Reference   15214
 

Lovely self-contained flat(studio) with a garden front in an exclusive district of beautiful Vienna

Europe / Austria / Wien / Vienna


Close To   Vienna (0 Kms)
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Description

We offer a lovely self contained modern flat (studio) in one of the most exclusive districts of Vienna. This peaceful and quiet suburb is ideally situated to explore Vienna (the famous Palace of Schönbrunn is practically next door!) and the surrounding treasures (the wine country of the Wachau).
In the well proportioned living room there is one hide away double bed and a comfortable sofa-bed, an open plan kitchen with all gadgets like microwave oven, ice crusher etc. There is central heating or air condition, a CD-and radio-player, TV set at your disposal, internet access can be provided. From the front hall you enter a separate bathroom (bathtub with shower and washing machine) and separate toilet. You have your own key and are completely independent.
The flat overlooks a spacious, quiet garden which is also used by our friendly neighbours.
We ourselves live next door and the flat is used by us to accommodate visiting friends. So no real exchange is necessary and the flat could also be rented out.
We will be there to help if you want to (We are experienced tour-guides) and our greatest pleasure is to make new friends around the world and see the world from a different angle.

Neighborhood

Practically next door to our flat there is not only the Palace of Schoenbrunn, but you will also be hobnobbing with lots of residents who live in the villas around us that were originally built by the followers of the Austrian Emperors to be as near as possible to the "Royals" in their summer residence of Schoenbrunn. In earlier times this part of Vienna was a wine growing region and there are still some idyllic new wine places (the famous Viennese "Heurigen") in quaint old vintners’ houses more or less next door.And now is the time of the wine harvest and the "storm", the delicious first stage of the new wine, drunk at the famous "Heurigen" amidst the flaming fall colours of the wine-leaves!
Nowadays of course there is a bus on the doorstep that gets you to the metro/underground and within twenty minutes into the city centre.
About Vienna and its cultural and historical venues and its beauty at any time of the year nothing need to be said. It is as beautiful as all the songs and brochures say. There is music old and new, not only in the air but also in many of the theatres and concert halls of which the Golden Hall of the Musikverein and the State Opera (worldfamous not only for its opera ball!) are not the only ones. In summer Vienna is brimming over with places where you can enjoy an elaborate meal (where once and still today emperors, queens and other celebrities used and use to dine) or simply enjoy the buzzing life of the Viennese and the many tourists from a "Schanigarten", one of the roadside places that spring up with the first warm rays of the sun right on the sidewalks.
In winter of course the atmosphere is tinged with romance at the many advent markets with their lovely and enticing perfume of winterspices and mulled wine, snowy huge Christmas trees and lovely arts and handicrafts that leave you with maybe more souvenirs to take home than you intended.
If you want a break from the city the famous Vienna Woods are within walking distance from our house. Or you’d prefer a trip on the Danube to the famous Wachau with its beautiful Abbey of Melk, many romantic castles and villages and medieval towns along the Danube valley. The wine is justly famous all over the world. All this is within reach of half a day’s journey. This is also true for the south of Vienna with the famous wine growing regions of Gumpoldskirchen, the spa Baden and further on already the snowy mountains for energetic walkers and climbers, skiers and snowboarders, or just strollers.
Should you be more inclined to water, there is the biggest inland lake of Europe, Lake Neusiedl, with its wonderful flora and fauna just an hour’s drive away, a paradise for the birdwatcher and the water loving sportsman alike (icesailing and skating in winter) with a first impression of the Hungarian puszta and its hospitality and wines.
Budapest and Salzburg and the famous Austrian Lake District are a two or three hours’ drive. Throw in an overnight stay and you can visit Prague and Budapest, even Venice is easily reached from Vienna.

About Us

We are a family of three: Walter and Maria took early retirement from teaching (engeneering technology and foreign languages, also German as a foreign language) and now work freelance as educational advisors and consultants. Our daughter Stefanie is twenty-four and a student of languages at the University of Vienna. She has spent the fall term 2005 at the University of Illinois as an exchange student on a scholarship basis.She occasionally travels with us when her university studies allow this.

We have travelled widely (Asia, Australia, Africa, America, South America, Europe), are very outgoing and can think of nothing nicer than to meet new people and make friends. We are experienced exchangers ( our partners from England, Scotland,France,Italy,U.S.A.,Canada,South America,Africa,Australia, New Zealand can give recommendations) and have only had the best experiences so far.(27 exchanges!) We would be happy to help you in any way with your sightseeing and with whatever you might need.
We also offer Immersion German on a person to person basis for every conceivable purpose and length of time with your private apartment thrown in and your own personal and highly professional teacher. Ask us for details.

Destination

Our home is available all year round, as we use it mostly to accomodate friends. For this reason there is no direct exchange necessary.
If you have an enticing offer to make we are actually open to offers from around the world (including short or long term stays in Europe!). Being rather flexible in our time management we can travel nearly at any time at short notice (dependant on the availability of flights)
As our daughter will be a research scholar at the University of York,England, Great Britain, in spring/summer 2008 we would like to be stationed near the university (or on campus) at that time.
So, we are open to offers from all over Europe; preferrably England Scotland Wales Ireland in the spring and early summer 2008. Or Mexico/ Peru 2008 or 2009.


 

Details

Type   Apartment/Flat
Sleeps   3
Bathrooms   1
Swimming Pool   No
Surroundings   City
Bedrooms   1
    
Air Conditioning   Yes

 
Children Welcome   Yes
Smoking Inside   No
Exchange Cars   Yes
Pets Welcome   No
Disabled Access   No
    

 
Updated   2008-03-05 (yyyy-mm-dd)

 

Destination

Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, St. Lucia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Open
2008-04-15  to  2011-12-05
5 - 90 days

 
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