Comments on: Home Exchange 101 Lesson 6 – Preparing Your Home for Your House Exchange Guests http://homeexchangeuniversity.com/2010/03/preparing-for-homeswap-guests/ Home Exchange Information for the Home Exchange Community Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Marie http://homeexchangeuniversity.com/2010/03/preparing-for-homeswap-guests/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Marie Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:03:26 +0000 http://homeexchangeuniversity.com/?p=412#comment-23 It's funny how different cultures view things differently. We always offer our guests a space on the hideaway bed of the couch. When we visited family in England, they totally cleared out the master bedroom and let us stay in it while they slept in the floor in their kids' bedroom. I'm glad we visited them before they visited us :). It’s funny how different cultures view things differently. We always offer our guests a space on the hideaway bed of the couch. When we visited family in England, they totally cleared out the master bedroom and let us stay in it while they slept in the floor in their kids’ bedroom. I’m glad we visited them before they visited us :) .

]]> By: John http://homeexchangeuniversity.com/2010/03/preparing-for-homeswap-guests/comment-page-1/#comment-22 John Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:08:27 +0000 http://homeexchangeuniversity.com/?p=412#comment-22 Thanks to Bob for his good ideas and suggestions. We have a switch for our bedroom ceiling fan that is hidden behind a curtain. If we don't specifically tell our guests where it is they will waste a lot of time trying to figure it out before contacting us to ask the secret. Thanks to Bob for his good ideas and suggestions. We have a switch for our bedroom ceiling fan that is hidden behind a curtain. If we don’t specifically tell our guests where it is they will waste a lot of time trying to figure it out before contacting us to ask the secret.

]]> By: Bob http://homeexchangeuniversity.com/2010/03/preparing-for-homeswap-guests/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Bob Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:30:29 +0000 http://homeexchangeuniversity.com/?p=412#comment-21 Excellent tips on how to prepare your home; let me ad a couple of mine: Leave a manual with pictures showing: Where is the fuse box; who to call in case of a problem Where is the gas meter/water meter in case they have to be shut of. Where is the thermostat for heating or cooling Are there switches of in not such obvious locations. (behind a curtain) Inform the family about particulars of your home that you are used to but which are not obvious for everybody, like: “if you open the front door you have to pull/push the door and then turn the key”. Leave a key in a hidden place outside, in case the family will shut them self out. (be sure to tell them where it is :-) ) Leave passwords, logins or other codes for the computers of (wireless) internet. Label all the keys of your bikes/cars/house Make a colour photocopy of your remotes and write an explanation how they work. Leave a note with emergency numbers and a description how to reach emergency help. Leave list with phone numbers and address of a doctor en dentist. Use post it notes to give extra info (eg, please do not use the plates in this cupboard, they where hand painted by my mother) Excellent tips on how to prepare your home; let me ad a couple of mine:

Leave a manual with pictures showing:

Where is the fuse box; who to call in case of a problem
Where is the gas meter/water meter in case they have to be shut of.
Where is the thermostat for heating or cooling

Are there switches of in not such obvious locations. (behind a curtain)

Inform the family about particulars of your home that you are used to but which are not obvious for everybody, like: “if you open the front door you have to pull/push the door and then turn the key”.

Leave a key in a hidden place outside, in case the family will shut them self out. (be sure to tell them where it is :-) )

Leave passwords, logins or other codes for the computers of (wireless) internet.

Label all the keys of your bikes/cars/house

Make a colour photocopy of your remotes and write an explanation how they work.

Leave a note with emergency numbers and a description how to reach emergency help.
Leave list with phone numbers and address of a doctor en dentist.

Use post it notes to give extra info (eg, please do not use the plates in this cupboard, they where hand painted by my mother)

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