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This was a primary home in the outskirts of London. The cleaning fee was listed on the ad but either they didnt mention it or I forgot by the time I actually had the exchange.

When I left I said "I plan to strip the sheets and take the trash out is there anything else I should do" and they said nothing else. It was only a couple days after I left that they asked for the cleaning fee which i paid promptly. They didnt have any kind of home guide.

I guess I'm annoyed I did extra work if I had to pay a cleaning fee anyway. So I'm debating just doing 4 stars for cleaning and saying "i was surprised to see a full unclean dishwasher given the cleaning fee" and otherwise say that the rest of the stay was great.

Would it be fair to leave that as a review? Or am I being petty?

Brand new to the concept, so please bear with me .

We live in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in one of the best neighborhoods, and have a one-bedroom in-law unit attached to our house, facing the golf course, in a gated community.

How easy would it be to use it as a place for exchange, and how many points should I ask for?

At the moment, we just want to accumulate some points and get some reviews and use the points later as I have heard that it is hard to get accepted to places without having any reviews.

Also, I have many reviews on Airbnb. Is that helpful at all as a guest?

Thank you, and I hope these are pertinent questions.

What are your top recommendations for optimizing a home exchange description (and or profile) to maximize its appeal to potential guests?

Hi! I’m looking for a HomeExchange in Brisbane and I can offer my place in Florence, Italy.

I’d be open to either a reciprocal exchange or a stay using GuestPoints through the HomeExchange app.

Ideally I’m looking for a longer stay, around 2, 3, 4 weeks or even more, depending on availability. I’d like to spend some proper time in Brisbane and use HomeExchange to cover accommodation as much as possible.

If anyone in Brisbane might be interested in coming to Florence, or has availability for GuestPoints, send me a message and we can compare dates.

Thanks so much for reading!

Dears Exchangers
I am an Italian good traveller living in Bologna. I own a quite big house (for the Italian standards 135 square meters) with 3 rooms , terrace, 2 bathrooms and in a quiet zone close 20 minutes by bus from the station and downtown. Hypothetically a great place for HE!
In order to start a new way of travelling and (of course) save some money, I’d like to explore the House swapping world. My husband has still many concerns about lack of privacy and he’s a bit annoyed from the idea that someone touches his own stuff.
Now we are planning some holiday days in Valencia in December and I noticed from air BnB and booking that apartments cost 400€ on average -> I was so thinking to take the occasion and use the 750 guest point that home exchange releases to new subscribers in this occasion : in this way it would cost less than Airbnb for the family budget and it would also allow us to have (as guest) the first HE experience
Do you think could this be a nice way to “convince” my partner? Any experience to share?
Thank you!