Meet Jennifer
Family Hobbies
Sailing, Cooking, Computer programming, Gardening, Playing cards
Hosting guests since
2011
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Nanaimo is a beautiful seaside city on Vancouver Island with many hiking trails, water sports and historic sites. There is city buses, bike or car rentals for transportation options.
We have a fully furnished room with double bed, desk, dresser, closet and piano; there is a private bathroom beside the room. Common areas, living room and kitchen are beside this room. There is a yoga/workout room with a sauna that is also available to use. You must love dogs as we have 4 friendly chocolate labradors. Meals are self serve except for dinners we usually eat together.
We are a busy middle aged, English speaking couple with 2 adult children who enjoy visiting our home regularly share meals and play board games. We have enjoyed hosting international students and backpackers for over 12 years and sharing a bit about our culture.
We have a home based business in a studio that is built onto our home that teaches arts and crafts classes as well as our son uses it to teach kids computer coding classes. We have a large backyard with many gardens and fruit trees; we enjoy growing our own food as much as possible. We also like to make our own wines from the fruits that we grow and making craft beers.
We enjoy hiking with our dogs, water sports, camping, gardening, playing board games and crafts in our free time.
My Pets
Dog
House Facilities
- Garden
- Games Room
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
We are located in central Nanaimo, 5 minute walk to the nearest bus stop. Close to shopping centers, activities and hiking trails
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Beach
- Shopping Centre
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
We are a very easy going couple so if you don't understand something or need help please ask. We ask that you please keep your room and bathroom clean and make sure doors and windows are securely locked when you go out. You are welcome to use the kitchen to cook but please clean up after yourself in any common areas.
Our family is fully Covid vaccinated and we would require that you be as well. There is no smoking or drug use in our home; casual alcohol consumption is ok.
We can help you navigate how to get here, most people fly to Vancouver then take the ferry to Nanaimo and we may be able to pick you up from the ferry terminal or there is bus or taxi service available.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.