A quiet, friendly house where you cook your own meals anytime.
Enjoy full use of:
@ your own furnished bedroom, including bedding, large desk, lamp, cable TV, radio, mirror, bookcase and storage shelves
@ fully equipped kitchen with a small table
@ dining room with a large table
@ living room with a stereo and a good piano that you are welcome to play
@ two bathrooms
@ basement with a laundry room (washer, dryer, sink and clothesline)
@ fenced back yard with patio table and chairs
Transportation:
@ One-minute walk to the bus stop
@ Take the #40 express bus to downtown or to Ottawa University, or get off at Greenboro for the O-train to Carleton University, or get off at Billings Bridge and take the 118 to Algonquin College
@ Also served by buses 142 and 144
@ See octranspo.com, I am bus stop 4171
SHOPPING!
Only a five-minute walk to:
@ GREAT grocery shopping side-by-side: Giant Tiger (discount grocery) AND Farm Boy (fresh meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, and lots of good take-home fast food)
@ a dollar store
@ Tim Horton’s (great sandwiches)
@ Canada Trust bank
Twenty-minute walk (or seven-minute bus ride) to:
@ Southgate Mall with Loeb's grocery, Shopper's Drug Mart, Kardish health food, Scotiabank, Pizza Pizza, Full Start Chinese food, Subway fast food
@ Towngate Mall with UPS store (photocopying, faxing, etc), Bank of Montreal, health clinic, Greek restaurant, Wendy's fast food, fruit & vegetable store
Ten-minute bus ride to South Keys Mall:
@ Loblaws grocery, Wal-Mart, Bulk Barn, Chapters bookstore, Future Shop, Starbucks and Second Cup coffee shops, Staples office supply, and more
Leisure:
@ we live on the banks of a natural creek with a long hiking path with a duck pond at either end of the path and a forested area in the middle
@ ten-minute walk to an indoor pool
@ ten-minute walk to a baseball diamond, soccer field and two outdoor ice-skating rinks
Atmosphere:
@ We live in a safe, family neighbourhood of townhomes
@ My guests tell me that they enjoy the quiet, peaceful atmosphere in the home
@ Near Bank Street and Rosebella (between Albion and Queensdale K1T 1T9)
@ Household consists of the homestay mum and two to three students at a time, each with her own room
@ House contains two friendly cats
ESL-friendly:
@ homestay mum is a writer and editor, and is happy to help with ESL homework questions
@ so far I have enjoyed the company of four South Korean ESL students, references available on request in either English or Korean
Cost:
@ Rent is $450 per month
@ This price includes heat (natural gas heat kept at 21 Celsius), electricity, local phone, cable TV and wireless cable Internet, plus amenities like laundry detergent, fabric softener, garbage bags etc.
@ The last month’s rent ($450) is required to hold the room, and is credited to the last month of your stay with 60 day’s notice
Availability:
@ large upstairs room available now
Contact me:
@ Females ONLY. No males, no pets, no exceptions, don't even ask.
@ Please contact me by e-mail at rentottawa at canada.com OR
@ Call me by telephone (females only please) at (country code 01) 613-526-2277
@ Students only, international and ESL students welcome. We all read and write a lot here :-)
Thank you for reading all this and enjoy your day : - )