Guardian Home Exchange ? FREE accommodation for your holidays

Posted by RaynaJess on August 23rd, 2013

What is home swap?

Home swap is a method in which you can visit the world without ever having to pay for accommodation – you just have to exchange houses with another person, be it from your own country or other parts of the world.

Mark Sealey of Guardian Home Exchange says: 

"Guardian Home Exchange is great for anyone.  It’s ideal for families with children looking for the space and convenience that they won’t find in a hotel, independent travellers that want to get a real feel of the places they visit, seniors and expats looking to visit family and friends living overseas, people looking for weekend breaks or even longer term swaps. Many people first choose home swapping for the cost savings (and free accommodation is a big plus!) but often tell us that they get so much more from a home swap – it really is a rewarding way to travel."

Quote from members:

“We like to travel and have stayed in people's homes in India, Argentina, Vietnam, Guatemala, Italy, Ireland and England for example. We thoroughly recommend home exchange and look forward to enjoying more fun travel that way.”  Trevor (Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, England)

Key benefits of home swap:

•             No accommodation fee

•             Immersing yourself into a different culture by living like a local

•             Enjoy all the comforts of home far away from it

•             Car swap also – no car rental fees

•             Meet new interesting people from different parts of the world

Some tips for a successful home swap:

1.            Flexibility – you have more chances of finding a nice home exchange if you are open to different destinations.

2.            Details – provide a lot of details in your listing so that people can know what to expect.

3.            Time – do not expect to find the perfect home swap in one day.

4.            Be sure that you and your exchange partner know exactly what is allowed and what is not allowed.

5.            Contact several members so that you can be sure that at least one will be ideal for you.

6.            Create a folder with information that you think is relevant for your exchange partners.

7.            Keep in touch with your exchange partners in order to build mutual trust.

8.            Make sure that your home is nice and clean for your guests.

9.            Provide the number of a friend or a neighbor who can be contacted in case of emergency.

Guardian home exchange is a platform that can help you have the best vacation of your life through a method called home swap - exchanging houses with a member of the website. Once you try it, you will never be able to go back!