Mary Anne's room

Room sublet, Jan-April 2026, 5 min walk to downtown Guelph, GO train/buses and buses to the university.

Pictures of the room are older pics and have a different furniture layout and the artwork as changed….But the pictures give you an idea of what the room generally looks like. It’s a south facing room with a good amount of light and also has block-out blinds.

Furnished Eco Home/partially furnished room shared with a female RMT and a male Post doc in food science in their 40/30’s. Available Jan 1st, 2026 to April 30th, 2026. The house has solar panels and a heat pump that provides heating/cooling without the need for natural gas.

The room is furnished with a solid wood desk, armoire, bed frame, shelves and rocking chair.

Ideal for a respectful, mindful/kind, clean/tidy/organized, eco-minded, non-smoking and health minded individual.

Someone who works or studies out of the home is ideal for the living situation. I run my massage therapy practice from home, so it’s essential that it’s quiet during the day, typically from Mon-Fri. I often go to my partner’s home in the evenings and weekends and I usually stay in Guelph Monday/Tuesday evening. Nicholas leaves around 8 a.m. and gets back around 5-7 p.m. makes dinner and settles in quietly for the evening or talks with his partner in New Zealand.

Looking for a peaceful/light footed individual who knows the value in doing the little things to create harmony in a home. Plugging into your computer or using ear pods while listening to music or watching something is requested so that others can enjoy quiet if they want. Sharing music while cooking dinner is nice etc….Just want to be mindful of others.

Environmentally, someone who conserves energy because they understand that when we mess up our environment, were basically doing the same to ourselves…So turning down the heat at night and putting on a thick blanket, wearing a sweater and slippers in the winter etc…saying that, it’s also important to be comfortable….So just finding a nice balance between mindful conservation and comfort.

The house smells of essential oils from my practice. We clean with non-toxic cleaners like vinegar and effective, natural disinfectant. Natural laundry detergent is used. Synthetic smells like perfumes, shampoos, cologne, certain laundry detergents and incense can cause headaches and discomfort…so we’re looking for someone who avoids such things. I would just like to avoid ongoing synthetic smells. “Synthetic” being the main issue…

When I’m working, if you’re home, the house needs to be pretty quiet and the living room unoccupied. Quietly working upstairs with the door closed works well and taking food/kitchen breaks every hour when clients leave and I change up the room is a good time to run a blender or make noise in the kitchen. Refraining from cooking food like fish etc. would be greatly appreciated when clients are present. The driveway needs to be clear for clients to park when I’m working. Your car, if you have one, can be farther up the driveway or on the road. If you’re in the driveway during working hours, you’ll be able to access your car in the 45 min breaks when clients leave (usually every hour, but could be longer or shorter). Coming in and out of the backdoor would be the most helpful to reduce noise disruption when clients are present. There is a space in the kitchen for jackets and shoes so that the front hallway is left clear.

Rent is $865 inclusive and includes:

• All utilities (if utilities rise up abnormally quickly from neglect/misuse, then sharing utilities may need to be introduced)
• Wifi (If you need more speed that is currently available, the upgrade/extra cost is your responsibility)
• Some storage space in the basement
• Some storage space in the outside shed
• Some storage space in the upper washroom
• Use of washer, dryer, drying racks and clothes line/pins
• Use of powerful blender, coffee grinder etc. pretty much any appliances and dishes in the kitchen

There is no smoking on the property. I respect the use of plant teachers as long as they aren’t used to hurt yourself or annoy others through excessive, chronic use and air pollution. Hot boxing the neighbours is not ok… They make edibles to avoid that. In general, this is a pretty substance free house. I may have an edible from time to time, but you probably wouldn’t notice as I’ll be off doing yoga or listening to music/meditating etc.

I sometimes bring our Waterloo cat to Guelph while my partner is travelling. My partner is usually quite allergic to cats, but he is fine with Stella as she doesn’t shed much. He can hold her without issue.

Looking forward to meeting you if you think this is a good fit for everyone:) Please tell me about yourself and your situation if you reach out. Thank you!!

Hey, I’m Mary. I have my home practice here and I’m usually at my partner’s place on weekends and some weekdays. I’m a big fan of gardening, saunas, trees, x-country skiing, dance, music, yoga, grounding, herbs/plants, rock climbing, hiking, weight training.

Nicholas is from Germany, but lives in New Zealand when not doing his post doc here at the university in food science. Nicholas is kind, clean, respectful and works out of the house most of the days, Mon-Fri.

We’re subletting Jerome’s room. Jerome is a meditation and yoga facilitator who is doing a yoga retreat in the Bahamas this winter.