HomeExchange — Free Lodging for Americans Living Abroad

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Trade your home for free stays anywhere in the world

HomeExchange is a global home-swap network. List your home; stay in someone else’s for free anywhere in the world. Annual membership replaces hotel and Airbnb costs entirely. Especially powerful once you’ve settled abroad — your foreign home is desirable to other members.

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Once you’ve settled abroad and your home is desirable real estate to other expats and travelers, HomeExchange unlocks essentially-free travel. List your home in the network, exchange directly with another member (you stay in theirs while they stay in yours) or use HomeExchange’s GuestPoints currency for non-reciprocal stays. The annual membership pays for itself the first time you stay in someone’s Paris apartment for a week.

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Direct exchanges

You stay in their home while they stay in yours — same dates or different dates.

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GuestPoints currency

When direct exchange isn’t feasible, use GuestPoints to stay in any home in the network.

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160+ countries

180,000+ homes worldwide. Major cities, beach houses, ski chalets, country cottages.

Why expats love HomeExchange

Once you’ve moved abroad, your local apartment in Lisbon / Mexico City / Madrid is exactly what other members want to experience. That gives you outsized leverage in the network — your listing is in demand. Use it for U.S. visits home (stay in a member’s home in your old neighborhood for free) or for European weekend trips. Annual membership cost is recouped on a single 5-night stay versus what hotels would cost.

  • 180,000+ homes in 160+ countries
  • Direct + GuestPoints dual exchange model
  • Verified member profiles with reviews
  • $1M home protection insurance included on every exchange
  • Annual flat membership — no per-stay fees

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Editorial recommendation. Settleguru may earn a referral fee. HomeExchange is an independent network; member homes are the responsibility of the listing member.