LGBTQ Friendly Home Close to SFU

Our elegant & cozy family home is near Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, and Squint Lake Park. Amenities include 2 shared bathrooms (one with a tub, one with a seated shower & a Toto Japanese toilet), full laundry, a grand piano, family room with books, TV and record player, a fully equipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a large garden and outdoor seating area, 2 fireplaces, a hot tub, one shy cat and one cheeky cat who enjoys snuggles. Guests must be cat-friendly, embracing of 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, and willing to share life with a family of 5 with 3 teens/young adults and another housemate. Rest comfortably in one of our two fully furnished, beautiful bedrooms. Please click on "rooms" to see photos and descriptions of each space. Bedding and towels are available, light breakfast is negotiable. Our family is committed to community building & hospitality. Our heart is to make a safe space where everyone feels welcome. While we would value any respectful and reliable roommate, we would also be open to someone who would value being a more involved part of our family meals and rhythms. More life, less loneliness! Please note: sadly, due to past experience, for stays longer than 2 weeks, we now require a half-month's deposit to hold your room, which will be put toward your first month's rent. In case of cancellation with less than 35 days' notice, this deposit is non-refundable. Guests staying longer than 6 months are automatically covered under the host's tenant insurance. Guests with a stay shorter than 6 months are required to sign a waiver of liability & form indicating they have been informed they are not covered by our home insurance. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we would love to work out how to host you! Room(s): 1. Single Room (The Gardenview Room) with Shared bathroom This room is upstairs, with a beautiful garden view facing the forest. Full/double bed, desk and locking file cabinet, dresser, nightstand with drawer, bookshelf and lamps. Bed linens and towels are included. Capacity: 1 Rates: 275.00 Weekly / 1075.00 Monthly 2. Single Room (The Gables Room) with Shared bathroom The room is a large, gabled room with a queen sized bed, desk, wardrobe, two nightstands, storage bench and credenza. Bedding and towels included. Capacity: 1 Rates: 300.00 Weekly / 1175.00 Monthly House Rules: - Smoking is not allowed indoors. - Due to an allergy, there is no use of perfume, cologne, aftershave, or other heavily scented products, including air fresheners, room sprays and some laundry or cleaning products. - We expect you will keep your room clean. There is no cleaning service. This includes dusting, emptying the trash, sweeping and/or mopping the floor and not leaving food or dirty dishes in your room. We provide cleaning supplies and help to learn how to clean if you have not done so before. - We will provide linens (bedding and towels) but you are responsible for keeping them and your room clean. If the linens and towels are soiled or stained to the point we can not pass them on to the next guest, we ask you to replace them before leaving. - It is expected you will help care for the shared bathroom or other shared spaces you use. We will clearly outline expectations upon your arrival. - We do consume alcohol at home and are comfortable with you doing the same, but we ask for no drunkenness or substance abuse. - We have a standard in our home of communicating respectfully with each other. It is expected you will do the same. We have a zero-tolerance policy for abusive or hateful language. - Please keep our home secure and lock doors and windows when leaving the house. - Feel free to use the kitchen but please clean up after yourself. - No additional pets. (We have a cat) - Be careful to keep doors and windows closed to keep our cat inside. - If you would like to invite a friend over, please ask first. - No overnight guests. -Please respect our home but feel comfortable. Treat it as your own house for the duration of your stay. - Please keep quiet after 10 pm. Amenities: TV, Patio, Barbecue, Internet Access, Smoke Alarm, Laundry, Games Room, Garden Local Amenities: Shopping Centre, Local Bus Stop, Park, Local Train Station