Century home in amazing location

Room in Calgary, Canada

  1. 1 queen bed
  2. Shared bathroom
Rated 4.87 out of 5 stars.90 reviews
Stay with Ashley
  1. 10 years hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

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Vibrant neighborhood

This area is walkable with lots to explore, especially for dining out.

Room in a home

Your own room in a home, plus access to shared spaces.
Kensington is the heart of Calgary: restaurants, groceries, drugstore, dry cleaning, hip shopping, coffee. 1.5 blocks from the Sunnyside ctrain station and an easy walk downtown. Easy transit access to University of Calgary. Our home is family friendly.

The space
This is a newly renovated, very private room with view of the backyard and en suite bathroom with heated floor (and the shower is fancy, with three kinds of showerheads). Parking available but you must put one of our guest permits in our car or you will be ticketed. Larger-than-standard double bed with memory foam topper sleeps two adults or adult and child. Quality, comfortable linens. We can provide an air mattress for younger children to sleep on the floor, or a "pack & play" crib for babies. Backyard has trampoline & swing. Meals may be available by arrangement - packed lunch available, gluten-free available. (There are also many local restaurants nearby.)

Guest access
You have access to the back deck and back yard, including patio furniture.

During your stay
We are happy to help you with your arrangements and offer our assistance in booking other portions of your stay in Calgary. We are a busy household, we adults work from home, and the kids have active schedules.

Other things to note
We have two cats, and one wee dog. There cats are low allergenic Siamese but if you are very allergic it is best to book elsewhere. Mild allergy people will be ok overnight if you dose up on antihistamines.

Where you’ll sleep

Bedroom
1 queen bed

What this place offers

Lock on bedroom door
Wifi
Free street parking
TV
Washer
Unavailable: Carbon monoxide alarm

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4.87 out of 5 stars from 90 reviews

Overall rating

  1. 5 stars, 88% of reviews
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  3. 3 stars, 1% of reviews
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Neighborhood highlights

Our neighbourhood is well known to be eclectic and interesting, with many shops and restaurants, public murals, easy access to the river and public transit. Starbucks is 100m away, and two doors down from there the local coffee house Higher Ground is a great place to work and have meetings. Vendome cafe just 3 blocks away in Sunnyside has great breakfasts and ambiance. Fave super-nearby restaurants are Song Han (Vietnamese) and Brasserie (upscale-casual, they do duck fat poutine and hanger steak). Our local is the Kensington Pub (even closer than Starbucks, just down the street).

The Bow River is just 2 blocks away -- beautiful pathway system connects to trails throughout the city. You can bike 1000 km on parkway basically from our doorway (bikes available for hire), or run in the mornings with the fitness crowd, or ramble after work or in the evenings. Prince's Island Park, home of the Calgary Folk Festival, is an easy walk, 10-15 min away on foot.

Our neighbours are friendly and there are people dropping in all the time. Kids from on the street are through the house daily.

Meet your host

Host
90 reviews
4.87 out of 5 average rating
10 years of hosting
My work: writer
Speaks English, French, and German
Lives in Calgary, Canada
We're a happy family of four humans and two cats and a doggie. We designed our home lives around the Danish concept of "hygge", which is sort of warmth, functionality, togetherness, snuggly life -- all rolled into one. Very good, especially in the dark months!
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Flexible check-in
Checkout before 11:00 AM
2 guests maximum
Safety & property
Carbon monoxide alarm not reported
Smoke alarm
Some spaces are shared