Meet Anna Maria
Family Hobbies
Cooking, Gardening, Reading, Music, gigs, festivals, Watching movies
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Minutes away from ski resorts such as 2010 Olympic Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain and Seymour Mountain. Whistler Mountain is 1.5 hours drive.
Heritage house with 3 bathrooms 2 living rooms, 2 kitchens, 2 dining rooms , separate laundry room with shared laundry facility. Wireless Internet. Very central, beautiful, upper scale area of North Vancouver, central to all amenities such as library, shopping centre, and bus stop across street. Large Grand Boulevard Park next door with tennis courts, basket ball court and soccer field for jogging etc..
I'm your mom away from home and I love young people. You will be loved and cared for. You will make great friends through exciting activities. You will create happy memories. I am a native retired teacher of Italian Heritage and enjoy helping with schoolwork free of charge as well as helping adapt to Canadian Culture, (survival skills) enjoy hiking, picnics and barbecues. I'm also a great cook. We eat nutritious Italian, Asian and Mexican home cooked meals.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Additional Info
There is no better way to learn a foreign language than to speak it in everyday situations. Your host Anna Maria offers qualified language instruction in her native language English. One hour of instruction costs 20.00 CAD. The classes will be given by the family member at the accommodation.
The room rate includes the following services: regular room cleaning, lunch, dinner, and internet access
Additional available services at an extra charge (payable directly to your host on arrival):
Pick up service: 60.00 CAD one-way
House Facilities
- Garden
- Bikes for use
- Games Room
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Nestled between the sea and the mountains our house is situated in a desirable central location of North Vancouver. We live 25 minutes from downtown Vancouver and walking distance to local shopping centers, cinemas and cafes. There are breathtaking tourist attractions such Capilano Suspension Bridge, Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge; local beaches such as Ambleside, Deep Cove; hiking trails and local mountain resorts such as Grouse Mountain, Seymour Mountain and Cypress Mountain, Shannon Falls, Porteau Cove... the list goes on. If you are a nature lover, this is the place for you.
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Beach
- Cinema
- Library
- 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
Keep noise to a minimum after 10 pm please. Clean up after yourselves in the kitchen and in the bathroom. Do not invite strangers into our home without asking first. Please enjoy your stay and treat our house as you would your own home
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is allowed indoors and outdoors.
7 Reviews
July 2017
The host cancelled the booking.
July 2014
This guest awarded the host 5 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.
November 2013
if you choose AnnaMaria, you choose the best way ! She lives in a huge house, every rooms are good, Anna is a really nice and patient person who would like to tell you everything about Vancouver, the food is good, I enjoyed my stays in her home.
I would recommend it to everyone to book !!!October 2013
We came in the evening and got dinner immediately. But we had to eat alone no family at all. The host does not live in the house. But lots of other poeple do, there are at least 5 rooms. We got one in the cellar wich was not nice at all. And the kitchen and diningroom were very dirty so was the bathroom. Stuff was lying around everywere. This was not what we were looking for. This is not a homestay. If you don't mind having a family and a clean surrounding this is a cheap alternative for a hostel.
We did not stay 3 weeks as planned and left after 3 days.
Nevertheless Anna is a friendly person and the other residents were satisfied. Make up your mind by yourselves.
No recommendation from us, sorry.March 2013
I really enjoyed my homestay at Anna's ! Friendly atmosphere, great food and good location. I definetly recomend this homestay!
October 2012
This guest awarded the host 4 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.
September 2012
This guest awarded the host 4.4 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.
July 2012
This guest awarded the host 4.5 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.
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