# šŸ—³ļø Suggestions box **URL:** https://forum.homeexchange.com/c/english/community/suggestions-box/41.md [Latest](https://forum.homeexchange.com/latest.md) Ā· [Categories](https://forum.homeexchange.com/categories.md) Ā· [Tags](https://forum.homeexchange.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the šŸ—³ļø Suggestions box category](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/about-the-suggestions-box-category/127)
**Author:** [@Mathilde.HomeExchange](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Mathilde.HomeExchange)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/about-the-suggestions-box-category/127 "2026-08-30T22:01:07Z")
Got an idea to improve the HomeExchange platform, app, or forum? Share it here! After all, HomeExchange is all about you! Itā€™s your opinions and experiences that count! The HomeExchange forum and platform may not be pā€¦ --- ## [A no thanks filter (a reverse of the love heart)](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/a-no-thanks-filter-a-reverse-of-the-love-heart/3510)
**Author:** [@Hudders](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Hudders)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/a-no-thanks-filter-a-reverse-of-the-love-heart/3510 "2025-06-09T11:25:27Z")
It would be really helpful to be able to make a note if the property ISNā€™T suitable for you ( a reverse like). When searching and making small search changes the same ones pop up time and again. --- ## [Folders for Favourite Homes](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/folders-for-favourite-homes/1867)
**Author:** [@Annette](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Annette)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/folders-for-favourite-homes/1867 "2026-02-02T12:52:55Z")
For us it would be incredibly useful to organise your favourite houses in folders instead of sorted by when you liked them. For example ā€œSummer 2024ā€, ā€œChristmas with friendsā€ or ā€œOne Day in the Futureā€ --- ## [Calendar synchronization feature](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/calendar-synchronization-feature/6596)
**Author:** [@cyclorbit](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/cyclorbit)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/calendar-synchronization-feature/6596 "2026-10-31T19:49:56Z")
Hi, This feature would help those who have listed their propriety on several platforms and those who want to see the availability on Google Calendar, for example. So that is easy to keep track of the availability and uā€¦ --- ## [Sorting of favourites by country?](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/sorting-of-favourites-by-country/2981)
**Author:** [@Temples](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Temples)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/sorting-of-favourites-by-country/2981 "2026-09-16T20:41:13Z")
Hi HEā€™ers Am I the only one missing being able to sort my favourite homes by category ie country? I feel that would make things easier! :grinning: --- ## [Being able to add text to your pictures](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/being-able-to-add-text-to-your-pictures/4314)
**Author:** [@Trenke](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Trenke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/being-able-to-add-text-to-your-pictures/4314 "2026-02-15T09:43:33Z")
I know it has been suggested to HE before, but it has never been installed yet. I would love it if we were able to add text to pictures we add to our profile. Because thatā€™s not possible, I add text to the pictures theā€¦ --- ## [Filter for non-smoking homes](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/filter-for-non-smoking-homes/3790)
**Author:** [@smiths](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/smiths)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/filter-for-non-smoking-homes/3790 "2024-09-07T17:52:08Z")
It would be great to be able to filter, when searching for homes, for only non-smoking homes. Maybe it would belong in the allergies section along with pets. Currently you can filter for homes where smoking IS allowed,ā€¦ --- ## [Long Term swaps](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/long-term-swaps/1408)
**Author:** [@nopotatos](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/nopotatos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/long-term-swaps/1408 "2024-12-09T22:51:25Z")
Hi, I am moving to Australia in January and what would be of great use to me would be to swap with someone for a year or more. I have been on facebook forums and there are many people looking for the same thing. I wouā€¦ --- ## [Add an "SKI resorts filter" to the houses location one](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/add-an-ski-resorts-filter-to-the-houses-location-one/10932)
**Author:** [@illopart](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/illopart)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/add-an-ski-resorts-filter-to-the-houses-location-one/10932 "2026-09-09T15:05:21Z")
These days, I was looking for a place to go skiing in April in Europe. Once again, Iā€™ve wasted a lot of time doing so because the MOUNTAIN filter is totally useless for this purpose. I think it wouldnā€™t take much to add ā€¦ --- ## [Getting Rid of inactive/not responding listings](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/getting-rid-of-inactive-not-responding-listings/3808)
**Author:** [@Kelowna1454700](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Kelowna1454700)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/getting-rid-of-inactive-not-responding-listings/3808 "2025-07-26T23:49:46Z")
Too often there appears to be lots of options in a location I am searching, but the majority are not actually interested in exchanging, they only signed up, presumably for the points in order to get a free vacation. If ā€¦ --- ## [Add checkbox and filter for cleaning fees](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/add-checkbox-and-filter-for-cleaning-fees/3813)
**Author:** [@Kindsquirrel](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Kindsquirrel)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/add-checkbox-and-filter-for-cleaning-fees/3813 "2026-09-01T18:35:51Z")
Cleaning fees seem very polarizing, some people hate them, others love the option to pay and not have to clean. Would love to have a checkbox similar to Smoking or Pets, as to whether cleaning fee is charged, not chargeā€¦ --- ## [More maps in the HE website: All favorite homes on a map / All home, which like my house on a map](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/more-maps-in-the-he-website-all-favorite-homes-on-a-map-all-home-which-like-my-house-on-a-map/3654)
**Author:** [@christopher](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/christopher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/more-maps-in-the-he-website-all-favorite-homes-on-a-map-all-home-which-like-my-house-on-a-map/3654 "2026-07-21T17:56:42Z")
Hello, I would love to see two improvements on the HE website. A map which shows all homes which I marked as favorite homes. A map which shows all homes, which Iike my home(s). I have suggested this in the past (one ā€¦ --- ## [Change New Automatic declines from 4 days to 7 days](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/change-new-automatic-declines-from-4-days-to-7-days/13902)
**Author:** [@Juancho](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Juancho)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/change-new-automatic-declines-from-4-days-to-7-days/13902 "2025-09-09T13:42:43Z")
Hi. Thank you for your efforts to hasten responses to requests for exchanges (I assume that is your objective). My thoughts are that it may be counter-productive for the following reasons: 1) It is a fairly short timā€¦ --- ## [Hello. It is not uncommon to find some options where you can see hosts with a 0% response rate, no activity or no calendar availability.](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/hello-it-is-not-uncommon-to-find-some-options-where-you-can-see-hosts-with-a-0-response-rate-no-activity-or-no-calendar-availability/2735)
**Author:** [@Sergio](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Sergio)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/hello-it-is-not-uncommon-to-find-some-options-where-you-can-see-hosts-with-a-0-response-rate-no-activity-or-no-calendar-availability/2735 "2025-03-03T12:11:37Z")
Hello. It is not unusual to find some options where you can see that the response rate to requests is ZERO, or that they have not had activity in several years or that when you look at the calendar it is closed, meaning ā€¦ --- ## [Please remove "What would you say to your friends about HomeExchange?" from the feedback page](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/please-remove-what-would-you-say-to-your-friends-about-homeexchange-from-the-feedback-page/5091)
**Author:** [@Tomorrow](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Tomorrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/please-remove-what-would-you-say-to-your-friends-about-homeexchange-from-the-feedback-page/5091 "2025-03-06T13:12:55Z")
Can I ask why is this field (ā€œWhat would you say to your friends about HomeExchange?ā€) mandatory to leave a review? Every time Iā€™m leaving a review I need to put something in this box and itā€™s very annoying. Itā€™s reaā€¦ --- ## [Discussion group for pet owners šŸˆ](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/discussion-group-for-pet-owners/236)
**Author:** [@Mathilde.HomeExchange](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Mathilde.HomeExchange)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/discussion-group-for-pet-owners/236 "2024-07-15T12:27:24Z")
Hello HomeExchangers, Hereā€™s an example of an idea you can suggest in this suggestion box. All ideas are welcome, and donā€™t hesitate to vote for the ones you like best! Remember to have a clear title and add a small dā€¦ --- ## [ā€˜Unfairā€™ GP values](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/unfair-gp-values/8024)
**Author:** [@GcSydney](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/GcSydney)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/unfair-gp-values/8024 "2025-10-07T18:18:13Z")
Iā€™m constantly frustrated seeing homes comparable to my own (location, size, beds, amenitiesā€¦) but with much higher GP values. Sometimes I do see comparable homes and GP values but even these can be very much lower than ā€¦ --- ## ["Accepts single night stays": option](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/accepts-single-night-stays-option/1754)
**Author:** [@LondonLass](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/LondonLass)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/accepts-single-night-stays-option/1754 "2025-01-03T15:57:12Z")
We often stop off in cities in France, Spain or Germany on our way somewhere else, as we travel a lot by train from London. However it is REALLY hard to identify hosts which will accept a one night stay to allow us to brā€¦ --- ## [Calendar ICS Sync Functionality (for Airbnb, Booking, etc)](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/calendar-ics-sync-functionality-for-airbnb-booking-etc/6654)
**Author:** [@Pandalover](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Pandalover)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/calendar-ics-sync-functionality-for-airbnb-booking-etc/6654 "2024-11-20T16:32:12Z")
Dear HomeExchange Team, I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to suggest a feature that would greatly enhance the user experience on the platform: the ability to sync availability calendars with other platforms sā€¦ --- ## [Editing a sent message as in Whatsapp](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/editing-a-sent-message-as-in-whatsapp/14128)
**Author:** [@illopart](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/illopart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/editing-a-sent-message-as-in-whatsapp/14128 "2025-06-20T12:10:22Z")
Hello, I donā€™t know if this happens to you as well, but sometimes after sending a message, I realize thereā€™s a spelling mistake (especially when I write in another language), or that I forgot to add something, etc. At ā€¦ --- ## [Wheelchair Accessible Homes](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/wheelchair-accessible-homes/5696)
**Author:** [@quad2travel](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/quad2travel)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/wheelchair-accessible-homes/5696 "2024-12-26T15:30:29Z")
I am a full-time wheelchair user. It is very difficult finding homes that are actually wheelchair accessible. I can scroll through hundreds of listings that have been ticked off as being wheelchair accessible, but are noā€¦ --- ## [Folders for messages](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/folders-for-messages/4313)
**Author:** [@Trenke](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Trenke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/folders-for-messages/4313 "2026-06-18T09:13:24Z")
It would be very nice if we would be able to make folders in our inbox, which we could name ourselves and to which we would be able to move conversations. For example, I often search with the same criteria and then homeā€¦ --- ## [Suggestions to improve the management of favorite folders](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/suggestions-to-improve-the-management-of-favorite-folders/19918)
**Author:** [@illopart](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/illopart)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/suggestions-to-improve-the-management-of-favorite-folders/19918 "2026-05-05T11:00:02Z")
After spending quite a bit of time trying to organize my favorites, Iā€™ve identified several areas that could be improved, as the current system feels quite basic and not very efficient. First, the size of the folder icoā€¦ --- ## [AI Language Detection: Ending Wrong Language Placement in House Listings - i.e. Italian text in English text section ](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/ai-language-detection-ending-wrong-language-placement-in-house-listings-i-e-italian-text-in-english-text-section/17064)
**Author:** [@christopher](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/christopher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/ai-language-detection-ending-wrong-language-placement-in-house-listings-i-e-italian-text-in-english-text-section/17064 "2025-10-20T10:18:59Z")
I often notice that when people create house profiles, they accidentally paste non-English text, like Italian, into the English language section. This confuses the translation tool, forcing me to manually translate the tā€¦ --- ## [Be able to close a request that is not relevant anymore + Overview of "pending requests"](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/be-able-to-close-a-request-that-is-not-relevant-anymore-overview-of-pending-requests/14601)
**Author:** [@ChrisDeHaene](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/ChrisDeHaene)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/be-able-to-close-a-request-that-is-not-relevant-anymore-overview-of-pending-requests/14601 "2025-08-13T11:38:08Z")
Today, you only have the option to ā€œpre-approveā€ a request. And to send a message that it will or wonā€™t work. But you donā€™t have a good overview of all ā€œpending requestsā€ it would be time saving for alle HomeExchangers ā€¦ --- ## [Sorting by Number of Travellers](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/sorting-by-number-of-travellers/3387)
**Author:** [@BettyB](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/BettyB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/sorting-by-number-of-travellers/3387 "2025-01-01T17:26:11Z")
I would find it helpful to easily determine the number of travelers in the exchange party without having to go into the details of each listing. We only have 2 beds so can only accommodate 2 singles or 2 couples. I speā€¦ --- ## [Timer for pre-approval](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/timer-for-pre-approval/6678)
**Author:** [@cyclorbit](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/cyclorbit)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/timer-for-pre-approval/6678 "2024-11-29T21:52:04Z")
Hi, I guess that everyone has experienced frustration by having guests not confirming after even weeks (I had even a few let me wait months) of pre-approval. If the pre-approval could have a timer, at least people woulā€¦ --- ## [Translation of listings and posts](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/translation-of-listings-and-posts/1296)
**Author:** [@Sally-Tony](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/Sally-Tony)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/translation-of-listings-and-posts/1296 "2024-11-26T11:48:11Z")
HE has translation facilities available. On exchange requests it is automatically available but not on listings or on posts on this forum. One has to copy and paste the text into oneā€™s own translation app to view them. Wā€¦ --- ## [Search without dates](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/search-without-dates/5099)
**Author:** [@kalkarman](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/kalkarman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/search-without-dates/5099 "2024-11-11T16:03:07Z")
Currently itā€™s necessary to specify a date range or flexible or last minute. But thereā€™s no way to just put in a destination and hit search. This would let me just see whatā€™s out there. As my schedule is totally flexiā€¦ --- ## [HE Response to Folder Organization Request - Please email HE too](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/he-response-to-folder-organization-request-please-email-he-too/4432)
**Author:** [@kendallsev](https://forum.homeexchange.com/u/kendallsev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.homeexchange.com/t/he-response-to-folder-organization-request-please-email-he-too/4432 "2024-10-13T09:24:18Z")
Continuing the discussion from Folders for Favourite Homes: Everyone interested in this thread, please email support@homeexchangehelp.zendesk.com and contact homeexchange to voice your request. Squeaky wheel hopefully ā€¦ [Next page](https://forum.homeexchange.com/c/english/community/suggestions-box/41.md?page=1)