The best way to discover the similarities — and differences — in a new destination is on a homestay. And in Tokyo, negotiating Japanese culture can be made easy with the help of a local.
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Overlooking the beautiful St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin, we’re a group of adventure lovers dedicated to bringing travellers a culturally immersive travel experience at wallet-friendly prices, and to giving hosts an opportunity to boost their income while making lasting friendships.
Our story
Founded in 2013 by travel industry veterans Tom Kennedy (Hostelworld.com co-founder) and Debbie Flynn (Irish Education Partners & A Star Hostels Group), with a vision of taking an offline industry online and making homestays a popular choice of mainstream leisure travel accommodation.
Homestay.com now offers guests the chance to live like - and with - a local with more than 50,000 homestays in over 160 countries and to discover a truly authentic travel experience.
At a glance
50K+ Homestays
In 160+ countries
200K+ GUESTS
From 195 nationalities
750K+ nights booked
Average length of stay is 12 nights
2.5M+ Messages
Sent between hosts and guests
$31 per Room
Average price per night globally
35K Guest Reviews
Over 90% are 4 stars or higher
8.5/10 Trustpilot rating
4000+ reviews
$1500 per year
Average host earnings
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5 places not to miss on Turkey's Aegean coast
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