Practical life
Your room, shared meals and life in Arnhem.
Style active: Detailed · Angel’s view
Guest room & shared spaces
Our quiet 65 m² corner house has two private, hand-built guest bedrooms equipped with air purifiers. Confirm which room is reserved before travelling.
Guest rooms
Guest room 1 3.5 m² · solo or duo bunk room
Normally assigned as a private 1-person room. It serves as a duo room strictly when a couple, two friends, or colleagues apply together and are comfortable sleeping in the same compact space.
The built-in bunk bed is approximately 180 cm long (tilted headrest adds ~5 cm, so sleepers taller than 185 cm may feel cramped). Includes a private door, desk for laptop work, toiletries cabinet above the desk, overhead clothes shelf (avoid heavy weight on the upper board or repainting woodwork), spare bunk space for a suitcase, under-bed laundry basket slot, USB charging socket, adjustable reading light, air purifier, and cooling fan.
Guest room 2 2.1 m² · 1 person under the stairs
A compact single room tucked under the stairs with a private door, bed, overhead linen storage, door hooks for everyday items, foldable laundry basket, reading light, USB outlet, and air purifier. Pack light: one backpack or suitcase works best, and Guest room 2 may slide one suitcase neatly beneath the living-room desk.
Starter soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and two backup guest bath towels are on hand, though bringing your own towel helps when several people stay.
Shared spaces & facilities
The living room (15 m²) contains a sofa bed that stays off-limits for lounging or sleeping—used as a bed only under very unique circumstances at the hosts’ discretion. The dining room (10 m²) offers a shared table and desk alongside a portable lap desk; when two guests stay together, Guest room 2 has priority for the living-room desk while Guest room 1 uses its built-in room desk.
The kitchen (10 m²) holds a fridge-freezer, combi microwave-oven, five-zone induction hob, and dishwasher. The bathroom (6 m²) has a walk-in shower, and the separate toilet (4 m²) features warm-water cleansing and a heated seat; the garden spans 20 m². Coordinate evening vs. early-morning showers when the house is full so nobody hits the 23:00–07:30 shower pause.
The robot vacuum and mop (Slurfie) runs autonomously downstairs.
Included & personal costs
Accommodation and shared household meals are provided alongside home Wi-Fi and laundry machine access.
Transport tickets, restaurant meals, personal toiletries, and specialty snacks come out of your own budget.
Food & shared meals
Food is provided as shared household meals. Workawayers eat what we eat, at the usual mealtime.
Shared meals
Join the table around 08:00 for breakfast and around 18:00 for dinner, allowing minor shifts for outside plans. Breakfast and lunch are simple cold staples (bread, milk, cereal, fruit)—please keep mornings free of cooking, steaming, or frying.
Mention at dinner the evening before whenever you’ll miss a meal the next day. Cooking a dish from your home country from available ingredients counts as welcome cultural exchange rather than scheduled work hours.
Dietary needs & personal preferences
Disclose medical food restrictions and serious allergies before booking. Vegetarianism works well when you supply your own protein substitutes (which can be warmed alongside dinner); completely separate menus for personal cravings aren’t feasible.
Buy personal snacks ready-to-eat so shared stove and fridge space stay open for household cooking.
Shared food & kitchen use
- Help yourself to standard drinks, everyday bread, and marked dining-room snacks
- Luxury breads are capped at two pieces per person daily
- Check which ingredients are reserved for upcoming shared dinners
- Unpack sausages or fatty foods out of sealed plastic vacuum pouches into microwave-safe bowls before heating so hot fat cannot melt plastic or burst the pouch
- Date and cover leftovers neatly in the fridge
For extra cooking outside shared meals, discuss kitchen timing with a host first.
Pets & dog-hair allergy notice
No pets live inside our house, and unapproved guest pets are not allowed. Robert walks a friend’s dogs outdoors regularly and may carry traces of dog hair back on his jacket or clothes—keep this mild allergy heads-up in mind before confirming if you react to dog dander.
Laundry
Keep guest laundry separate from host laundry and agree a machine slot before starting a wash/dry cycle.
- Keep dirty clothes in your room’s laundry basket
- Check garment care labels before using combined washer/dryer cycles
- Ask before running delicate fabrics or unfamiliar programs
- Leave the machine clean and wipe spilled liquid detergent off the lid immediately
Internet & remote work
4G home internet is available over mesh Wi-Fi—ask for a recent speed check if your stay depends on steady bandwidth. Keep your own mobile hotspot if uninterrupted video calls are critical, and never alter router hardware or share the Wi-Fi passphrase externally.
Culture & skills
In our household you learn by rolling up your sleeves alongside daily life. Robert is happy to discuss politics, society, and entrepreneurship respectfully; active housemates can dive into carpentry and DIY, safe and correct use of hand and power tools, gardening, workflow automation with AI, or joining Angel for an occasional 07:30 5 km morning run.
We speak fluent English, Dutch and Mandarin Chinese, swapping phrases naturally over dinner, walks, and projects rather than formal classroom lessons.
Arrival essentials
Exact meeting point, arrival instructions, first-day access routine, and current Wi-Fi details are sent privately through Workaway messages before you travel.
- Post your arrival train time and route from Arnhem Centraal in the Workaway thread
- Keep our address and phone lock setup private
- Message promptly if delays shift your arrival past 22:00
- Discuss motorhome parking well before arriving, as municipal street rules apply
Arnhem
Our home sits in a quiet residential street roughly a 10-minute walk from Arnhem’s centre, near parks, Veluwe forests, museums, swimming spots, and nightlife.
Check the current Arnhem APV if arriving with a campervan (ask us first). Supermarkets, pharmacy, bike repair, and public transit connections (Plan public transport) are all close by.
Healthcare
Contact your travel or health insurer for routine care, and ask us where the nearest GP (huisarts) and evening clinic are located. For acute danger, see Safety & support.