Yes, swapping your home is completely free. The two households exchange no money: each simply makes their home available to the other. Homeforswap is funded by an optional annual subscription for premium features.

Peer-to-peer home exchange: travel by staying with another community member

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Peer-to-peer home exchange means going on holiday without paying for accommodation. Join 13 375 families in 66 countries who travel differently since 2007.

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13 375

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9 697

homes to swap

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2007

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Popular destinations for home swapping

Discover the cities most loved by our community for a successful holiday swap.

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How to swap your home?

Three steps to turn your home into a passport to the world.

List your home

Describe your home, add your best photos and indicate your dream destinations. Free in 15 minutes.

Find an exchange

Browse listings in 66 countries, filter by dates, property type and amenities, then contact the hosts that inspire you.

Travel for free

No accommodation fees, an authentic local experience and often the start of a beautiful international friendship.

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Why choose Homeforswap?

The oldest French home-exchange community for the holidays.

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100% free between members

No rent, no commission. Both households simply make their home available.

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Trusted community

Verified profiles, SMS-confirmed identity, public reviews and secure internal messaging.

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Live like a local

Equipped kitchen, comfy bed, authentic neighbourhood: all the comforts of a real home abroad.

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66 countries accessible

From Paris to Tokyo via Buenos Aires, choose your next destination among 9,600 active listings.

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Flexible exchanges

Simultaneous, non-simultaneous, non-reciprocal or couch surfing exchanges: find the format that suits you.

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French platform

A France-based team, French-speaking support, and home-exchange expertise since 2007.

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David P. · July 2026

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Sylvain D. · March 2026

« Thanks to the home exchange experience, our family really enjoyed our vacation in Salvador de Bahia! The home swap concept is a very nice way to travel completely free-minded and thanks to the home exchange we have disc… »

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Home exchange FAQ

Home exchange is a peer-to-peer holiday format: two families agree to swap their homes for free during a defined period. You travel for less by avoiding accommodation fees, while living like a local.

Yes, swapping your home is completely free. The two households exchange no money. Homeforswap is funded by an optional annual subscription for premium features.

Use our search engine to browse listings by country, property type, number of bedrooms, amenities and languages spoken. Then contact the host via the internal messaging system to organise your exchange.

Our community is built on trust: verified profiles, public reviews, internal messaging and SMS-confirmed identity. We also offer dedicated insurance to cover any incidents during the exchange.

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Popular destinations for home swapping

How to swap your home?

List your home

Find an exchange

Travel for free

Recently published homes to swap

Apartamento Baeza

piso en casco histórico de Sevilla

Casa en un pueblo tranquilo en el interior de Almería

Superbe appartement hauteur de Nice