Takako

Rainer
Takako
Riku
and
Tai

TAKARA
HOMESTAY

9591 Kirkmond Cres.
Richmond, V7E 1M7
B.C. CANADA

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日本語

Deutsch

Links

Food

 

LOCATION

- Direct (Express) Bus to Downtown Vancouver
- Direct Bus to Richmond Centre and Yaohan (Asian Shopping Centre)
- Walking distance to Dyke and Steveston Village (Cheap Ice Cream and also a Kakigori shop!)
- Use our Bicycle - 5 min to Shopping Centre, 10 min to Library

THE FAMILY

- 'Mom' Japanese, 'Dad' German and a High School Teacher
- Family Dinner every Night (If you want a meal plan)
- Food: Japanese 30%, Western 30%, International 30%, Takeout 10%, Instant 0%
- Enjoy Movies, Music, Skiing, Cycling, Traveling, Being Outdoors.

LEARNING ENGLISH

- We use English at home, but speak Japanese, German and French also!
- 'Dad' is Teacher and taught ESL in Japan, and German at University of Toronto
- Private tutoring / German lessons also available if you want ($20/hour)

HOMESTAY SPACE (for 2 Homestay)

- Own Room with table, dresser, bed and storage
- Bathroom, with Washer and Dryer
- Kitchen, if you want to cook / store own food (or beer)
- Living / study room with TV, VCR, Cable and High Speed Internet PC

WHY STAY WITH US?

- Choose a meal plan that suits your schedule and is convenient (0-3 meals / day)
- NO Smoking Please!
- Own Entrance, Kitchen and Living Space
- You can have short-term visitors (sofa bed in living room)
- Discount for people who clean / do laundry themselves
- Discount for Longer stays.

YOUR PRICE

- $125/week or $500/Month, plus meal plan (if you want)

- Available Meal plans:

Full meals:

$60/Week or $250/Month

 

Dinner Only:

$30/Week or $130/Month

 

- Discount if you do own Laundry & Cleaning
($50/month - Homestay area has to be kept clean)
- For long stay discount, please ask
- Please pay at the start of your stay / 1st of each month

CONTACT

- r@takara.bc.ca 'Dad' for English / German / French
- t@takara.bc.ca 'Mom' for English / Japanese
- Phone: 604-241-1248 9:00 to 22:00 Only
(Please remember Time Zones! GMT-8 Hours)


Home Stay Suite

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We have two ground floor home-stay rooms,

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A living Room with TV, VCR Cable
and High-Speed Internet PC.

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You also have a kitchen with Bar counter,
where you can cook when you want.

There is also a Bathroom and a private entrance.


Family Area

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Family Room with Fireplace!

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Dining Area and Kitchen - Join us!


Map of the Homestay and Family Area

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