Home exchange and house swap holiday accommodation in Geographe , Busselton, WA
We are a retired couple in our mid 70's living in Busselton in Western Australia. And we are keen croquet players. So the nearest croquet club is always of interest. Our two daughters live in the northern hemisphere. One daughter and son in law plus three grandchildren live in Wheatley, Oxfordshire in the UK. Our other daughter and son in law live in Berlin, Germany. We are family oriented and love keeping in touch with facetime and what's app chats and photos. But even better we like to meet up annually and we have joined this house swap group to facilitate this. Our interests include camping trips in the company of friends and local extended family, growing our own vege, reading ,film and classical music or live theatre events. We have a special interest in wildflowers and birds. And we fish along the WA coast mainly from the beach but sometimes from our small dinghy. Simultaneous and non simultaneous exchanges are both fine. Oxford UK, Berlin Germany and Nelson New Zealand are our favoured overseas destinations. As are suburbs or countryside adjacent to Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney within Australia.
#25027
Mar 2022
A beach location! We live in a modern, 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home in the beachside suburb of Geographe three streets back from the Bay of the same name. It is an easy maintainance property.
There is an ensuite master bedroom with walk in robe to the front. The two guest bedrooms are set up as a double and a single with access to a separate bathroom. A study would be fitted with a sofa bed should a fourth bedroom be needed.These are located at the rear and side of our home looking out on gardens.
The social hub is the central lounge, dining kitchen area. But we often entertain more informally, enjoying the warm sunshine on the enclosed back verandah area or sit out and BBQ a meal in the small garden .
Jeanette enjoys machine quilting and fine art print making. She has a sewing machine and a small press set up with her art materials in an annex of the verandah. There is also a quiet reading/music room with a piano.
We grow our own vegetables in easily maintained reticulated ,containers. But you need only attend to these if you enjoy gardening. There is double driveway parking for cars. And a garage which houses a dinghy and sundry sporting gear such as bicycles and tools. Bicycles are available for your use. ( You need a skipper's licence).The garage would not accommodate a car unless we were away with the dinghy at the time of your stay.
House
Airconditioning, Heating, Bath, Internet, Wifi, TV, Piano, Dishwasher, Gas Cooking, Microwave, Washing Machine, Security Screens, Open Fireplace
Garden Yard, BBQ, Pond, Verandah, Lock Up Garage, Bicycle
New Zealand, Tasmania Australia, United Kingdom
No
Feb-May 2025 (New Zealand), Feb-Apr 2025 (Tasmania Australia), Jul-Aug 2024 (United Kingdom)
2024: 24Dec-28Dec | 2025: 12Mar-12Apr
Non-simultaneous, Simultaneous
Short term (1-4 wks)
No
School Holidays
Children Welcome, No Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Car Swap Negotiable
Family holiday, Sea change, Weekend Getaway
Shopping, Golf, Lawn Bowls, Tennis, Kids Activities, Skateboarding, Biking, Hiking, Bushwalking, Swimming, Fishing, Boating, Canoeing, Sailing, Scuba Diving, Windsurfing, Surfing, Jet Skiing, Horse Racing
Restaurants, Cinema, Pubs/Bars, Clubs [e.g. RSL], Live Music, Theatre, Museum, Historical Sites, Public Library, Farmer's markets, Parks, Playing Fields, Skate park, Public Pool, Cafes, Art Gallery, Aquarium
Coastal scenery and participation in a full range of sporting and outdoor activities only 10 minutes away in the Busselton community or an hour away by car in the adjacent Cape Naturaliste/Cape Leeuwin regions.
We are members of the Busselton croquet club and visitors are made welcome.
Sport, Nature, Quiet, Family, Historical
Bakery, Convenience Store, Pharmacy, Supermarket, Gymnasium, Yoga/Pilates
Bunbury (52kms)
Busselton-Margaret River airport (10kms)
Note: The location shown on the map is approximate only.
There are 2 endorsements for this house swap member:
It was a pleasure to meet Jeanette and Trevor we felt very confident that we were leaving our home in good hands. As indeed was the case every thing was left clean and tidy and many thanks for the flowers.
Barry and Pam from Ryde NSW (Apr 2024)
Everything about this house swap, our first, worked like a charm. We loved Jeanette and Trevor’s well-equipped house and garden. The location was terrific, with Busselton offering plenty of choice of cafes, restaurants and shops. We walked on the jetty and seafront, did the local ParkRun, a Whale Watching boat trip (most successful) and some lovely walks in the Leeuwin-Cape Naturaliste National Park. The wildflowers were stunning at this time of year (October). Swapping cars too really helped to make this a most enjoyable few days away and we now want to do more! Thank you Jeanette and Trevor, our friendly hosts who made everything so easy for us.
Derrick from Kew VIC (Oct 2023)
