November 17, 2006
Home exchange websites and costs
First, the winter vacation writing contest is over. We didn't get many entries, but I did get a few last minute ones that I'll be publishing over the next few days.
I've written several blog entries about exchanging homes on vacation. You save money on the hotel and you get a home rather than a room. Of course there are a few risks, but the stories you hear in the news are positive ones. If people do have bad experiences they are being pretty quiet for the most part. Anyway, here's some info from an old article about different websites that do home exchanges:
Homelink.org lists one home for $80 a year. Additional listings cost $15 each.
Intervac.us offers a variety of membership options (Web only or catalogue and Web), starting at $78.88 a year.
HomeExchange.com is offering a special $59.95 for one year, and if you don't exchange your home during the first year you get a second year free.
Invented-City.com charges a fee of $50/year and allows you to conduct as many home exchanges during that time as you wish.
If anyone has used another site, please leave a comment!
Posted by James Trotta at November 17, 2006 11:48 PM | TrackBack
It's true that there are almost no nightmare stories in over 5 decades of home exchange. Most people complain about differences in cleaning standards more than anything else. The best part of it is meeting great people and living like a local. It's not primarily about saving money, or shouldn't be. To find out how to swap your home please see my non-commercial blog dedicated only to home exchange: http://homeexchanger.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Nicole at November 19, 2006 12:00 PMIf you are interested in finding out more about home exchange vacations please also check out my blog, Travel the Home Exchange Way, http://homeexchangetravel.blogs.com which, although I publish it along with running a London based home exchange agency, Home Base Holidays, http://www.homebase-hols.com I hope also provides much useful information for anyone considering swapping homes.
Posted by: Lois at November 28, 2006 8:02 PM