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HomeExchange.com™ - Listing #189829 - Summer in the City: Walkable and Historic Charm

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  • St. Paul Riverfront: Just 4 blocks from our apartment, take in paddle-wheel riverboats and barges on the Mississippi River Trail.
  • Lowertown, Downtown St. Paul: A view of the park next to our building, where summer concerts and events are held.
  • The Cosmopolitan on Mears Park: Our building, viewed from the park.
  • Lobby with Concierge Service: One of the best things about our building is the beautiful marble lobby with WiFi and  comfortable conversation areas.
  • Our great-room with rich leather sofa. Our dining area has a table-for-two that expands to hold 12, with 4 dining chairs.
  • The dining area, with table that expands to hold 2-12, features a pass-through to the kitchen.
  • Sill Garden: Feel free to use fresh herbs from our window sill garden in your cooking.
  • Our sunny living room with large windows is beautiful and airy, summer or winter.
  • Hallway to bedrooms and bathrooms from dining area.
  • Second Room/Home Office: Our comfortable home office contains printer/copier and comfortable Century queen sofa sleeper. Our guests love having a large full bath, just steps across the hall, all to themselves!
  • Second Bedroom/Office: A Century queen sofa sleeper makes a comfortable bed for additional guests.
  • Large Main Bath: Just across the hall from the office/guest room, the main bath is newly decorated and provides spa-like privacy for your guests. The master bathroom is similar but is decorated in burgundy/grey tones includes a glass enclosed shower.
  • Creamy-white and black furnishings accent our master bedroom.
  • Dressing area: Double closets by a dressing alcove which leads to the master bath.
  • Our Master Bedroom suite is appointed with cozy, traditional furnishings. A great small library too!
  • Fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, honey, cheese, meat--you'll find the best of locally grown Minnesota outside our back door!
  • A 10 minute walk away, the Ordway Performing Arts Center is home of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and MN Opera.
  • This park is next to our building and boasts a stream, woodland setting and music concerts each week of the summer.
  • Bruce Vento Trail: Great for walking, running or biking, this trail takes your through the historic Swede Hollow settlement site.
  • Rice Park Holiday Lights & Winterskate: Take in the holiday lights in Rice Park; rent skates and take a spin around the rink!
  • Minnesota Wild Hockey: Downtown St. Paul is the home of the Minnesota Wild. The Excel Energy Center is just a 15 minute walk through the skyway!
  • This is the historic view from our living and bedroom windows.
  • John and Lynn: This is us, enjoying a Home Exchange vacation in Chicago!
St. Paul Riverfront: Just 4 blocks from our apartment, take in paddle-wheel riverboats and barges on the Mississippi River Trail.
St. Paul Riverfront: Just 4 blocks from our apartment, take in paddle-wheel riverboats and barges on the Mississippi River Trail.

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Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Accomm.: 4
People in our Party: 2
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Nearest Large City:
Minneapolis
Nearest Major Airport:
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airpo

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Children in our Party: No
Prior Exchanges: 4
Smoking OK: No
Pets OK: No
Children OK: Yes

Preferred Destinations

Location From To
Open to any destination

Our Home

Turn-of-the-century warehouse conversion that boasts 13-foot ceilings and 10-foot windows with dramatic views of downtown Paul's past in the center of Lowertown's Historic Preservation District . In a building loaded with luxury features, our tastefully appointed apartment puts you within blocks of a artist lofts and galleries, a great independently-owned coffee house, fine and casual dinning options as well as locally grown produce and crafts at the St. Paul Farmer's Market.

Our Building Features:

-Fitness center,
-Sauna
-Private furnished sun deck with large gas grills
-Luxurious community room with state-of-the art theater and audio equipment
-Business center with computers, copier and fax,
-Concierge services with no-cost extras like dry-cleaning delivery, entertainment recommendations
-DVD movie rental
-Friendly and outstanding on-site building staff

Our Home Features:

-Beautiful wood floors
-Wireless Internet
-Large windows overlooking the beautiful architectural features of surrounding historic buildings
-In-home washer and dryer
-Well-appointed kitchen with new appliances including dishwasher/microwave
-Central air-conditioning and heat controlled in the unit
-Master bedroom suite, with sunny sitting area/library, separate closet/dressing area, private full bath
-Home office equipped with a comfortable quality queen-size sofa sleeper
-Large main bath with tub/shower combination
-Online grocery order and building delivery

We are happy to make available to you:

-A commuter bike for fun and errands
-Camping equipment if you wish to take the woods (tent, stove, sleeping bags and more)
-Barbecue tools
-Patio and picnic tableware
-Portable lawn chairs for concerts in the park
-Free private garage parking space in lower level of the building (transit options are available within blocks, including bus and taxi service from the airport)

Home Type

Apartment Senior Friendly Disability Friendly  

Our Neighborhood

Our home is located in Minnesota's first steamboat trade center, the historic Lowertown Preservation District of Downtown St. Paul. Minutes from the Mall of America and Downtown Minneapolis, Downtown St. Paul is a growing urban center that has retained its historic flavor and is home to many independent artists and musicians.

Just steps outside of our back door you'll find....

-The best in MN grown produce and handcrafts at the St. Paul Farmer's Market.
-A great independent coffee house featuring local art and live music
-Historic warehouse buildings containing artist lofts and galleries
-The award-winning Tanpopo Noodle Shop
-A variety of wine, sports and tequila bars
-A selection of fine dinning venues


Enjoy the area beauty outdoors by walking blocks to...

-The Mississippi River Parkway
-Bruce Vento paved biking/walking/running trail
-Upper and Lower Landing Parks
-Concerts in Mears Park next to our building


Winter in downtown St. Paul is also beautiful..

-Shop in historic buildings for unique gifts.
-Skate next to the restored Federal Court House building
-Watch the holiday tree lighting in Rice Park
-Take in the holiday lights from charming fine-dinning venues
-Join in the fun and activities of the St. Paul Winter Carnival in late January
-Rent cross-country skis in many of our parks

Local Attractions

Restaurants Shopping Galleries/Museums Theaters
Health Club Forests Lake Biking
Skiing Hiking Boating Fishing

Other Information

Convenient, underground parking is available to you if you drive or rent a car. However, our home is handy to transit, and adjacent to the new Central Corridor Light Rail Line, currently being constructed. You may also use one of two car-sharing hubs in the area if you'd like to make a day-trip somewhere. We're happy to set you up and show you how easy this works!

Home Amenities

Views Computer Garden Internet Access
Laundry Fax Security System Television
Deck/Patio      

House Rules

Smoking Prohibited Plant care needed Pets Prohibited  

Automobile Exchange

Auto Exchange is not offered    

Our Dates

We are available for exchanges within the Midwest and US for summer 2013! MAKE US AN EXCHANGE OFFER! Always open to your ideas and dates!

Open to any dates


Our Destinations

We are presently seeking to vacation within the US, but are open to suggestions and adventure! Contact us and we'll talk about your needs and wishes and see how they match up with ours. Thanks!

Preferred Destinations

Location From To
Open to any destination

About Us

We live in the city because we love being near art, music, theater and book stores. Healthy living and environmental and social responsibility are important to us, so we'll leave you yoga class schedules information for shopping at our local natural food cooperative!

John is a local voice talent, and it's possible you may hear his voice on the TV or radio in ads while you're here. Lynn owns her own company which employs people living with disabilities to implement electronic user-experience testing. We have two daughters who reside with us part-time, one of whom is a college student, the other who is in high school.

No pets to feed at our house, but we do some gardening in our large, sunny window sills, and would love it if you could water a little while you're here.

We are very active and both run competitively, compete in triatholons during the warm weather months and cross country ski. A unique combination of outdoorsy-types and cultural-junkies, we are only happy to recommend our favorite state parks for camping, hiking, mountain biking and skiing, and as well as a range of great restaurants, plays and concerts to give you a varied and relaxing vacation experience!

Special Exchanges

Available now Weekend Exchange Long Term Hospitality
Senior Citizen Single Traveler    

Languages Spoken

English, Español

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