Meet Erin
Trusting, Helpful, Friendly
I am always helpful and sometimes available to be hands on, can show guests where to go and help them get there. My house is your house. I am a clean person and keep a clean house for your comfort.
On a typical day...
I have a very open house. My house is your 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
Golf, Tennis, Cycling, Running, Swimming
Hosting guests since
2000
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
We are a small family of 3 with the cutest doggie (Scooby, a 3 year old Golden Doodle, who does not shed...he has hair not fur, so no shedding...therefore no allergy issues). Cozy 4 bedroom home with a nice wood burning fire place for cold days and a fantastic back yard with an amazing swimming pool (for hot days) and Jacuzzi hot tub all year round. Air conditioning in the summer for extra comfort. We have a kitchen, living room, dining room, den with fireplace, large basement with a huge TV and its own fireplace, laundry room and 3 bathrooms all to share. 2 cozy guest rooms available for your travel stay in the Ottawa area. This includes a double bed in Guest Room #2 or a single bed in Guest Room #1 which each include a desk and a closet with storage shelves for your belongings, equipped with a television (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, Etc...). Bedroom doors have keyed locks for privacy. Your own personal fridge space will be made available to you in the home fridge and no one will touch your belongings. The fridge is well organized and all your personal items will be labelled.
My Pets
Dog
House Facilities
- Garden
- Bikes for use
- Swimming Pool
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our home is located on the SouthWest side of the city of Ottawa in the quiet and safe suburban neighbourhood of Barrhaven (Nepean-Ottawa), Ontario. We are 15km from downtown Ottawa (Parliament Hill), 15 minutes away from the Ottawa Airport, a 3 minute walk to the closest bus stop. Ottawa has an excellent city transit system to take you all over the city and to some outskirt towns as well. Our neighbourhood is surrounded by grocery stores, wonderful restaurants, boutiques and shops and especially bike paths. Car rental agencies are located within a 10 minute drive (Uber or Taxi ride). The closest hospital is a 12 minute drive and the closest beach is a 10 minute drive.
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Beach
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Amusement Park
- Horse Stables
- Water sports
- Sports arena
- Health club
- Fishing
- Restaurant
- Airport
- 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
Available on request at an extra cost
- Full Breakfast
- Packed lunch
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Coeliac
- Kosher
- Diabetic
- Lactose Intolerant
- Nut Allergies
- Halal
House Rules
1) No street drug use. Alcohol consumption is acceptable within reason. Really, if you use drugs, this home is not for you.
2) You must wash and put away your dishes in the dishwasher. The kitchen will be occupied between the hours of 7am and 8:30am by the host family in order to prepare breakfast, but with a little cooridination and communication between the host family and the guest, we can make arrangements so that you can use the kitchen as well. The kitchen will also be used between 5pm and 6:30pm by the host family in order to prepare supper, but with a little cooridination and communication between the host family and the guest, we can make arrangements so that you can use the kitchen as well. Before or after these times, you are welcome to use the kitchen at liberty. Typically we can accommodate you in the kitchen while we are making meals, but this requires a little pre-planning. Lunches are typically prepared immediately after supper and stored in the the refridgerator until the next day.
3) For food safety and home hygene reasons, food that you make may not be left out on the kitchen counters/table or in your room overnight. All food must be refridgerated overnight.
3) Friends may visit you, but they may not stay over night. You are welcome to have friends over for a swim or to use the hot tub, or in the winter to sit by the fireside to chat or to watch television. Discuss friend visits with the host in advance of the visit so that we can pre-plan to make the space available to the guest.
4) No pets.
5) If you will be arriving/returning to the host home after 11pm on any given day, we ask that you advise the host by 6pm the day of your late return in order to pre-plan so that you have access to our home.
6) If you will be leaving the host home prior to 6am, we ask that you advise the host the day prior.
7) A 25% deposit is required at time of booking directly to this host in addition to your HomeStay.com booking fee.
8) An additional 25% deposit is required 30 days prior to date of arrival directly to this host. If you do not provide this 2nd 25% deposit 30 days prior to arrival, it will be assumed that you no longer want your booking and the 1st 25% deposit is non-refundable.
9) You are entitled to a refund of your 1st 25% deposit if you cancel your booking within 60 calendar days of your date of arrival. Refunds will be sent to you via e-tranfer to your booking email address within 30 days of notification of cancellation.
10) If you choose to pay your 2nd deposit earlier than the 30-day-prior-to-arrival-deadline, you will be entitled to a refund of this 2nd deposit so long as you cancel within the 30-day-prior-to-arrival-deadline. Note that you will not be entitled to your 1st 25% deposit after the 60-day-prior-to-arrival-cancellation-deadline.
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.