Meet Atsuko
Conscientious, Helpful, Friendly
I offer both Japanese and Western-style nutritional meals cooked mostly with organic produce. I also have first-hand homestay experience as an international student. Holds WWC (working with children).
On a typical day...
I’m a clean person and keep a clean house.
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, Tennis, Cycling, Skiing, Computer games
Response Rate
50%
Response Time
Within one hour
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Stay healthy and safe during your stay in Melbourne!
We are a family of four active and environmentally conscious people; mum, dad, a 9year old boy and a 6year old girl.
We have a comfortable house in one of the safest suburbs in Melbourne, Ormond, with all amenities within easy walking distance, one of the important factors in staying healthy.
About us;
Dad – an engineer. previous experience in teaching English overseas and speaks clearly. Many non-native English speakers say his English is easy to understand.
Mum – originally from Japan and now calls Melbourne home. She is a former homestay student herself many years ago, hence has a great understanding of the value of homestay in learning English and cultural immersion as well as the needs of homestay students! She quit her corporate job to raise her children and she has been an active volunteer at a local school. She also studies part-time to become a practitioner of nutritional medicine (currently a student member of industry body) due to her great passion for helping people achieve their optimal health.
Children – Bilingual in English and Japanese. They are active and ride/walk 3km to/from school most days of the week. The 9-year-old son loves Australian rules football, who would be happy to accompany you to a match for a true Melbourne experience. He plays tennis twice a week. The 6-year-old girl is cheeky and plays tennis once a week. They both practice taekwondo twice a week. They cannot wait to meet you!
What we offer;
Your own bedroom upstairs (we mostly live downstairs except for mum’s study in the open area)
A single bed with all bedding needs, a study desk and chair, a small chest of drawers and a small wardrobe, towels
Guest bathroom dedicated to you and another guest (if any)
Shared living area
Free WiFi & utility cost
Light breakfast (wholemeal bread and cow’s milk)*upgrade to organic/biodynamic milk at an additional cost of $3
Organic vegetables and fruit we have at home (for you to use for lunch and snack)
Nightly healthy organic dinner
Weekly cleaning
Add-ons;
Laundry service at an additional cost of $20 per week
Airport pickup (Mon-Sat after 7 pm, Sun all day subject to availability. Early booking recommended) one-off cost of $50
Storage of up to 3 boxes in the garage whilst you travel for $30 per month
My Pets
Fish
House Facilities
- Garden
- Laundry
- TV
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is 12km south-east from Melbourne CBD, in one of the safest suburbs in Melbourne. We have all amenities within easy walking distance e.g. cafés, restaurants, medical centre, supermarket, gym etc. We have a bus literally around the corner to get to the biggest shopping centre in the Sothern hemisphere (30minute ride). Our house is a 10-minute walk to a train station from where trains get you to Monash University Caulfield campus in 5 minutes, Melbourne CBD in 20 minutes, and another shopping centre in 10 minutes and a bus from the station takes you to Monash University Clayton campus in 23 minutes. You also have another train station 15 minutes away with access to a tram.
We have a beautiful reserve right outside the front gate where you can take a walk or practise yoga and a larger reserve next to it offers a sporting facility with free exercise equipment, tennis club and walking/bike trail in a tranquil environment. Coupled with our healthy diet, this homestay invites you to a healthy lifestyle.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Shopping Centre
- Bus Stop
- Train station
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
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Lactose Intolerant
- Nut Allergies
House Rules
- Please take your shoes off at the door and keep your area tidy
- Please limit shower to 10 minutes maximum as water is scarce in Australia and the next person may have to have a cold shower!
- Please limit noise to low after 9 pm for everybody’s good night sleep (you're welcome to watch TV in the shared living area upstairs at a low volume).
- Please do not bring an additional guest for partying or sleepover
- No smoking on the property please (yourself and your friends)
- Please refrain from using indecent language
- Please do not feed our children processed food as they have allergies
- Please limit your use of washing machine to once a week
- Please try to use electrical appliances during the day to maximise the use of solar panel to be environmentally friendly
- Please share your living space with the family between 4-5 pm on Saturdays for a child’s tutor
- Please do not get intoxicated on-premise
- Please do not bring any animals
- Please feel free to express any concerns directly to the host mum
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.