Stanford Report, March 1, 2006

Housing

RENTALS AVAILABLE Mountain View

BEAUTIFULLY furnished 2 story, 2BR/2BA home in quiet safe area, 10 min to campus. Beamed ceiling. FR w/ entertainment center including HDTV, LR w/ piano, DR, patio, fenced yard. Full kitchen, new appliances; Office w/cable Internet avail; linens, dishes, cookware, utilities, gardener, housecleaner included. Two indoor resident cats. No smoking. Security deposit, refs. Avail 4/30-8/5. $2800/negotiable. Call (650) 948-3376 or email gwpaoletti@comcast.net.

Palo Alto

AVAILABLE APRIL 1-September 1 (flexible): Fully furnished 3BR/2BA home in Old Palo Alto. Living room, dining room, office and beautiful kitchen with eating area. Enclosed backyard with heater, grill and patio furniture. $4000/mo. includes cleaning every other week and weekly gardener. Email eva@ferziger.com or call (650) 387-5201.

FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED 2BR/1BA condo. Homer and Waverly. Skylight. Patio leading to pool and hot tub. Two underground parking spaces. Three blocks to Whole Foods and shops. Four months or longer. $2400/mo. or negotiable. Call (650) 328-2365.

KARRAS APARTMENTS: 2BR/1BA. Private garage, second floor. Downtown, quiet, furnished or unfurnished. No pets, no smoking. $1850/mo. Lease and references required. Call Sophia at (650) 328-4320, cell (650) 630-2988.

MID-APRIL TO end of July 2006 (flexible): Fully furnished 2+BR/1BA home. Quiet study, family room, fully equipped kitchen, laundry room with W/D, and one-car garage. Piano and fireplace in living room. Hardwood floors, brick patio, redwood trees, rose garden, back yard. Three miles to Stanford. No smoking, no pets. Palo Alto schools. $2000/mo. Deposit required. Utiities not included. Call (650) 321-5929 or email daletatum@hotmail.com.

OUT OF COUNTRY London

CENTRAL CHELSEA, 1BR fully and comfortably furnished and equipped apartment. Excellent shops, restaurants and bus around the corner. Also walking distance to tube, parks, museums. Nonsmokers only. £600/week or £1600/mo. Email groagbel@stanford.edu or call (650) 325-0815.

VACATION RENTALS Monterey Bay/La Selva Beach

GREAT BEACH HOUSE that sleeps up to ten people. Beautiful ocean view. Sauna, fireplace, pool table, cable TV/VCR, well-equipped kitchen, washer/dryer. Just 50 minutes from Stanford. Perfect place for family reunions, retreats or weekend getaway. Four golf courses nearby. Call Anne at (650) 493-1717 or email greineranne@hotmail.com.

Puget Sound, Washington

SUMMER CABIN. Easy access to Olympic Peninsula and British Columbia. Spectacular mountain view, eight acres woods, private beach access, swimming, beach walks. Large family room fireplace and wood-burning stove. Fully equipped kitchen, outside BBQ and deck. Sleeps 7+. $1000/week, $200/night (min two nights). Available June 1 to Aug (negotiable)-Sept and Oct. Local contact: Mary, (650) 424-4384. For reservations email sripley@aol.com.

HOUSING NEEDED Stanford vicinity

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2006 through June/July 2007 (dates flexible). Approximately 40 fully furnished houses, apartments or condominiums needed for Fellows and their families coming to the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences for the academic year 2006-2007. Please call Christine Duignan at the Center, (650) 321-2052, ext. 306 or email christy@casbs.stanford.edu.

TWENTY FULLY FURNISHED and equipped houses, apartments, condos for incoming Knight Fellows and their famlies for academic year 2006-2007. Call Barbara Meyers at (650) 725-1192 or email bmeyers@stanford.edu.

HOUSING EXCHANGE Cambridge, Massachusetts

SABBATICAL HOUSING exchange: Seeking furnished 3BR near Stanford to exchange for our furnished 3BR/1.5BA near Harvard/MIT for 2006/2007 academic year. Lovely Victorian on quiet tree-lined street near Porter Square. Completely renovated in 2001. 2600sf living space. Walk to Harvard or take subway to MIT. Close to parks, shops, theaters. Excellent school district. Email Leah at L.R.Williams@comcast.net or call (617) 864-4268.

Cornell/Stanford

CORNELL UNIVERSITY professor on sabbatical at Stanford from summer 2006 to summer 2007 is looking to swap houses with anyone in the Stanford area who may be planning or considering a similar sabbatical at Cornell in Ithaca, New York. We are looking for at least 3BR/2BA and close proximity to Stanford; in Ithaca, we have a 5BR/2.5BA house adjacent to the Cornell campus. If interested, call (607) 254-4904 or email kw74@cornell.edu.

Florence (Fiesole)

AUG. 20-SEPT. 20: Looking to exchange 2BR home in Fiesole (15 minutes from center of Florence), or 15 days in Fiesole, 15 days on the island of Elba in similar setup, for a house on campus or in its immediate surroundings. Email mammarella@stanford.firenze.it.