A warm, lived-in member home with sunlight through open doors

MEMBERS-ONLY HOME SHARING · 100+ CITIES

Stay for free in real homes around the world.

Swap homes, host members or pet sit.
Meet people. Live locally. Stay different.

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Start with 7 Nights before you host.Renters and house sharers welcome · Free to join
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WeWorkTravel Massive

More travel. Less nightly bill.

Flights got cheaper.
Staying somewhere didn’t.

Travel shouldn’t be limited by the cost of somewhere to sleep.

£0

The flight

£0

The accommodation

Illustrative trip costs. You know the feeling.

That seems backwards.

So we built another way to stay.

Real homes. Real people. No nightly accommodation bill.

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Three ways to stay.

Nobody pays for the stay.

Home swaps

Give a night. Get a night →

Lend your home, earn 1 Night for every night.

Laura and Nau smiling together on a balcony in TromsøLaura & Nau, TromsøLaura and Nau's home — a warm living room with parquet floors, a green sofa and a bedroom beyond

Home stays

Host or be hosted.

Spare room, kitchen table, 1am chats. Hosting earns Nights too.

Charlotte and Rose laughing together in CornwallCharlotte & Rose, CornwallCharlotte and Rose's home — a terrace overlooking a Cornish harbour full of boats

Pet sits

The four legged host

Mind the dog, get the house. Belly rubs are optional.

Pablo with his puppy riding on his shouldersPablo, BarcelonaPablo's home — a light loft with plants, a sofa and a low bed
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Fresh on hoppswap

Where could you go next?

Meet the people behind the front doors.

SallyFR

Chamonix, France

Hosting a home stay in Chamonix

Available: 14 – 21 FebHosting Home StaysFamily friendly
Sally's street in Chamonix with Mont Blanc behindAlpine flat · Mont Blanc views
Sally in the snow near Chamonix

DanielleUK

Woodley, United Kingdom

Woodley home swap · Jun–Sep

Available: Jun – SepOpen to swapPet friendly
Danielle's garden terrace at night with fire pit and outdoor cinemaGarden terrace · fire pit & outdoor cinema
Danielle at home by the Christmas tree

PabloES

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona pet sit · furry host included

Available: Jul – AugPet sit availablePet friendly
Pablo's bright, plant-filled Barcelona studioBarcelona studio · furry host
Pablo carrying his dog at home in Barcelona
LondonParisBarcelonaLisbonAmsterdamBerlinStockholmRomeTokyoNew YorkMexico CityCape TownSydneySeoulBuenos Aires
Explore homes →

A taste of the community. Availability shown is illustrative.

How it works

  1. 01Join & get verified

    A quick human check with photo ID.

  2. 02Say hi on video

    Meet face to face before keys change hands.

  3. 03Swap keys & stay free

    Swap, pet sit or use your 7 free nights. Insurance up to €50,000 included.

Find your people.

Stay through your kind of people. Because feeling like you belong matters as much as where you stay.

Hoppswap members laughing together over coffee in Porto
Find your people

More in common.

Women onlyLGBTQ+ friendlyFamily friendlyPeople in commonShared interests

The difference

Live the neighbourhood.

A member's plant-filled apartment with personal touches everywhere
You'll find

Local tips written on fridges, feeding cats, watering plants, friends for life.

Real homes. Real people.

A row of city apartments
You won't find

Lockboxes. Deposits. Rental Yields. Plastic pot plants. Displaced locals.

Less property management. More actual travel.

Built in, not bolted on

Stay with peace of mind.

Three layers of cover: before, during and after every stay.

Nobody gets in anonymous.

Photo ID, real profiles and a video hello before you say yes.

100%of members ID verified
Bianca, a Hoppswap member in Lyon, smiling with a red shawl
Bianca, Lyon

Keys swapped, not deposits.

No deposits, no awkward money talk.

€50kmaximum cover per trip
A warm, lived-in member home ready for guests

A human, in minutes.

Flight cancelled, pipe burst, plans melted. You message us, we fix it.

<5 minaverage first reply
Hoppswap members together on a trip
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Stories

You came for free. You stayed for everything else.

A local tip. A shared meal. A story you couldn’t have booked.

Neon Nights & Noodle Carts

“Three weeks in a Sukhumvit flat taught me that the best meals happen after midnight.”

Street foodNight markets

Bangkok

Neon Nights & Noodle Carts

by Maya Chen

Hot Dogs & Cold Mornings

“The best part of winter here? The pølsevogn culture. Hot dogs at noon became a daily ritual.”

Street foodWinter

Copenhagen

Hot Dogs & Cold Mornings

by Lucas Rodriguez

Making Pasta Like a Nonna

“My host left handwritten pasta recipes on the counter. I left with flour in my suitcase.”

FoodCulture

Bologna

Making Pasta Like a Nonna

by Sophie Laurent

Sunset Sessions & Rooftop Vibes

“A rooftop in El Raval where strangers become friends over golden hour. Best kept secret.”

RooftopCommunity

Barcelona

Sunset Sessions & Rooftop Vibes

by Erik Andersen

Lost in Shibuya, Found in Shimokitazawa

“The guidebook said nothing about the tiny jazz bar three doors down. The neighbours did.”

UrbanCulture

Tokyo

Lost in Shibuya, Found in Shimokitazawa

by Kenji Tanaka

5AM Runs & Unexpected Friends

“Found a running crew through my host's note. Two weeks later I was racing sunrise with family.”

RunningCommunity

Los Angeles

5AM Runs & Unexpected Friends

by Jordan Martinez

Standing for Something

“Swapped into Kreuzberg during a solidarity march. Made friends at 2am I still message weekly.”

NightlifeCulture

Berlin

Standing for Something

by Kai Werner

Strangers to Friends in Three Glasses

“My host left a bottle and a note. Three neighbours showed up. Best Tuesday ever.”

WineBad decisions

Porto

Strangers to Friends in Three Glasses

by Elena Vidal

I Came to Work. I Did Not Work.

“Brought my laptop to an island. Opened it once for the WiFi password. Closed it for two weeks.”

Island lifeSlow days

Vis, Croatia

I Came to Work. I Did Not Work.

by Marcus Webb

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