Meet David
Trusting, Helpful, Friendly
I am a certified ESOL Teacher with 30+ years of experience and can offer English speaking and writing lessons for an additional fee.
On a typical day...
I have a very open house. My house is your house.
When I host guests...
I’m basically a tour guide. I like to do most things with them and show them around.
Family Hobbies
Tennis, Hiking, Watching movies, Nature
Hosting guests since
2000
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
We have hosted international professionals, visiting scholars, and int'l students for over 30 yrs. Husband is a certified ESOL instructor and is willing to offer lessons in conversational English and writing assistance. Home is located in quiet residential neighborhood walking distance/biking distance from George Mason University. Rent includes evening meal Monday - Friday, sightseeing trips weekly, complimentary airport pick up from Dulles International Airport or Reagan National via the Vienna Metro train station. Easy going family with cats as pets - lots to enjoy and learn. Stay a week - a month - or longer. Parent and child welcome.
My Pets
Cat
House Facilities
- Bikes for use
- Laundry
- Parking
- Internet Access
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our home is located in a quiet, walkable neighborhood with lots of trees, sidewalks for easy walking, and is near Virginia's largest state university, George Mason University (1.5 miles/2.4 km) and only 15 miles/24 km to Washington DC. Easy access by modern metro train. Close to all kinds of shops, restaurants, cultural entertainment and nature walking trails.
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Swimming
- Bowling
- 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
Enjoy your stay in beautiful Virginia. To make your stay more enjoyable, visit with your hosts, join host for evening meals when able, enjoy local and regional sightseeing, observe quiet hours (9 PM-7 AM), no smoking in the house, take pictures, tell us your story.
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.