People Like Us

"Great service and community"

"Recently was browsing the updates on the website and was so happy with the great search functions, filtering and the new feature called feed. It’s brilliant and you can post and chat back and forth like on Facebook but it is exclusive to PLU members and has no extraneous ads or info you have no interest in. It’s impressive to have such a dynamic and always improving platform. So refreshing."

"We joined the site in 2019 and quickly organised our first swap with another dog-friendly household.The website is easy to use ( well done Drew) and everyone seems friendly and welcoming. No experience with other sites but this ticks all our boxes so far. We are looking forward to travelling further afield and can't wait for our rescheduled exchanges in Canada and France. Hoping to earn a Globe this year by offering our home when we are on a non-exchange staycation. We love it!"

"After having been on another home exchange website for a number of years, I signed up to People Like us earlier this year looking for a more active community. The first thing it hit me was how friendly the community was and how everyone seemed to understand the concept behind home exchange. It is not seen as free accommodation but as a community where you give something and get something in return; what that something is, it's up to the home exchange counterparts! From my experience, on other websites they keep member numbers up even if they haven't been active for a long time (which makes it difficult to arrange an actual exchange as you keep wasting your time sending messages which won't be answered), whereas on PLU all members are actually willing to exchange making arranging a trip much easier and offering a lot of options. I signed up and I had my first two exchanges arranged within the first two months! The best home exchange website for me from all points of view!"

"I find this group to be so friendly and helpful offering such wonderful exchanges around the world. It's a terrific way to travel and meet wonderful new friends as well!"

"Plus qu'un site, People Like Us cache une véritable communauté bienveillante, curieuse et ouverte! -- More than a site, People Like Us hides a real benevolent, curious and open community!"

"We already love the new PLU because it is the most friendly community in the world. Being French we haven't been able to exchange yet because of Covid but hope to travel again soon!"

"We followed PLU on Facebook for some time and were very pleased about how actively the people communicate there and get to know each other, so it gained our trust for home exchanges and we are really looking for our first experience."

"PLU is the home exchange site with a great community feeling. This is home-exchanging in it's purest way. Home exchanging is about trust and PLU provides and deserves it."

"I’m new to the platform but I’ve only had positive experiences so far while communicating with people and exploring the website."

"So glad we found this website to begin our home exchange journey. The website is great and there are so many homes to look at, it is a really friendly community of home exchange partners."

"I love the community and the sense of trust. This is the perfect place for those of us that believe there are good people in the world that also enjoy traveling and experiencing other people's cultures."

"Wonderful community and well managed by Drew Seitam, who listens at the members and take care of their needs."

"J'ai découvert ce concept d'échange de maison sur PLU. J'ai pu faire un seul échange, avant la période COVID. Celui-ci s'est extrêmement bien passé. J'espère bien pouvoir renouveler l'expérience au plus vite !"

"People Like Us is a very user friendly website to use with a great map feature which really works and also has a very friendly Facebook group too!"

"I love everything about People Like Us. Drew has done the most wonderful job in creating this group. People are friendly, kind and helpful. Houses are exciting, stories shared by new friends so nice it really feels like family."

"A very warm and welcoming community."

"The most welcoming home exchange site that I am a member of. Great community."

"Joined this site to expand our home exchange options, expecting the normal impersonal interaction with other exchangees and invisibility to site administrators. Found instead, a community who are dedicated to principles of friendship and respect, and an administration team whose motivation is not commercial, but genuine interest in, and concern for, the satisfaction of members. I cannot recommend this site highly enough."

"Really nice platform to exchange with other people and familys. It's easy to fix a home! It's definitely the best thing to travel around the world !"

"While we are experienced home exchangers, this is our first exchange finalized on the People Like Us platform. We have been members for about two years and love both the website and the community behind it. The website is intuitive to use and offers all of the facts and photos you need to make an informed decision. This community is made up of kind and welcoming people who are serious about home exchanging and willing to put their own properties out there. The site owner solicits feedback from members before making any major changes that would have an impact on the community. We love exchanging here, and it is the only site on which we feel enough trust and confidence to exchange."

"The best home exchange site out there."

"People Like Us has quickly become my favorite home exchange site and online community. The site is so easy to navigate and I’m 100% happy with everything it has to offer. It is easy to get in touch with all the friendly members. The response rate on exchange propose really is excellent in comparison to what I have experienced before. We have already completed one exchange and have two more lined up. I love chatting with my fellow PLU’s in the Facebook discussion group and think that Drew Seitam, the founder and owner of this website, has done a terrific job so far!"

"Everything is arranged very well and clearly on the website and there is a nice active facebook group where you can ask all your questions but also general exchange proposals. The founder of People Like Us is very enthusiastic and also very active in the fb group. It really feels like a group of new friends that I haven't all met yet. The vibe is very friendly and helpful and the experienced members help the newbees wherever possible. We have just arranged our 2nd exchange with very nice people in South Africa, how nice is that!"

"Trusting people you don't know with open access to your home could be too overwhelming for some. But, the very close bond enjoyed by PLU members, (primarily through the Facebook group and email communications), overcomes this fear by a real sense of belonging and commitment to respecting each other and our properties. The advice and encouragement shared by the group is amazing; led by the dedication of founder Drew Seitam to making it an exchange platform that meets the needs of members. I thoroughly recommend PLU to prospective home exchangers."

"A life changing website! Amazing community and opportunities. People Like Us has changed the way my family travels, and introduced me to lifelong friends. The globe system is a favourite feature of mine. Highly recommend!"

"People Like Us is a friendly community led by the irrepressible Drew Seitam who really listens to the community and has developed the platform in a way that reflects the ethos of true home exchanges -- respect and trust."

"I love PLU :-) I first learned about the PLU community around New Years 2018/19 when I came across the Facebook group. I followed the communication there for some weeks and felt it was just what I had been looking for being a big fan of the original home exchanging spirit. I signed up January 2019 and listed my home and within 10 days I had organized my first exchange with an English family, that I had already "talked" to via the FB group. And since that January I've had several offers from all over the world and have organized different kind of exchanges - simultanious, non-sim and hospitality. This is by all means a site and community where people take ownership in the best possibel sense and there is always a great tone when people communicate both "behind the scenes" as well as in the FB group. Also an amazing willingness to help out each other if/when people reach out no matter what the issue is. I can only give my highest and best recommendations to PLU - join us!"

"Great website. Thanks Drew! People on here are really like minded. It works and the general human kindness shines through from the set up of the site and the people that share their homes on it. Right now writing from a beautiful houseboat located in the southern part of the Netherlands. Great hosts!"

"Our family just completed a non-simultaneous with a family in New York. People Like Us has attracted such great like minded families. The site is so easy to use and if you have a suggestion to make the site better, Drew really listens to your suggestions and implements them when possible. Great site, friendly Facebook group. Don't hesitate to join today."

"Fabulous site. Currently growing but with a large number of homes that makes it worthwhile joining now. I love the friendly vibe and really like that it has an active FB group that delivers some accountability and a real community vibe! Sign up! You won't regret it!"

"This is the perfect home exchange site, especially for new home swappers who may be nervous about joining the home swap community. It provides all the information and advice you need and links you up with the friendliest home swap community out there waiting to answer any questions and give you a very warm welcome. We have had an excellent exchange through this site and have just finalised another. We look forward to many more adventures through PLU."

"A fabulous site with help and advice freely given."

"This home Exchange Community is truly Amazing! Such friendly founder and all the other community members are so eager to help out with any questions or problems you might have. I encourage my friends to join in and I am so excited about my two booked Exchanges for Nice and Mexico!"

"Totally addicted to PLU. We love this Home exchange website, we found the spirit we were dreaming of. Because of Covid our swaps have been cancelled or postponed but i know we will be able to meet all these exchange partners very soon. While waiting for better times we stay in touch in a very easy and friendly way through PLU Feed or Facebook. Go for it and enjoy !!"

"Lots of wonderful homes listed, and a good and effective page, easy to search for homes and write to members. Very helpful Facebook page associated, with very friendly and kind members, who are eager to help in any way. Highly recommended Swap site!"

"People Like Us is an amazing platform with warm, open minded and hearted people. The platform is lead by a very kind man who is open to ideas and really listens to the platform users. Therefore it is more like a community than a basic platform. We have had several exchanges through People Like Us who have all been wonderful. We have made friends for life here and I am very glad to be a part of this great platform. I would recommended it anyone!"

"People Like Us is a very special home exchange site. The owner, Drew Seitam, is an absolute gem; incredibly helpful, friendly and patient. The site seems to attract the cream of active home exchangers who understand that communication and a courteous approach to other members is the way to go. A comprehensive guide is included on the site, explaining to both newcomers and "old" hands how to put together listings which will be attractive to others. We've been exchanging for 19 years, are most impressed with PLU and have just organised a fabulous swap in the South of France through the site. So if you've been thinking about trying home exchanging, don't hesitate, take the plunge and join People Like Us."

"I’m new to the platform but I’ve only had positive experiences so far while communicating with people and exploring the website."

"I had a first experience of home exchange with People like us... and it was a great experience and will continue usage . Easy communications, easy to search for homes and participants very warm, quick to response . Our host had local transport maps arranged for us The home was exactly as posted in the website. Our exchange home was a Croatian home in Zagreb, we stayed almost 2 weeks and a great cultural experience staying in Zagreb and went walking round the city to experience local culture and atmosphere Our host even helped is with a tour contact to go sightseeing in Plitvitz Lakes Highly recommended to use People like us services, ethical,effective communications, empathy, courtesy with homes established in many countries We are already looking forward to our next exchange! 😊"

"This is a fabulous site to find for someone who loves to travel, can show trust and hospitality, and who wants their travel to be about more than seeing things through a tourist’s eyes. The concept is simple, but the details can be complex, and the site has been constructed to ease members through the process of identifying potential swaps, negotiating how and when it might happen, and planning ahead on the practicalities. Better still, the site owner has built a community of interesting and interested people, welcoming sharing of ideas - and later - the experiences gained through home exchanging. I’m very happy to have found this site - and this group of people - and hope to have years of swapping ahead."

"Easy and wonderful!"

"We have organised our first exchange through PLU. The exchange has been accepted and our globe has been transferred. We have made arrangements to receive the key to the apartment. So far, so good. Painless."

"People Like Us has an amazingly friendly and supportive Facebook Group and a great website to find and plan exchanges. The owner Drew is proactive with suggestions and changes, quick and timely with responses. “Tinkering round the edges” is ongoing, for the benefit of website efficiency and client satisfaction and ease of use of the system. Feedback is actively encouraged and frequently acted on, later if not straight away."

"Great home exchange site, nice community, great owner, clear and well working platform growing in members. Highly recommended to join."

"I´m an active member of People Like Us since January 2019. I love being part of this community of homeexchangers. It´s a community that is growing every day that I feel I can trust made up by newbies and experienced exchangers. We all learn new things everyday and exchange information about our experiences through their very active Facebook page. Join is! You won´t regret it."

"We’ve homeexchanged since 2004 and of all the homeexchange websites we have used PLU is be far the best! Fantastic customer service and the most friendly, positive and supportive community. Drew, who runs PLU, listens to all suggestions from members, answers all queries immediately, and consults all members before making changes to the website. PLU may not have as many listings yet as some of the big homeexchange sites (claim to have), but we’ve found it far easier to find exchanges here because people are more active and committed. Highly recommend!"

"Very nice and trustworthy platform. Great personal approach by the owner and creator. Members seem very dedicated to the true spirit of home exchanging."

"Très heureuse d'avoir pu finaliser mon premier échange avec PLU. Nous irons à Tours pendant que nos hôtes viendront à Annecy. Je suis sur 2 autres sites et impossible de trouver donc mille mercis PLU. -- Very happy to have been able to finalize my first exchange with PLU. We will go to Tours while our hosts will come to Annecy. A thousand thanks PLU."

"A well organised, caring community of people with a common goal - to generously share their love of their home and their life with strangers, who become friends in the process. The best part is that no monetary value is given to the different homes. The process is left entirely up to the exchangers who can then work out what is fair and appropriate, which has the interesting effect of creating such wonderful generosity. The group is efficiently moderated and regulated by tireless Drew who is responsive to the requests of his growing community. The website functions well and if a glitch should occur a quick message to Drew will get it sorted. The Facebook page is friendly and very informative."