Back
USIL234

Carrollton, USA

Guest Room 1

Guest Room 1

Guest Room 2

Guest Room 2

Master bedroom

Master bedroom

Silver

Member since

2005


Open for exchange
Exchange dates Duration
April 28, 2024 - October 08, 2025 4 weeks
Share

House in Carrollton, Illinois - small town America!

We invite you to stay in the middle of the U.S. and experience REAL America.  We are near the Mississippi River and the Illinois River.  There are beautiful bluffs and trails to walk or ride.  All the St Louis and Springfield, Illinois sites and activities are an hour away.  Springfield is the home of the State Capital and the Lincoln Museum and Lincoln home.  Carrollton is a small town where you can walk to shops only 3 blocks away. You will find the people friendly and helpful. Our area has some of the best shopping in the country.  We are a 4 hour inexpensive train ride from Chicago. Our past guests have flown into Chicago to spend a few days and then taken Amtrak train down to Carlinville or Alton Illinois where we will pick you up at the train station, or we can have someone pick you up in St. Louis at Lambert Airport.  Our home is about 150 years old. It is a lovely Victorian home with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms and a library/computer room upstairs. The bedrooms are upstairs and are large and well decorated. Two have queen beds and the other one has a full size bed. Downstairs, there is a very large living room, a TV room, a dining room, a half bath, and an eat-in completely modern kitchen. There are beautiful stained glass windows throughout. Outside, there is a large yard with flowers, a wrap-around porch and a deck behind the kitchen with a bar-b-q grill.  The neighborhood is safe and ideal for walking. We have an aviary with finches and canaries. We also have cats which stay outside most of the time in the summer. Please consider doing something different and visiting the center of the US.  Our past guests have enjoyed their visits and we know that you will too. We enjoy having guests and would like you to visit us. We have done this before and enjoyed it thoroughly. Privacy is not a problem in this large house.         
 

Translate this
Read more

Our Family

  • 2 Adults
  • 0 Children
  • 5 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • Pharmacist and Nurse

Our Home

  • House Type: House
  • Floor: 2
  • Environment: In a small town
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Bathrooms: 3
  • Sleeping Capacity: 6

References

In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Not allowed

Exchange Types

  • Hospitality offered

Indoor

  • Free internet access
  • Computer available
  • Air conditioning
  • Central heating
  • Fireplace
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes dryer
  • Television
  • Piano
  • Other musical instruments

Outdoor

  • Garden
  • Terrace or deck
  • Park / playground
  • BBQ
  • Garage / private parking
  • Bicycles: 2

Facilities

  • No smoking
  • Car necessary
  • Seclusion/Privacy

Our Destination Wish List

  • Open to any destination
  • USA
  • Russia

Spoken Languages

  • English

Our Neighbourhood

Nearest Airport: St Louis Lambert Airport -

Quiet neighborhood within walking distance to town - about 4 blocks.

Translate this

Occupation

  • Pharmacist and Nurse

Children

  • No children will be traveling with us.

Pets

  • cats and birds in aviary

About Our Family

There are two of us-retired. Instead of exchanges we prefer to have people from other countries visit us. We live a large historic Victorian home. Private room and bath-no charges, of course.

Translate this

References

This member has completed 5 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners: