The majority of home exchange holidays are simultaneous swaps, where the two members agree to swap homes for the duration of their holidays. Although all home exchanges take careful planning and preparation, they usually tend to be quite straight forward to arrange.
However, some home exchangers arrange two or even a series of swaps, one after the other. Such arrangements take careful planning as, if one member is unable to take part in an agreed exchange for any reason, this could affect others in the chain of swaps. Although it is very rare that there will be a problem, as with any home exchange, it’s sensible to have a fall-back plan, perhaps even agreeing to pay for alternative accommodation for your guests should you have to cancel at short notice.
| Exchanging keys: If you're arranging back-to-back home swaps, it might be worth installing a lock box outside your home so that you can provide your guests' with a code to access the keys to your home when they arrive at the start of the swap. If you do install a lock box, make sure to give detailed instructions as to where to find the lock box and how to enter the code. |
It is also important to consider arrangements to ensure your home is ready for your second exchange guests arrival. The vast majority of home exchangers will leave your home very clean and tidy at the end of their stay. However, if you're doing back-to-back home exchanges, it's likely you won't have a chance to check your home prior to your next guests' arrival. Therefore, to give you and your guests peace of mind, it might be good to arrange a cleaner to come in between the exchanges so as to make sure your home is clean and tidy, change bed linen, wash towels, etc. You can then relax as you start your second exchange, knowing that your home will be just as you left it and ready for your guests' arrival.
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