The Late Summer Offer · Ends 1 September
September is quietly the best month of the year to be somewhere else. The crowds go home, the light turns gold, and thousands of homes across the People Like Us Community sit empty while their owners are off exploring someone else's.
Until 1 September, your first year with us is 20% off.
Alan's home · Mont-Tremblant, Canada · PLU member since 2021
Roughly one night in a middling hotel in Lisbon. Or, put the other way round —
of unlimited exchanges, for as many nights as you like.
in 120+ countries, in thousands of towns and cities.
No booking fees, no transaction fees, no per-night charges.
Identity checks, and a Community that has known each other for years.
Late September, and the lake is still warm enough to bother getting in.
Pauline's home · PLU member since 2022
Long light through the birches, right to the end of the month.
Jane's home · PLU member since 2022
Cool and quiet now, and heading into its own long summer.
Caroline and Don's home · PLU member since 2022
ONE
It takes an evening and about ten photos. It doesn't need to be grand — it needs to be somewhere someone would like to wake up.
TWO
Browse, message, get to know each other a little. Most exchanges start as a conversation weeks before anyone mentions dates.
THREE
Swap at the same time, or use Globes to stay somewhere without hosting in return. No money changes hands either way.
#1
in the Homestay category on Trustpilot, among businesses with 500+ reviews.
Verified
identities, so you know who has your keys.
As seen in
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News and Good Morning America.
That's the whole idea, really. Join before 1 September, list your place over a quiet evening this week, and see where the next year takes you.
The Late Summer Offer
$127.20
$159
USD · first year · no booking fees
No code needed — the discount comes off automatically. Ends 1 September, in your own time zone.
Discounted memberships are non-refundable.
Start your home exchange experience with People Like Us by building up your listing. Add unlimited photos, describe your home and region, introduce your family, and include a profile picture.
At People Like Us, we offer four types of home exchange:
Simultaneous: The most common type, where you exchange homes with another member at the same time.
Non-Simultaneous: Exchange with another member at different times, providing flexibility in travel arrangements.
Non-Reciprocal: A one-way exchange, with exclusive use of another member's home. Most non-reciprocal exchanges use Globes, our unique token for non-reciprocal exchanges. A Globe is worth one stay at another member's place, with duration and location agreed upon by you and your exchange partner.
Hospitality: Experience staying at another member's place like an invited guest, using part of your host's home.
Explore your dream vacations with ease by sending enquiries through People Like Us. Our intuitive filters help you define desired destinations, dates, and home types. Introduce yourself, share your preferences, and contact multiple members in your desired region.
Receive enquiries from others, opening doors to fantastic opportunities. Even if you're not interested, respond courteously - we value a caring community.
For more exposure, join our lively Facebook group, where we chat about travel and life. Share your home and travel preferences. Trust, the foundation of home exchange, thrives in our community. Your perfect vacation awaits!
You've connected with an interested exchange partner – how exciting! Follow these tips for a successful first exchange:
Agree on Dates & Party: Confirm travel dates and the number of travelers in your party.
Get to Know Each Other: Initiate a video conference to meet the family and discuss house details. Communication is key!
Finalize Important Details: Ensure agreement on house key and car location (if included).
Prepare Your Home: Leave a helpful note with WiFi, security, and appliance info. Clean and get ready for your adventure!
Unlock the full potential of home exchange with our Premium Membership and enjoy exclusive benefits:
Join the most trusted home exchange community and elevate your travel adventures with our Premium Membership today!
"Discovering PLU has been such a wonderful experience for us. We love the community and exchanging has completely changed the way we think about travelling. With two small children and being restricted to school holidays, travel was previously so expensive and frustrating. We love arriving at a new exchange with all the home comforts and being able to explore somewhere new. We would urge anyone on the fence to jump right in, you won’t regret it."
"The PLU website is much more user friendly than The platform we previously used! Hoping for more Exchanges with PLU!"
"We love the vibe of PLU! Friendly, accessbile, and trusting. We've exchanged via another site and we are looking forward to exchanging via PLU soon!"
"I've never really been a "joiner" (like Groucho Marx said, "I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.") but PLU changed that. After serendipitously coming across their Facebook page and joining just to see what it was, I loved these people! Adventurous, trusting, fun, and friendly, they were the people I followed during Covid. When Drew (who I feel like I know personally) created a way to officially join, I joined--and I'm so glad I did!"
"Just completed our first exchange and we are hooked! I had looked into it for years but never felt fully comfortable until connecting with members on PLU. We were excited to become Founding members as soon as the option was available! Its money well spent! We already recouped the expense of the 3 yr membership with our one exchange! We could have not found a hotel room for the night for what we spent. We are so thankful to Drew and all the wonderful people who have built this special community!"
"Great site & network. We were with another home swap site for many years, but we are so impressed by PLU. So friendly, accessible & true to the sustainable ethos of the original home swap organisations"
"So far all my experiences with PLU have been fantastic. I can’t stress enough how glad I am to be a member of this community. I’ve made friends and had amazing exchanges. Even the website is easy to maneuver."
"PLU is an amazing home exchange organisation driven by trust, honesty and a deep desire not just travel but to get to know people in other places, especially those who have allowed us into their homes. PLU may be the newest exchange sites but it doesn't lack wisdom. It's founder - one of the nicest Australian humans you could wish to meet - listens to members; is constantly improving the functionality of the website, and loves meeting PLU members. A winning combination! I would highly recommend PLU. It doesn't matter if your home is a small flat, a smart apartment, a country mansion or a cottage by a lake. If you can make people feel welcome, new friends will come. Give it a try."
People Like Us is the world's most trusted home exchange community. We believe in sharing, trust, generosity, respect, communication, equality, cooperation, honesty, hospitality, friendship, flexibility and adventure. We take pride in our homes and we care about the environment in which we live: our village, city, country and our planet. We care about the ethos of home exchange and we do it because we love the experience and the friendships that it generates.