How to Have the Best Vacation of Your Life Without a Hotel Bill
Most people love to travel—exploring exotic locales, trying scrumptious new foods, and practicing a foreign language. But, travel can be expensive, and the thought of living in a small hotel room for a week or two is often not very appealing.
And, to make matters worse, your own apartment or house is sitting empty back home.
So, what if there was a way to meet families in foreign destinations such as Paris, Rome, and Tokyo who were interested in swapping their elegant stylish homes with you for a week or two, or even longer?
Well, this option does exist and it’s called home swapping. Home swapping entered pop culture in the 2006 movie “The Holiday,” in which the characters of actresses Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz swapped homes in London and LA, respectively. Cars, bedrooms, and even a dog, were all swapped!
The logic behind home swapping is obvious; getting the use of a beautiful home, in a good neighborhood of a fantastic city, with full kitchen and amenities – all for free! But, just how practical is it. After all, who wouldn’t be slightly concerned about having a family they’ve never met stay in their home for a few weeks?
The good news is that there is now a service that makes the potentially daunting process of home swapping easy and safe. The service is called Luxe Home Swap and its one of the best places to start if you’re interested in learning more about home swapping. This online site focuses on helping facilitate the perfect stylish home swapping experience.
How do they do it?
Firstly, Luxe Home Swap allows you to show off your own home to prospective foreign tenants and in turn to see their homes – presented clearly for site members perusal, including photos, maps of the home’s location, and complete descriptions of their neighborhood and vicinity.
Next, Luxe Home Swap facilitates easy communication between you and prospective home swapping partners, and helps you form a relationship with these families.
Lastly, they provide a wealth of advice on how to prepare your home for their visit, and how to insure yourself and your tenants. They also provide standard sharing agreements that are used to protect you legally and financially—everything you need to ensure that the home swapping experience is hugely successful.
While the number of home swaps is still tiny compared to hotel visits, it is gaining in popularity—and with good reason! In a home exchange poll, a whopping 75 percent of all home exchange participants said they were “more than satisfied” with their experience. And, the satisfaction rate of those who use home-swap sites is even greater. Interestingly, many people establish regular swaps with overseas families and switch homes multiple times.
Home swapping is not for everyone, but for more and more savvy travelers who are proud to show off their home, it’s becoming a great way to enjoy everything a foreign country has to offer in complete comfort, for just the cost of getting there.
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