Meet Anthony and Koli
Creative, Cultured, Friendly
It's all about being family, friends, cultural exchange, food, love and laughter!
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
Basketball, Volleyball, Mountain climbing, Fitness, gym, Cooking
Hosting guests since
2013
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Greetings! Welcome to Sunshiny Calgary!
We are opening our home because we love to share our rich Canadian and Filipino culture! We have hosted students and travellers before and it was successful for both parties. We have two sons (24 and 22-year-olds), but both are studying at Mcgill University in Montreal, so they are with us during the summer time only.
We have a mini poodle, he is hypoallergenic and he does not shed. He is really friendly and sweet. But you can always ignore him if you do not want to be bothered.
We are offering upstairs bedrooms and a big basement bedroom with complete furniture. We are sorry that we do not provide any meals except for self-serve light breakfast. But you are welcome to use the kitchen and consider it your own to prepare food. There is a 60 inch TV, a treadmill and a wireless internet.
We are in the quiet neighbourhood of Harvest Hills, 6-minute drive to YYC, close to the park, banks, library, recreational centre, grocery stores, Cross Iron Mills, and express routes to downtown and University of Calgary. It is a friendly and quiet community, good for studying and walking.
We love hiking, driving, going to coffee shoppes, and watching movies at home. We have a half-court basketball in the driveway and a table tennis.
We love to bring students to the events we go to and we introduce them to people as a way of language immersion and learning Canadian culture. Also, if the student wants to come, he can also come with us for vacations. In the photos, we brought Asako, our student from Japan, to Montreal, Ontario, New York, and Maryland. We connected her to our friends in Vancouver Island where she worked at Wendy's based on our recommendation to the store manager. Our other students from Korea would go with us to our friends' house for karaoke and billiard nights.
We treat our homestay students as family members, and we help them to enjoy and become successful in their stay in Canada.
I am an English professor, thus I can assist students in their language learning if they need help.
Our house rules are no smoking and no excessive drinking. The student may sometimes bring friends at home (but make sure to inform or ask for permission in advance).
In addition to these rules, our family rules are: be kind, hold hands, love one another, do not lie. work hard, family first.
My Pets
Dog
House Facilities
- Garden
- Bikes for use
- Computer
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
- Smoke alarm on each floor
- Carbon monoxide detector
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located in the quiet neighborhood of north west, close to all amenities, bus stops and schools. We are 6 minutes away from the airport, close to downtown, library. gym, banks, restaurants, and walking parks.
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Amusement Park
- Water sports
- Sports arena
- Health club
- Fishing
- Restaurant
- 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
Our house rules are no smoking and no excessive drinking. The student may sometimes bring friends at home (but make sure to inform or ask for permission in advance).
In addition to these rules, our family rules are: be kind, hold hands, love one another, do not lie. work hard, family first.
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.