Meet Tara
Family Hobbies
Golf, Skiing, Cooking, Fishing, Camping
Hosting guests since
2004
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Our home is located in the middle of Canadian cottage country! We are surrounded by rocks, lakes and trees. We live about 15 km from the village of Apsley, Ontario. We live 5 minutes from Chandos Lake, and there is a very small public beach that we can swim or canoe from. We have very few neighbours. Our house is for people who want to relax in nature or enjoy all the activities nature has to offer. There are five lakes around the Apsley area. Bicycling is a popular past time in this area in the summer. Skating and skiing are popular in the winter.
We have two bedrooms available to guests. Both rooms have double beds, a desk, a chair, and a closet. Guests are also welcome to use the living room, kitchen and deck. We share a bathroom.
Anyone staying with us must have a car, or if guests are interested in studying English, we can offer a full Teacher Stay experience and pick them up at the airport. We offer intensive English tutoring lessons for 28 hours a week, all meals, airport pick up, and all activities for $3200.00 / 4 weeks.
House Facilities
- Laundry
- Parking
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located in the countryside near Chandos Lake. We are approximately 15km east of the village of Apsley near the south shore of Chandos Lake. Apsley has a grocery store, liquor store, post office, convenience store, library, and a community centre with a gym and skating rink. We are approximately 80 km northeast of Peterborough, Ontario. Peterborough is the closest big city with all the facilities of a big city. Our area is a vacation area for Canadians escaping the city. We are surrounded by nature. There are many wild animals that can be seen in the area such as deer, moose, wild turkeys, turtles, racoons, birds, bears, and foxes. There are lots of places for hiking, canoeing, swimming and fishing. We are near Silent Lake provincial park, Kawartha Highlands provincial park, the Gut, Warsaw Caves, and the Petroglyphs park. There are many things to see and experience in the area. We are also located near 3 golf courses!
Local Area Facilities
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Beach
- Library
- Water sports
- Fishing
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 ask guests not to make noise after 10:00pm. We ask people to clean up the kitchen after using it.
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.