About
Founded in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, California, HouseSurfing is a community driven marketplace for people to list and book unique spaces (Houses, Apartments, Vacation Homes and more) around the world. HouseSurfing connects people from around the world, while simultaneously ensuring that every experience is richer, unique and affordable. HouseSurfing aims to redefine hospitality by empowering the hosts to offer more than just space and for guests to indulge in an unparalleled experience whether visiting a new city or a foreign country. What makes us different from every other website out there is: our community feel and the option for members to complete transactions through HouseSurfing (in which case they are comprehensively insured against damage and cancellations etc.) or take the transaction offline and use HouseSurfing as a means to connect. Given a choice, users select what is best for their current needs and the risks associated with it, translating to higher usage.