Meet Karen
Sociable, Energetic, Helpful
I've hosted many international guests before. I'm used to helping people improve their English and I'd be happy to help you! I run an organization, Detroit International House.
On a typical day...
I’m mostly at home/work from home.
When I host guests...
I’m helpful and hands on. I can show them where to go and help them get there.
Family Hobbies
Football, Cycling, Basketball, Fitness, gym, Cooking
Hosting guests since
2018
Response Rate
100%
Response Time
Within a day
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
We're a family of three living in a big house in the beautiful Indian Village, Detroit. We're 10 minutes away from the Downtown area where you can find the best that Detroit has to offer. Currently, only my oldest son, husband, and I live in the house.
We offer a private room with a comfortable bed with workspace and plenty of storage. You'd be welcomed to use the third floor kitchen and living room. We're especially interested in hosting international guests/students. You are welcome to join us for family dinners, but you must also reciprocate by cooking for all sometimes.
Everyone here loves to chat about anything and everything, as well as do activities together, such as cooking or simply going to the gym together. We have a gym family membership at the local YCMA and we'd be happy to add your name to it with no additional cost. Detroit is great for biking. We have available bikes to use (if interested, let us know!)
We're a very social family and we have weekly gatherings in our home so you'll never be bored. We're happy to give you any tips when it comes to the best places to visit in the city (there is plenty to see!)
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Indian Village is a historic neighborhood located on Detroit’s east side and is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The district has a number of architecturally significant homes built in the early 20th century. A number of the houses have been substantially restored, and most others well kept up.
Many of the homes were built by prominent architects such as Albert Kahn, Louis Kamper and William Stratton for some of the area’s most prominent citizens such as Edsel Ford. Many of the homes are very large, with some over 12,000 square feet (1,100 m²). Many have a carriage house, with some of those being larger than an average suburban home. Some of the houses also have large amounts of Pewabic Pottery tiles. The neighborhood contains many historic homes including the automotive entrepreneur Henry Leland, founder of Lincoln and Cadillac, who resided on Seminole Street.
Indian Village has a very active community including the Historic Indian Village Association, Men’s Garden Club & Woman’s Garden Club. The neighborhood hosts an annual Home & Garden Tour the second weekend of June, a neighborhood yard sale in September, a holiday home tour in December, and many other community events.
Detroit features:
-Dequindre Cut (converted railroad line for biking)
-Belle Isle (Beautiful park on the water, for biking, swimming, fishing and exploring trails)
-Ethnic areas: Mexicantown, Greektown, and Hamtramck
-Midtown-explore the many shops around this cool area
-Museums! Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Historical Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Motown Museum
-Downtown (house is 30 min bike ride/bus ride)
-Eastern Market-Highly renowned open air market. Best place to be on a Saturday morning from May to October
-Heidelberg project (large outdoor art installation)
-University life: houses are close to Wayne State University and a short bus or train ride for a day trip to our premier University, the University of Michigan, which is a lively city with museums, shops and restaurants
-SLOW ROLL: largest group bike ride in the country takes place in Detroit every Monday night in the summer
-REPLAY CAFE: AMAZING GAMING HAVEN
-URBAN EXPLORING
NOTE: WE HAVE A FLEET OF BIKES FOR HIRE ONLY. PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT COST.
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Swimming
- Beach
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Health club
- Restaurant
- Airport
- 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
House Rules
- Clean up after yourself. That means maintaining your room organized, washing everything you use in the kitchen, and just being generally mindful in regards to our shared spaces.
- Wash the dishes as soon as you're done with them.
- Be aware that some of us work from home and so there is a need for quietude for a good part of the day.
- Be respectful of the shared areas and expect to help with their maintenance every once in a while (we won't ask you to do anything crazy, don't worry!)
- Enjoy yourself and everything that Detroit has to offer. We're here to make sure you have a great experience.
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.