House Rules

There are up to five persons staying in the TRD house. In order to make sure that everyone can enjoy their stay, we collected some guidelines on how things are arranged in the house. We kindly remind you that the TRD house is not a hotel but a shared house.

At times, we do have a cleaning person, they takes care of general cleaning but unfortunately not at all times.

As a rule of thumb, we kindly ask you take care of one of the following items at least once each time you stay in the TRD house. We follow the pathfinders rules which is one good deed per week.

• Take out the garbage from the kitchen to the black garbage bin in the garage.
• Monday evening: In case it is full, please move the black garbage bin from the garage to the collection point at the beginning of the street; and pick it up the day after. Please only move it in case it’s completely full, since we do pay per piece.
• Start the dishwasher in the kitchen. You can find cleaning tabs below the sink, please remove the plastic cover.
• Unload the dishwasher and store the silver ware, cups and plates in the corresponding cupboards.
• Drop all glass and plastic bottles from the kitchen at the reccle bin at the Chinese restaurant (car needed)
• Wash the linen and towels in the basement. We have two washing machines. Put the three-component liquid soap bubble into the drum, set the temperature to 60 degrees Celsius and start washing. Please do not forget to take it out and hang it in the basement when done. Open one window completely, even during winter times.
• Buy items like garbage bags (50l), soap, dishwasher pads, pads for the laundry machine, paper towels, etc. You will be reimbursed by the TRD house, please provide all receipts.

Entering the house

No keys are needed. You can enter the house through the garage by entering the access code which you received upon booking by e-mail. Enter the access code on the pin pad and press the left arrow. The garage door will open.

Before you leave the house

Please make sure that you leave the house as you have found it. Please make sure that

• you have removed all your belongings from the fridge, storage shelves in the kitchen and the bathroomm. Please do not leave any open food in the kitchen.
• you have removed all crumbs and coffe stains from the countertop in the kitchen and the dining table in the living room.
• you have removed all your hair from the shower and sink in the bathroom.
• you throw the garbage bag in the kitchen into the black garbage bin in front of the garage.
• all windows and doors are closed.
• you start the dish washer.
• you switch off the heat in the living room. Keep all other rooms to a minimum.

Your room

• cleaning
  • Linen and towels: You find linen and towels in the cupboards on the left side between the living room and the sleeping rooms or in the basement on the hanger.
  • general cleaning: keep it clean based on your common sense
  • cleaning before check out

    bed

    remove the linen before leaving, and put it into the transparent box next to the washing machine in the basement

    floor

    vacuum-clean the floor

    air

    if you have the time, just refresh the air by opening the window for a while

    sink

    if your rooms has a sink, clean it based on your common sense (eg. hair, tooth paste...)

    private things

    if you use the room frequently, you are allowed to keep your private stuff within a certain size of box with a name tag

    Paper basket

    please empty all trash

• checking items

  heating and light

  when you leave the room, turn off the heating and lights

  windows

  close them before you leave the house

Living room

• cleaning
  • chimney: get rid of ash when you think it is too much.
  • sofa: if you spill something, clean it as much as possible and as quickly as possible
  • carpet: our cleaning person takes care of it but if you spill something, please clean it as much as possible
• noise @day & night: just follow your common sense
• checking items
  • chimney: check ventilation
  • heating & light: if you are the last person leaving the house, turn down the heating (17 degrees) and turn off all lights

Kitchen

• general cleaning: keep it clean following your common sense. Please do not leave dirty dishes in the sink.
• starting the dishwasher: get rid of food rests before you put into the dish washer. Put your dishes into the dish washer after using, run it when it is full or when you think you need to do so. Please do not leave your dirty dishes in the sink.
• storing food in refrigerator: when you check out and you don't stay in the house for a while(more than a week), remove all food. There is a common food shelve for left-overs which can be used by everyone.
• other food: you have a shelve assigned in the left side of the big cupboard in the kitchen, it's labeled with your room name. Please do not leave any food on the table or somewhere else, we had troubles with mitts feeding off open food packs in the past.

Table

• cleaning: please wipe the table after using it.

Bath room

• cleaning: remove your hair from the shower, remove all tooth paste and so on.
• ventilation: open the window after taking a shower (10 min.) During winter times please avoid that the bath room cools out.
• using time: following the common sense (at least less than 30 minutes)
• private stuff: please do not scatter your stuff around; keep it in one place, remove empty bottles.
• take all your items out of the bathroom before you leave the house.

Toilet

• cleaning: keep them clean following your common sense, especially, if you make it dirty for some reason, please use the tool for it(next to the bowl).
• ventilation: open the window after finishing your business
• N.B.: The toilet in the bathroom is for small business only, please use the brown saloon for big business.

Garden

When we need any action, let's discuss it. We pay a gardener to take care of this.

Washing machine

• linen and towels: will be washed by us (i.e. all guests).
• using time: please use the washing machines between 9 am and 9 pm only

Trash

• general garbage: On Monday evening, if completely full, please move the black garbage bin from the garage to the collection point; and pick it up the day after.
• Glass, aluminum and plastic bottles are put into the collection bin at the soccer stadium (in case you have a car).

Locking

• the main door should be locked by rotating the key twice
• all windows should be locked when you leave the house
• the garage should be closed when you leave the house
• in case you are the last person leaving the house in the morning, please check all windows and doors, even if you have not opened them.

Payment

• If you are not from Heidelberg, a shared rent is applied. Please ask Jorge for details.
• The fee has to be paid on arrival. If you stay more than 1 month, you pay in the beginning of your stay first, and beginning of each month after that.

Internet

• Only wireless network (802.11g) is provided (with best effort). The required password is written on a note on the piano. Users are not expected to change the network setup, topology etc. without consulting Ken before. For any network issues please ask Ken (+41 76 487 2469).

Enjoy your stay in the house