“We would highly recommend a house swap with Jan and his family. They have a beautiful three story home located in a great area in inner Berlin with very convenient public transport to the city centre. At the same time, we were near the key roads to drive out to the beautiful lakes in the country. The communal back yard they share with their friendly neighbours was fantastic for our kids to play in and made it feel like we were living in the country. Jan and his family also took great care of our house and cars and were very easy and flexible when making our house swap arrangements.”
City townhouse with garden
City townhouse with garden

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- 3 Bedrooms
- Sleeps 5
- 2 Bathrooms
About our home
We are living in a 170qm architect Townhouse, built 2009, near the (eastern) center of Berlin. The house has a terrace and a huge garden, that we share with 6 other families and their children, and a roof terrace. We have very relaxed neighbours - all the children are between 10 and 17 years old. We have 3 bedrooms, one parent's bedroom with a double bed, two children's rooms, one with a french bed, one with a single bed, and a small working space with a sleeping sofa for an additional guest. On the groundfloor, there is a spacious open living room and kitchen area with a big eating table, a large sofa and a cosy fire place. A big window with a sliding door leads on the nice terrace and the beautiful garden.
The house is an architectural interesting place with design interior, with terrazzo floor (underfloor heating) on the ground floor and with wood flooring on the 1. and 2. floor.
We love this place, close to the city, but very quiet, in a green surrounding, a perfect place for young families to explore Berlin.
Features
- Main home
- Garden
- Balcony
- Cleaner
- Wifi
- Cable TV
- Equipped for kids
- No smoking
- Central heating
- Dish washer
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Pet-friendly
Jan's reviews
As a host (1)More about us
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We are Kathrin and Jan with Mathilda (14) and Emilia (12). We work in theatre and opera as a director and costume designer. We love to travel with our children and love the opportunity of exchanging homes. Our house swaps with families in France (Paris), Australia (Brisbane and Sydney) and lately to London have been fantastic experiences. You can be sure that we respect and care about your home as about our own. We are interested in visiting european cities for some days (or a long weekend) and in our school holidays, but we are also ready to be surprised by your "place to be", wherever it is!
Swap availability
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- Open to offers
- Green
- Available
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- Not Available
Where is it?
Neighbourhood
Berlin Weissensee is a nice, old quiet neighbourhood in the north-east of Berlin, with a lot of old houses, and new built townhouses in between. Our street is very close to the famous beautiful huge jewish cemetery, which attracts some tourists to our "Komponistenviertel". There's even a small lake (the "Weisse See" with bathing opportunities!) 5min. away .. With the Tram you reach Prenzlauer Berg in 10 minutes and the centre of
Berlin-Mitte/Alexanderplatz in 20min. --
it's the perfect spot for a Berlin visit, if you don't want to live right in the middle of the busy center.
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