Exchange House

Absolutely everyone wants a flash vacation somewhere different. You actually haven’t got much cash extra to spend on it, but you’re definitely ready to stretch to the air fares. How about exchanging your family home?

We have swapped simultaneously; we have had staggered trades. Some of the family home swappees we only know online; we have had dinner with others. Homeswappers

It has been a wonderful and highly beneficial venture; excursions on this level and type would have been out of the question for us, a family of six, without the dollars-free barter that swapping residences entails. Exchange House

It does involve a leap of faith. No matter how many internet snap shots have been swapped, there is always a tiny rush of nervousness when you open the door to the apartment, treehouse or mansion concerned, and walk tentatively in. Home exchanging is not just for people in large homes.

If you have a one-bedroom apartment, swapping is a dream, for there are plenty of people all over the world for whom a getaway in a single-bedder is ideal. Homeswap

Nonetheless, it is incontestably a great family alternative, for who has not suffered agonies attempting to entertain little youngsters in the restricted space offered by a bed and breakfast or, even worse, a hotel. If you are tempted to go for the swap option, and I do highly recommend it, think about what will showcase your own home.