Stanford Report, March 15, 2006

Housing

RENTALS AVAILABLE Menlo Park

LARGE FURNISHED BEDROOM and private bath in West Menlo Park home within walking/biking distance of campus. Convenient location with easy access to shopping. Room available after April 1. Kitchen privileges, washer/dryer, separate cable and phone lines in room. Desire quiet, neat person willing to commit to at least three months. No pets; nonsmokers only. $700/mo. plus utilities ($60/mo.) and $150 security deposit. Call Sherri, (650) 854-1138.

Palo Alto

AVAILABLE JUNE-AUGUST with 3-mo. lease. Fully furnished South Palo Alto home with solar heated swimming pool. 3BR/2BA plus den, living room, dining room, laundry room. Near gourmet grocery, shopping areas and Mitchell Park on quiet cul-de-sac. $2800 plus utilities and telephone. HD cable TV and Internet hookups available. Includes yard man and house-cleaner. Call Kathy at (650) 493-1728 or email krb110@comcast.net.

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.

Stanford

AVAILABLE APRIL 15 to Aug. 10: 4BR/2BA Eichler with living room, dining room, family room, newly renovated kitchen, two-car garage, fully furnished. No smoking, no pets. $4000/mo. plus deposit. Includes gardener. Call (650) 493-3805 evenings and weekends.

CAMPUS RENTAL. One bedroom condo available for visiting faculty between April 29 and August 10, preferably for a minimum of ten weeks. Large living room with eating corner, private deck, 1BR/1BA. Pool, jacuzzi, laundry facilities in club area. Negotiable rent. Write prwilton@yahoo.com.

OUT OF COUNTRY

London

CENTRAL LONDON: 2BR/1BA house available July-August, October, with September negotiable. Rent £1500/mo. inclusive. No smoking. Short walking distance to three tube stations, many buses. Close to Primrose Hill. Inquiries (evenings) to Gould at (650) 321-3128.

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.

BROWN CS PROFESSOR and wife on sabbatical need short-term housing (April 1-May 15) close to or on Stanford campus. Email tld@cs.brown.edu.

FAMILY FROM MARYLAND with one child (13-year-old daughter) seeks to rent furnished 3-4BR/2BA house in Gunn High School District for two years, starting July/August 2006. We are responsible homeowners and nonsmokers. Please contact Ute Hayes at SLAC Housing Office at (650) 926-4132 or email ute@slac.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 TO SHARE Palo Alto

FULLY FURNISHED ROOM and bathroom in newly-remodeled home with hardwood floors, skylights and fireplace in quiet tree-lined neighborhood, two-three miles from Stanford. Easy walk to shops and transportation. Shared use of kitchen, washer/dryer Preferred short-term rental $750/mo. including utilities. Email rdsnvm@gmail.com.

HOUSING EXCHANGE Stanford vicinity

VISITING UK ACADEMIC seeks summer accommodation near Stanford (suitable for a couple) in exchange for small, self-contained flat in one of Oxford's most famous and beautiful colleges, situated on the high street and in the center of town. Ideal dates are June 25-August 22. Email Robert.Jacobs@chem.ox.ac.uk.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Lake Tahoe

WANT TO CO-OWN a vacation home at Lake Tahoe? We are looking for a partner to share in the purchase of a condo at Tahoe Taverns Properties in Tahoe City. The complex is on the lake and has terrific amenities. The unit for sale, #28, will probably sell for $1.2-$1.3 million, and we are looking for a 1/3 partner. Call Diane at (650) 328-4923 (evenings). Check it out at http://tavernproperties.com/.