Large room & shower in family house

Homestay in Knowle - Bristol , United Kingdom

About the Homestay

Urban Eco friendly
  • Welcomes
  • Males
  • Females
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Students

We enjoy sharing our house and are experienced hosts. We live near the centre of Bristol in a 5 bedroom house (30 minutes walk - 2.1 miles) and train station (25 minutes walk - 1.6 miles). On the bus route - cycle space available. Its only 5 minute walk to local shops, cafes, bars / pubs and restaurants. We have an extensive well maintained garden and an allotment at the back where we have vegetables, fruit trees hens and ducks. We (Jim and Sarah (married), baby daughters Eve and Lucy and Steve (Jim's dad) share the house with Reuben the cat and we have regular visits from Flossie (Jim's daughter) who is a fabulous chef and great fun. We are a friendly family and love to meet new people. Happy to help with English, share meals and give advice about Bristol. Equally we respect it if you like to be quiet and spend time in the privacy of your room or relax in the garden.

We have a large kitchen dinner with a sofa area and another separate TV sofa room. There are conservatory doors opening out on to the garden where there are plenty of benches, two ponds and beautiful flowers and shrubs.

You will have your own shower, toilet and washbasin ensuite. The room can accommodate two very comfortable john lewis single beds or one double (your choice), a desk , chair, desk lamp and small chest of drawers. There are separate hanging hooks and a small hanging mirrored wardrobe.

My Pets

Cat, Other

House Facilities
  • Garden
  • Bikes for use
  • Computer
  • Laundry
  • Patio
  • Barbecue
  • Parking
  • TV
  • Internet Access
  • Smoke alarm
  • Smoke alarm on each floor
  • Carbon monoxide detector

Bedrooms available for booking

Minimum stay is for 2 nights

Maximum stay is for 365 nights

Available for given dates

Long stay? If you have a reoccuring schedule where days in the week do not require accommodation, you can unselect those days below. This will inform the host and reduce the price of your stay.

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Downstairs room with own shower
From £18 per night
Double Room
Sleeps 2

Bathroom ensuite (within room)
1 Double Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates

The bedroom can be set up as two single beds or one double - your choice. Has ensuite shower with toilet and sink on downstair level.

Facilities
  • Desk and Lamp
  • Dresser / Drawers
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Carpet / Moquette
 1 guest
2 guests
Nightly Price
£32
£43
Weekly Price
£180
£220
Monthly price
£550
£750
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About the Area

Our house is located on the South side of Bristol in the Totterdown , Bedminster and Knowle area - several cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants near by. This is the home of the first Bristol art week where people display art in their homes.

The train station is only 25 minutes 1.6 miles walk from the house. There is a bus stop (2 mins walk) near the house which services the city centre and train station.

The airport flyer bus can be accessed from the Train station (£7) - takes less than 30 minutes.

Local Area Facilities
  • Park
  • Gym
  • Swimming
  • Cinema
  • Library
  • Museum
  • Shopping Centre
  • Health club
  • Restaurant
  • Bus Stop
  • Train station
  • 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
Available on request at an extra cost
  • Full Breakfast
  • Half Board
  • Packed lunch
Diet Type available on request
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Coeliac
  • Diabetic
  • Lactose Intolerant
  • Nut Allergies
  • Halal

House Rules

No smoking inside the house.
Please keep our home secure and double lock the front door when entering or leaving the house.
If you would like to use the front sitting room please ask for agreement - we all do this anyway.
Please enjoy your stay and treat our home as you would your own home !
keep noise at minimum after midnight please

Please do not invite strangers into our home, if you would like to invite a friend over agree it with us in advance.

Smoking Rules

Your host is a non-smoker.

Smoking is allowed outdoors only.

9 Reviews

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    United Kingdom
    Age 75+

    1 heart
    August 2017

    Cannot recommend this home, everywhere needed a good clean, carpets needed vacuuming especially under the bed where we found a cake left by a previous tenant. Bed linen had not felt an iron in a long time. TV worked on one channel only. Bathroom floor tiles broken. Kitchen sticky, grubby and cluttered.
    Came away covered in flea bites, when I dared to mention this we were given some reimbursement and told to go find a hotel! Room certainly does not match photos in preview.

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    Host reply
    Homestay Host Family James and Sarah in ,

    Funnily enough this Is the first adverse review we have ever had in almost 3 years of hosting. This couple booked for 6nights. Having spent 5 nights with us they then decided there were fleas. We of course reimbursed them and suggested that they should leave while we investigated. They didn't show us any of the alleged fleas or bites and the couple that stayed the following day (after we had deep cleaned and fumigated the room just in case) were very happy, as have been all our guests. They left having enjoyed 6 nights free accommodation . Hmm! Hosts beware!

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    France

    5 hearts
    January 2016

    Best Family during our 3 month-trip in England. Lovely mood, nice bedroom, beautiful garden.Thanks for all your advice during our stay.

    Ludo & Valentin

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    Netherlands

    4 hearts
    October 2015

    The room was great, clean and tidy. Beds are comfortable. The en-suite shower room was great too! Thank you James and Sarah for a lovely stay.

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    United Kingdom

    5 hearts
    September 2015

    Spent 2 nights in Bristol. Sarah and James were wonderful, really friendly, helpful and welcoming. The room was really clean with a comfortable bed, after using homestay i wont book another hotel room in the future.

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    Italy
    Age 35 - 44

    5 hearts
    August 2015

    I spent a beautiful time in the Jim&Sarah 's Home. I was welcome very well as a Family member. Everyone were available, lovely, careful with me and welcomed also my partner in the same way. They always helped me when I asked them, in every context.
    The room and every spiace of the house for me were very nice and confortable! I could cook like I prefer, my italian dishes or I could have a tipical english dinner with them!
    Thank Steve, Jim, Sarah, Floss, Eve and Lucy for your available! we wish go back soon!
    Letizia and Fausto

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    Italy

    5 hearts
    July 2015

    We had a great time with James and his Family. All of them welcomed us as old friends and maybe more, as Family members! The room was beautiful and clean, the bathroom was big and with a huge shower, the food we had at home with James and his Family was 5 star! We really felt at home and we wish to go back soon! Giulio

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    Hong Kong
    Age 25 - 34

    5 hearts
    June 2015

    The host family was great, I liked it and it was near the city center. i would stay there again if i come to Bristol

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    Italy

    5 hearts
    May 2015

    Hello everyone!
    I spent only a week with this wonderful big family but it was a great time !
    They all are very friendly and sweet persons and their two twins Eve and Lucy are so adorable. Sarah, Jim and Steve gave me a lot of advises for my new life here in Bristol and Flossie is a fantastic chef, she cooked for me delicious dinners :)
    My room was a big one furnished with all comfort and the own bathroom was a big deal! The house is near to the city center, I usually walked but the bus stop is very close to the house and in 10 minutes you can arrive in the centre.
    I really recommend this family to everyone.

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    Italy
    Age 45 - 54

    5 hearts
    April 2015

    Hello everybody.
    I spent a very good time with this wonderful family, but, the worst thing in my staying here is that I stay only for two weeks :)
    I had a big double room, very confortable and full furnished and my own bathroom with shower.
    I enjoyed meal with them and I spent my free time in nice conversation and cultural exchange.
    Sarah, Jim, Steve and Flossie are very kind gentle and sociable. Steve is epic and funny and the two babies Eve and Lucy are adorable.
    The bus stop is near the house and you can reach the city centre in 15 minutes.
    I recommend this family to all, I spent a very good time and I was very sad when I leave them.

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When do I pay?

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