LOOKING FOR SWAPS for a house/apartment that can sleep 5 (2 adults+3 kids):
* NSW COAST or QUEENSLAND COAST (simultaneous, non-simultaneous or points) for 2 weeks over XMAS and NY 2016/ 2017.

The Cottage is an original 1860s Balmain worker's cottage, extensively enlarged and redesigned in 2003.

You'll find the house tucked away in a quiet one-way street in the trendy harbour-side suburb of Balmain. The house is a minute's walk away from the hustle and bustle of Balmain's famous Darling Street with its cafes, shops, pubs, restaurants and wine bars. We have a lovely park at the end of our street, the Thames St Wharf for the ferry into Circular Quay is an 8-minute walk from the house, and the bus into the city centre is 3-minute walk away.

The house has four large bedrooms sleeping 7 (two double rooms, a twin room and a single room), 2 bathrooms, a small but beautifully secluded walled garden, a large open plan living and dining area complete with wood-burning stove, a kitchen that opens out onto a garden room, and a large verandah at the front of the house overlooking the street.