Meet Truc
Family Hobbies
Fitness, gym, Computer programming, Playing a musical instrument, Music, gigs, festivals, Watching movies
Hosting guests since
2023
Response Rate
100%
Response Time
Within two hours
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
We would like to tell you a little about us. Our names are Annie Luu and Dennis Nguyen, we are both Australian Citizens. We have been married 7 years and having 2 children, Louis Nguyen is 5 years old and Joseph Nguyen 6 months old.
We speak English and Vietnamese.
Once again, we are happy to welcome you to Australia. We consider it our privilege to have you here and to assist you in every way that we can.
Below are guidelines just to let you know what our expectations and wishes are for you. We are very happy to have you in our home and want you to feel a part of our family.
Free BREAKFAST: We will always have cold and hot cereal, bread for toast, milk, fresh fruit, tea, coffee , and would like you to make yourself at home in our kitchen. We will be glad to show you where everything is stored and how to run the dishwasher, microwave, etc. Please rinse your dishes and put them into the dishwasher. We ask that you be conservative with the water when rinsing dishes, remembering to turn the water off when you are not actually rinsing a dish–so as not to run up the water bill. If the dishwasher is full of clean dishes, please rinse your dishes and place them in the vinyl holder in the left sink. Also, if time allows, please help by putting away the clean dishes if the light is on — be sure to turn the red light off only after you have unloaded the dishes.
LUNCH: We can offer lunch for you or you can prepare .
DINNER: Our dinner will usually be ready around 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Occasionally, we have to work late. When that is the case, there will be food available for you to help yourself. Always, after dinner, all of us help cleaning the kitchen, so please join in and help us by clearing the dishes off the table help, rinsing and loading the dishwasher, wiping off the stove, counter tops and the dining table. It’s a fun “family time” together.
Lunch $10/ each/ 1 person
Dinners $15/ each /1 person
Or $20/ day /1 person for both lunch and dinner.
The price is not including beer, soft drink, cake, snack, ice cream, yogurt ,vitamin, cheese, yakult, sushi or eating outside of the home as restaurants, shopping, food court, ,hotel , travel with host.
Please let’s us know and we can prepare . We can cook varieties kinds of food as chicken, beef, pork, vegetables, noodles, soups, seafood, spaghetti, pasta , rice …
WEEKEND MEALS: We have external school activities for my children, our very busiest day is Saturday and we will never be home on Saturday or Sunday. Therefore, breakfast as usual; and dinner – there will always be food in the refrigerator – please help yourself. Sunday we will sometimes eat a meal together by 1:00 p.m., but most times we eat at a restaurant with our friends after Catholic church mass.
OUR HOME – YOUR HOME: You are welcome to make yourself at home in the “common areas” of our house — watch TV anytime you want, watch movies, play the piano, read, play board or card games, etc. We do respectfully ask that you not smoke or drink any alcoholic beverages at our home. Also, since we work five days a week, our normal bedtime is 9:00pm. Thank you for respecting our time at night by keeping your music or TV , phones volumes low. If you have any problems or questions, please come to us and we will help you in any way we can.
YOUR ROOM: We respect your privacy and will never enter your room without first knocking. We want you to feel at home in your room – this is your space. If there is anything we have forgotten that will make your stay more comfortable, please talk with us about it. We have provided a vacuum cleaner for you to use in your room along with a dust rag and furniture polish. Please try to run it about once a week and do a little dusting just to help keep everything nice and orderly.
We have provided a towel bar on your closet or room door to hang your wet bath towel and washcloth on. Please do not leave wet towels or washcloths on the furniture, or on the bed. Also, please put any drink glasses on the coasters provided to keep water spots from damaging the furniture. We prefer that you not take food to your room – crumbs and left-over food can cause bug infestation.
Each morning before you leave for school, please neatly make up your bed smoothing out all wrinkles, pick up your clothing and hang them in the closet, open your blinds or shutters, and leave your door open to help the ventilation in your room.
LAUNDRY: The washer are located on ground floor. We will be glad to show you how to use the washer. Please remember to launder your bed sheets, towels before check out.
BATHROOM: As a courtesy, please keep the bathroom as picked up and clean as possible for your suite-mate(s). Cleaning supplies are under the bathroom sink. You should work out a cleaning routine for the bathroom – it should be cleaned every week!! (Mop the floor, clean the toilet, clean mirror, scrub the tub and sink, etc.) Because we are living in a double storey home, you can flush reasonable amounts of toilet paper into toilet. Too much toilet paper can stop up the toilet. Please do not put wet tissue into toilet, it also block the pipe and cause costly repairs.
LEISURE TIME: We hope you will make many new friends from many countries while you are in Australia. We encourage you to go on all the planned school activities. Anytime you go out with friends, just let us know how we can reach you in case of emergency, and when you will return home. You may text or call us to let us know. Anytime we are home, you are welcome to have a friend over to visit at reasonable hours, but we respectfully ask that you not have friends over when we are not at home. Under no circumstances should you ever have a female in your room.
TRASH DAY: Mondays are the day the trashmen come to pick up the neighborhood trash. Every Sunday , please help us round up all the trash in the entire house into plastic bags, put them in the large trash cans outside, and roll them to the front curb. Your help is appreciated.
This is a lot of information – but we hope it will help you feel more at home and give you guidance on what is expected of you. We will treat you like part of our family!!!
House Facilities
- Non Smoking
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located in South West Melbourne. There are 2 shops within 600meters of my place. There are 3 universities: the University of Melbourne, Victoria University, and Rmit within a 3km distance. Also, bus stops, primary, secondary, and high schools are all around within 10 minutes' walking distance
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Beach
- Shopping Centre
- 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
We would like to tell you a little about us. Our names are Annie Luu and Dennis Nguyen. We have been married 7 years and having 2 children, Louis Nguyen is 5 years old and Joseph Nguyen 4 months old.
Once again, we are happy to welcome you to Australia. We consider it our privilege to have you here and to assist you in every way that we can.
Below are guidelines just to let you know what our expectations and wishes are for you. We are very happy to have you in our home and want you to feel a part of our family.
BREAKFAST: We will always have cold and hot cereal, English Muffins, Bagels or bread for toast, milk, fresh fruit and/or juice on hand and would like you to make yourself at home in our kitchen. We will be glad to show you where everything is stored and how to run the dishwasher, microwave, etc. Please rinse your dishes and put them into the dishwasher. We ask that you be conservative with the water when rinsing dishes, remembering to turn the water off when you are not actually rinsing a dish–so as not to run up the water bill. If the dishwasher is full of clean dishes, please rinse your dishes and place them in the vinyl holder in the left sink. Also, if time allows, please help by putting away the clean dishes if the light is on — be sure to turn the red light off only after you have unloaded the dishes.
LUNCH: We can offer lunch for you or you can prepare it for yourself.
DINNER: Our dinner will usually be ready around 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Occasionally, we have to work late. When that is the case, there will be food available for you to help yourself. Always, after dinner, all of us help cleaning the kitchen, so please join in and help us by clearing the dishes off the table help, rinsing and loading the dishwasher, wiping off the stove, counter tops and the dining table. It’s a fun “family time” together.
WEEKEND MEALS: We have external school activities for my children, our very busiest day is Saturday and we will never be home on Saturday. Therefore, breakfast as usual; and dinner – there will always be food in the refrigerator – please help yourself. Sunday we will sometimes eat a meal together by 1:00 p.m., but most times we eat at a restaurant with our friends after Catholic church mass
OUR HOME – YOUR HOME: You are welcome to make yourself at home in the “common areas” of our house — watch TV anytime you want, watch movies, play the piano, read, play board or card games, etc. There is a cinema room for watching movies, except for our sleeping time. We do respectfully ask that you not smoke or drink any alcoholic beverages at our home. Also, since we work five days a week, our normal bedtime is 9:00pm. Thank you for respecting our time at night by keeping your music or TV volumes low, and asking your friends to not call after 9:00pm. If you have any problems or questions, please come to us and we will help you in any way we can.
YOUR ROOM: We respect your privacy and will never enter your room without first knocking. We want you to feel at home in your room – this is your space. If there is anything we have forgotten that will make your stay more comfortable, please talk with us about it. We have provided a vacuum cleaner (stored in my sitting room closet) for you to use in your room along with a dust rag and furniture polish. Please try to run it about once a week and do a little dusting just to help keep everything nice and orderly.
We have provided a towel bar on your closet or room door to hang your wet bath towel and washcloth on. Please do not leave wet towels or washcloths on the furniture, or on the bed. Also, please put any drink glasses on the coasters provided to keep water spots from damaging the furniture. We prefer that you not take food to your room – crumbs and left-over food can cause bug infestation.
Each morning before you leave for school, please neatly make up your bed smoothing out all wrinkles, pick up your clothing and hang them in the closet, open your blinds or shutters, and leave your door open to help the ventilation in your room.
LAUNDRY: The washer are located on ground floor. We will be glad to show you how to use the washer. Please remember to launder your bed sheets, towels and wash cloths regularly. There is a laundry hamper provided inside your closet to place your dirty clothes in.
BATHROOM: As a courtesy, please keep the bathroom as picked up and clean as possible for your suite-mate(s). Cleaning supplies are under the bathroom sink. You should work out a cleaning routine for the bathroom – it should be cleaned every week!! (Mop the floor, clean the toilet, clean mirror, scrub the tub and sink, etc.) Because we are living in a double storey home, you can flush reasonable amounts of toilet paper into toilet. Too much toilet paper can stop up the toilet. Please do not put wet tissue into toilet, it also block the pipe and cause costly repairs.
LEISURE TIME: We hope you will make many new friends from many countries while you are in Australia. We encourage you to go on all the planned school activities. Anytime you go out with friends, just let us know how we can reach you in case of emergency, and when you will return home. You may text or call us to let us know. Anytime we are home, you are welcome to have a friend over to visit at reasonable hours, but we respectfully ask that you not have friends over when we are not at home. Under no circumstances should you ever have a female in your room.
TRASH DAY: Mondays are the day the trashmen come to pick up the neighborhood trash. Every Sunday evening, please help us round up all the trash in the entire house into plastic bags, put them in the large trash cans outside, and roll them to the front curb. Your help is appreciated.
This is a lot of information – but we hope it will help you feel more at home and give you guidance on what is expected of you. We will treat you like part of our family!!!
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?
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