Why Exchange?
Comforts of home
Hotel rooms seem to get smaller as the vacation gets longer. And after two weeks, they can seem very small indeed. Imagine being able to come "home" instead after a long day of sightseeing. You can go to the refrigerator for a cool drink, or you can sit in the garden or patio wearing whatever you please. Your home away from home becomes a comfortable base from which you can explore the region. Don't live your vacation out of a suitcase in a cramped hotel room ever again!
Amenities
Our homes are often fully equipped with all the basics you would need during course of a visit -- cookware, bedding, towels, toys, games and entertainment systems, movie rooms, libraries and more. Many homes offer private outdoor play areas, hot tubs, pools and private gardens/conservatories.
More space
You will have more space than a hotel room. Usually a whole house! Enjoy private bedrooms, bathrooms, family rooms, a home office and more. Most exchange lodgings offer a combination of both private and common space which -- especially for a family -- makes for a very comfortable vacation.
Save money
With no lodging expenses, fewer restaurant bills,y and no room service expenses, you can easily save thousands of dollars on an exchange as short as two weeks. See the world affordably!
Community
Wherever you exchange, you are part of a new community simply by living there temporarily, you will learn from your new neighbors and friends -- and they from you. We are all enriched by being a participant in a community -- not a hotel-based observer.
Many home exchangers become lifelong friends with their exchange partners as well as with their new neighbors.
Green
Making use of space which would otherwise be left unoccupied is a form of sharing, conservation and is the ultimate form of green accommodation. Travel soundly without contributing to the consumerist hotel development throughout the world.
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