Stanford Report, September 26, 2007

Housing

RENTALS AVAILABLE

Atherton

AVAILABLE OCT. 1: Room with bath in private house. Limited kitchen, use of garden, pool, washer/dryer. $750 includes utilities. Call (650) 326-0116.

Palo Alto

BEDROOM FOR RENT in 2BR house. Walk/bicycle to Stanford. Across from free Stanford Marguerite shuttle around campus and downtown. Great neighborhood close to shopping, Starbuck's, and public transportation. $800/mo. plus half utilities. References required. Call (650) 493-4955.

COMMUTER FURNISHED ROOM available. $40 per evening. Email stavronlamaria@comcast.net.

Portola Valley

FULLY FURNISHED executive apartment available 9/20. Two miles from campus. Complete kitchen, W/D, carport, pool. Utilities, HBO and DSL hookup included. Property has view of Webb Ranch and is near excellent biking trails; one block from Ladera Shopping Center with restaurants, bank, cleaners, coffee shop, grocery. No smoking/no pets. $1400/mo. Send email to czerboni@excite.com or call Carolyn at (650) 854-0817.

Redwood City

SPACIOUS 3BR/2BA HOME, charming ranch in Selby Lane area near Atherton, Woodside, 280 freeway and Woodside Plaza. In perfect move-in condition. Fireplace in living room. Hardwood floors throughout, great kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Large deck, two-car garage, freshly painted. No pets. $2800/mo. + one month sec deposit. Utilities paid by tenant. Call (650) 854-4349.

OUT OF COUNTRY

London

25 JULY-15 SEPT 2007, also 15 November onwards. Central Chelsea, light and airy, comfortably and fully furnished and equipped 1BR apartment. Excellent shops, restaurants and five bus routes around the corner. Walking distance to tube, parks, museums. Nonsmokers only. £600/week or £2,000/mo. Email groagbel@stanford.edu or call (650) 325-0815.

VACATION RENTALS

La Selva Beach/Monterey Bay

GREAT BEACH HOUSE that sleeps up to 10 people. 3BR+loft/3.5BA. Beautiful ocean view, short walk to the beach. Sauna, fireplace, pool table, cable TV/DVD, well-equipped kitchen, washer/dryer. Just 50 minutes from Stanford. Perfect place for family reunions, staff retreats or weekend getaway. Call Anne at (650) 493-1717 or email greineranne@hotmail.com.

HOUSING NEEDED

Stanford vicinity

FEB. 1-29, 2008: Furnished 1-2BR/1BA apartment, condo, cottage or house needed for one month for Stanford Humanities Center speaker in residence. Safe neighborhood, close to Stanford campus. Call Dee Dee Aubourg at (650) 725-1219 or email Matthew Tiews at mtiews@stanford.edu.

SINGLE, VEGETARIAN, professional woman, N/S, N/C, N/P, who is a member of the Stanford community, seeks housing unit with kitchen at below-market-rate near Stanford, or long-term (more than six months) housesitting situation. Call (650) 566-1166.

VISITING PROFESSOR and family from Switzerland need to rent furnished 3BR/2BA house or apartment from Feb. 1 to June 30, 2008. We have three well-behaved children between 9 and 12 years, we are nonsmokers, have no pets and can provide local references. Our family would be happy to take good care of your home. Please email andreas.ninck@bfh.ch.

Other location

OCT. 25-DEC. 3 (flexible): Mom and dad of Stanford water polo player, nonsmokers, both physicians. Rent or exchange (Honolulu, 3BR, ocean view from Koko Head to Waikiki). Email andys@hawaii.rr.com or call (808) 782-2368.

HOUSING EXCHANGE

Toulouse, France

ONE MONTH in July/August 2008: French professor and family (3 daughters) affiliated with Stanford offer large house w/garden and small pool in village 10 miles from Toulouse. 6BR/3BA. One independent apartment. Close to Spain (2 hrs), Pyrenees mtns (1 hr), Atlantic Ocean (2 hrs) and Mediterranean Sea (1 hr). No smoking. References available in Palo Alto and on campus where we have spent a month every year since 1989. Email poinsot@cerfacs.fr.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Half Moon Bay

COASTAL HOMES: Ocean Colony, across from 10th fairway. 3420 sq. ft. 4BR/3.5BA. $4,195,000. HMB: Panoramic ocean views. 4175 sq. ft. 4BR/4+BA main house; 700 sq. ft guesthouse; on 1.75 acre. $3,350,000. Moss Beach: 2200 sq. ft. 3BR/2BA, one block from bluff. $1,199,000. Call Agent Helen at (650) 270-1600 or emaial helen@oceancolony.com.