Meet Rodolph
Humble, Open minded, Responsible
We're very multicultural.
On a typical day...
I’m mostly at home/work from home.
When I host guests...
I’m helpful and hands on. I can show them where to go and help them get there.
Family Hobbies
Tennis, Cycling, Bird watching, Chess, Gardening
Hosting guests since
2021
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
You will share a detached house with a multilingual working family of 3.
Each member of our family holds a clean Enhanced DBS certificate allowing us to work with vulnerable and under 18 lawfully.
We are also fully insured for hosting and registered with the British Council with a Homestay Host certificate.
Our neighbourhood is safe and secure; our location is ideally away enough from Reading Central, where the daily crime rate is still an ongoing concern for most parents.
I Rodolph (Husband) French native, speak English fluently, practice Italian and A little Spanish, work from home, co-hosting property rentals & HR/Employment law qualified, and I am usually available all day.
My wife Nalini, who speaks Hindi, Mauritian, French and English fluently, is a registered nurse and senior clinical site manager for the NHS.
Our daughter Meg speaks French and English fluently; she was at Kendrick Grammar School in Reading, acknowledged as one of the best in the UK and now LSE.
As a family, we enjoy the outdoors, walking and cycling in the lovely Pangbourne area with our electric bicycles from home.
Our home has 6x bedrooms, 2x bathrooms, 3x toilets, with a lovely open-sky conservatory for breakfast, lunches & dinners.
We are in a prime location:
Ideally located 1min walk from the large Sainsbury complex, Gym, Costa cafe, Pharmacy, money exchange, Boots, Explore learning, McDonald's & Ikea Shopping mall and other shops.
1-minute drive only to the new M4 smart motorway, so we can drive to central Reading, avoiding heavy morning traffic by driving from junction 11 to junction 12 in 5 min.
1-minute walk away from the main Sainsbury Bus stop.
We're also 0.5 miles away from Theale train station, with direct trains to London-Paddington passing through the Reading train station.
You can walk directly from our home via the IKEA motorway footbridge to the station.
A 1-minute walk from the main bath road to reading central direct via the main Sainsbury bus stop.
Check-ins are from 3 pm and check out by 10 am
We provide an additional cost:
- School drop-off and pick-ups (To be discussed)
- 8K laundry (Dry & wash) f
- Electric bicycle tour from our homestay to Pangbourne, Reading and back.
- Transport to Reading Stations
- Transport to London all airport parking fees
- Lunch & dinner
- FREE Bicycle & luggage storage.
- Payments are non-refundable and need to be processed in advance via our Paypal here: HIDDEN BY HOMESTAY
Environment:
We Respect mother Nature more than anything else, are big fans of Dr Vandana Shiva, and have zero tolerance for people who take nature for granted -We believe communication and education are key to happiness.
House Facilities
- Garden
- Bikes for use
- Computer
- Games Room
- Laundry
- Patio
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
- Gym at home
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
We are in a prime location:
-We're ideally located 1min walk from the large Sainsbury complex, Gym, Costa cafe, Pharmacy, money exchange, Boots, Explore learning, McDonald's & Ikea Shopping mall and other shops.
-We're also only 1 mile away from Theale train station with direct trains to London-Paddington in 23 min, you can walk from our home via the IKEA motorway footbridge directly to the station.
-We're a 1-minute walk from the main bath road to go to Reading central direct via the main Sainsbury bus stop.
-We're a 1-minute drive to the new M4 smart motorway, 30 min to London Heathrow Airport and Windsor Castle, 5 min drive to Reading Madejski Stadium and GREEN PARK
Our Home is located Reading West and 3 miles from City Centre, you can go by bicycle, electric scooter or by bus in 20 min or by car in 10 min depending on traffic.
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- 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
- Half Board
- Full Board
- Packed lunch
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Coeliac
- Kosher
- Diabetic
- Lactose Intolerant
- Nut Allergies
- Halal
House Rules
Please enjoy your stay and treat our house as your own home.
House Rules:
- Please use the dining table in the conservatory or Kitchen bar for any meals.
- Pack-lunches or lunches are available at £5 (sandwich/panini/crips/chips fruit/drink)
- Dinner can be arranged for £10; this is available for long-stay bookings Only.
- Transport to Reading
- Free unlimited tea/coffee/infusion/hot-chocolate/milk/sugar
- No food or sugary drinks in the bedroom (water/tea is fine)
- No shoes on bedroom carpets; please use a plastic bag
- Feel free to use the microwave/toaster/kettle/fridge/crockery/salt&pepper
- Entrance door is locked at 23:00
- Curfew between 11 pm-6 am (except during Reading Festival)
- Pls wear sleepers Only inside the house (supplied).
- Free Dryer/outside line and washing machine available after 5 days stay (if less £5 applies)
- Use the kitchen/bar integrated drinks cooler to get FREE fizzy/flatwater bottles.
- Use our seagrass belly laundry basket for your dirty laundry.
- Be respectful of other guests and allow shared areas.
- Please use our dedicated Bathroom top of the stairs with bath/shower/toilet to share among Guest Only + Xtra toilet downstairs.
-if you would like to invite a friend, please agree with me in advance.
-No Alcohol - No smoking - No drug - No party on the property.
-It is homestay's policy to only transact bookings for guests over 18 years of age unless an adult accompanies them during their stay; we suggest that the parents/guardian of a minor guest write a note/ email addressed to homestay and us to state that you are aware of the age limit of the website but are happy for this booking to proceed and will absolve both the platform and us the host of any liability in proceeding with this booking.
Payment Method:
Please note that we require our guests to pay us 100% of the booking total in advance of the booking to hold your room via our Paypal account.
Our cancellation policy is non-refundable.
Here is our Paypal payment and refund link:
HIDDEN BY HOMESTAY
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
1 Review
November 2021
It was a very pleasant stay with Rodolph's family. The communication before arrival was very clear. a lot of the supports were given by Rodolph during the stay. Thanks a lot
Host reply
Thank you so much, Vicky, it was our pleasure, looking for hosting you again soon.
October 2021
The host cancelled the booking 4 days before the arrival date.
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When do I pay?
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