cycle, scooter, take the light rail or drive to the Bay. Then go all the way around the dedicated walk/cycle track next to the water. Cafes and UTS rowing club offer dining with water views. Various updated parks with equipment for various aged kids along the track. (eg There's a flying fox near Drummoyne bridge)
Bicycles
2 adult bikes with helmets available (sometimes we take them away, so check first).
Dining
Ashfield (train-1 stop) where you can get delicious Northern style Chinese food (try dumplings or hand-made noodles at New Shanghai),as well as any array of Asian food. Miss Celie's Jazz Blues bar cool live music and fun atmosphere (no cover charge). 5 minutes in the other direction will take you to Leichhardt and Haberfield with sensational Italian pastries, gelato, bread, pizza's. Petersham (2 train stops) has Portuguese chicken and tarts. Marrickville (10 minutes) has Bourke St bakery, Vietnamese (VN Street Food-Nem or sticky rice with ginger grilled chicken glaze) and Greek food. Enmore has the best Pakistani tandoor (Faheem fast food), 'Russo and Russo'-delectable modern Italian,plus a vegetarian 'butcher'.
Parks
There's a new skate park 3 min walk away (Five Dock, Sydenham and Dulwich Hill have awesome ones, too). Timberell Park has unique kids equipment(and a cafe for those needing caffiene et al).
Staying in
There is a gas BBQ. Sit back to the smart TV and a recliner lounge like you're at the movies. Plenty of kids toys.
We have offstreet parking. There's a gas heater, heated towel rail.
Train
2 minutes walk. 16 minutes to Central station
Light rail-to City
Taverners Hill or Lewisham West Station
5 minute walk
Takes you to Glebe, the Fish markets, Darling Harbour, Ian Thorpe swimming complex(water slides on weekend), powerhouse museum, Entertainment centre, Paddy's markets, China Town, Capitol theatre.
Within 2 mins walk
Village shops, about 10 cafes (eg Goblin on Sloane St), good coffee, restaurants (Vietnamese, Thai, Italian, Indian, Japanese, burgers, fish and chips, One Penny Red), 'The Temperance Society' art deco inspired bar has rotating tap beers sourced from within kms, 'Rio Milk Bar' is a converted old school milk bar, changed into a wine bar for grown ups who like cocktails etc. A quality butcher, Summer Hill wine shop (brilliant range and knowledgeable staff), 'Sweets work-shop' 58 Carlton Cres has local (Inner west, NSW) hand made items for sale. IGA has a cheese room. Hang out in the piazza.
Within 15 min
The Greenway/Bay run. Marrickville or Rozelle markets, 'The red rattler' collectively run bar and events venue (leave your assumptions at home), Petersham, Leichhardt, Enmore all have pools. Stix and Pita(Enmore), Zues(Dulwich Hill), both amazing Greek food, Cooks river cycling track.Steele park water play perfect for under 6's and doesn't cost a cent.
Within 30 minutes
Sydney Opera house, Museum of contemporary Art, art gallery of New South Wales, Olympic park (water slides) and treetop adventure climbing, Sydney Observatory, Sydney aquarium and Maritime museum, Darling Harbour, Circular Quay, city shopping, Seymour centre, Pier 1, 2, 3 etc, take a ferry around the harbour, Luna Park, Bondi beach (drive) try the Bondi to Bronte beach walk
Within one hour
Manly beach, Taronga zoo, Wet n Wild Manly, Neilson Park, Watsons Bay, Middle Harbour bush walk/picnic.
90 mins or so
Blue mountains, Royal National Park.
Bakery, Convenience Store, Pharmacy, Supermarket, Gymnasium, Yoga/Pilates
Sydney (8kms)
Kingsford-Smith international (6.4kms)
Note: The location shown on the map is approximate only.
There are 5 endorsements for this house swap member:
Emma was a pleasure to communicate with throughout the lead up to our swap and her place was sweet as. Perfect location near train station and Summer Hill was a friendly, leafy suburb to stay in. Bed super comfy and kitchen had all you need for a stay in Sydney. Highly recommend.
Martin from Mossy Point NSW (Oct 2023)
Emma house was so close from transport that it was easy to spend whole days in the city whiteout spending hours in the transport .The suburb of Summer hill is a very sympathetic one ,we could find every thing we need.The rests confortable enough for the two of us . We appreciated our stay and would recommend Summer hill
francois from Elanora QLD (Apr 2019)
Emma's location was fabulous and so accessible to trains for getting around the Inner West. The accommodation was very comfortable and had a cosy feel and Emma was very easy to make arrangements with, I can highly recommend this property for a city swap
Maris from Springwood NSW (Sep 2017)
We really enjoyed our stay in Emma's lovely apartment which was located close to the train station and light rail. We were able to catch up with family living in Sydney easily and enjoy the benefits of city life. We enjoyed exploring the local area and had a wonderful Italian meal on a warm night in one of the outdoor restaurants in Summer Hill almost believing we were in Italy, the atmosphere was terrific. Emma was lovely to deal with and left our house clean and tidy. Thank you!
Mary from Kiama, NSW (May 2016)
Emma is a wonderful home swapper as she is very easy to contact and exchange information with. Her home is in the lovely village like place of Summer Hill with a great French cafe Fare Nosh which has plat du jour Tuesday - Thursday night, many coffee shops, an IGA store, Italian, Thai, Indian cafes and the Summer Hill hotel and a quality wine shop which are all in walking distance plus a good gym where I trained during my holiday. I would recommend Emma's home for a house swap.
Sean from Tingalpa, QLD (Jul 2015)
