[Travel] Holiday House Swap - Sydney (Balmain)

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Gauging any interest in a house swap between Hove (preferably, but would consider Brighton too) and Balmain in Sydney.
Seeking a 2 - 3 month swap between June & August in 2024 (or/and 2025) but can be flexibile on the actual length of swap.
Accommodation being offered is a very modern & contemporay 2-bedroom townhouse located in East Balmain ; https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/inner-sydney/balmain
Perfect base for exploring Sydney, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific or for an extended visit to family / friends.
Happy to answer any questions, for any genuine interest or inquiries please PM me - can supply further details with photos & video of the accommodation.
Am currently here in Hove until the end of August so able to meet in person to arrange or to discuss further.

House swap is aimed at a couple rather than a family.

Open to the idea of swapping cars too.

 

[Commander]

How about partners as well?

 

[Bakero]

How about partners as well?

I need to see the photos/videos first.

 

[Giraffe]

Would be interested to see photos of house please.

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

How about partners as well?

Oops, got whooshed there !

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Would be interested to see photos of house please.

PM sent

 

[dannyboy]

Good idea that . 4 bedroom house here in New zealand . May he coming back next year

 

[Swiss perfection]

Gauging any interest in a house swap between Hove (preferably, but would consider Brighton too) and Balmain in Sydney.
Seeking a 2 - 3 month swap between June & August in 2024 (or/and 2025) but can be flexibile on the actual length of swap.
Accommodation being offered is a very modern & contemporay 2-bedroom townhouse located in East Balmain ; https://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/inner-sydney/balmain
Perfect base for exploring Sydney, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific or for an extended visit to family / friends.
Happy to answer any questions, for any genuine interest or inquiries please PM me - can supply further details with photos & video of the accommodation.
Am currently here in Hove until the end of August so able to meet in person to arrange or to discuss further.

House swap is aimed at a couple rather than a family.

Open to the idea of swapping cars too.

Is Angmering too far out for you (15 miles approx. from Hove) we are 1 mile from Train station ,looking potentially for 2025

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Is Angmering too far out for you (15 miles approx. from Hove) we are 1 mile from Train station ,looking potentially for 2025

Yeah sorry mate, too far out, needs to be Hove or Brighton.
Thanks for your interest.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Two bedroom flat in Preston Park any use to you? Perfect base for exploring the Amex, Europe and the Canary Islands. Will throw in free membership to our wine club that meets across in the park every morning

 

[nicko31]

Balmain one of Sydney's great spots and much sought after.

I was a bit gutted the restaurant Satasia was no longer when I last visited, times move on

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Two bedroom flat in Preston Park any use to you? Perfect base for exploring the Amex, Europe and the Canary Islands. Will throw in free membership to our wine club that meets across in the park every morning

A 2-bedroom flat in Preston park would be of interest but your second two sentences suggest that you're not.

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Balmain one of Sydney's great spots and much sought after.

I was a bit gutted the restaurant Satasia was no longer when I last visited, times move on

Closed about 8 years ago - had been there since I moved into the area way back in the mid-eighties.
Cinamon, where Blue Ginger once stood is far better though ; https://www.cinnamonbalmain.com.au/

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

A 2-bedroom flat in Preston park would be of interest but your second two sentences suggest that you're not.

I was actually being serious. Apart from the wine club bit. Obviously. Oh well, your loss

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

I was actually being serious. Apart from the wine club bit. Obviously. Oh well, your loss

Yes, the wine club comment certainly soured your first sentence.
Please feel free to PM me if you do want to pursue the idea any further.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Yes, the wine club comment certainly soured your first sentence.
Please feel free to PM me if you do want to pursue the idea any further.

Well if you're based in Hove for now, you PM me, and I'll be more than happy to show you all the good stuff in and around Preston Park (Uk's oldest velodrome, Uk's oldest cinema, Victorian manors and letterboxes etc etc. Oh and the house where I live is 150 years old also) Two mainline stations within 20-25 minutes walk for fast trains into London - when they're not on strike. Oh and a bus service every 10 minutes into Brighton town, so absolutely no reason to even have a car. The ancient and venerable pub across the road is pretty decent also. Happy to buy you and yours a drink to chat about it

 

[nicko31]

Closed about 8 years ago - had been there since I moved into the area way back in the mid-eighties.
Cinamon, where Blue Ginger once stood is far better though ; https://www.cinnamonbalmain.com.au/

If you've been there since the 80's you've been a lot of changes. A lot of parallels to the way Brighton has become gentrified and expensive.

Loved living in the area in the 90s, right opposite Callan Park

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Well if you're based in Hove for now, you PM me, and I'll be more than happy to show you all the good stuff in and around Preston Park (Uk's oldest velodrome, Uk's oldest cinema, Victorian manors and letterboxes etc etc. Oh and the house where I live is 150 years old also) Two mainline stations within 20-25 minutes walk for fast trains into London - when they're not on strike. Oh and a bus service every 10 minutes into Brighton town, so absolutely no reason to even have a car. The ancient and venerable pub across the road is pretty decent also. Happy to buy you and yours a drink to chat about it

Having been born in Maldon Road no need for a tour of the area.
Have sent you a PM.