I think we should be able to have a greater variance with marking our home with points. I also believe we should be able to offer a host acertain amount of points, since many are over valued in points with the āput up bedsā etc. Is it ok to negotiate GP given to a host at thestart of a conversation? I even saw a home with hammock beds and no walls, no real bedrooms, marked at sleeping 20 valued at more points than my home. Another example, my place is more cozy and has a bigger, clearer pool than a barely furnished place with a dipping pool I wont even use at some other location in my country. With my points being so low on my home, I would have to have 2 families (with 2-4 children each) stay at my home for a week each so I may have my family of only 3 stay somewhere for a week. Exchanging would be nice, but my family is not going to go next year to Switzerland, France, Tahiti where exchange requests are coming from. Have any of you HE members negotiated GP?
Firstly I would highly recommend that if see a home on the platform that has over estimated their number of beds, then you report the listing to Member Support. You can do this by clicking on the little flag that says āreport an abuseā on their listing (web only), or complete this form: HomeExchange - World's #1 Home Swap Platform . You can of course try to negotiate the number of points, however be aware that this isnāt really the ānormā and some members could take offence to this. If they are asking a certain amount of points then this is the amount that the host feels happy with. Sometimes however hosts may offer a reduced level of points for reasons such as needing their pet looked after, or for a long stay period.
I think it would be a bit strange to start a conversation by asking if the potential host will lower the amount of GP. Why would the host have you as a guest instead of other guests who are willing to give the amount HE appointed their home?
Having said that, many homes just went way up in Guest Points and this is still being evaluated.
If a member has in its profile that they are willing to lower points for longer stays, then you can ask for a lower amount, in my opinion.
You can also follow the requests on Facebook and here. Sometimes, people are looking for guests for points and they sometimes say that points can be lowered for longer periods. Maybe you can find your next swap that way.
While you can always negotiate I think you will be unsuccessful. People who increase their points or have points at a certain level are unlikely to want to accept people who offer less. There are some situations where this might be a negotiation like if they have a lot of responsibility for an animal. Or perhaps they have a long time available and you can fill it all and say would a few less points be ok, I am short. Always when you are simultaneously exchanging ask for it to be a 0 point exchange.
Hello SarahW,
On some websites, hosts know that prospects who negociate are the worse.
As far as i am concerned, it would be refused.
I donāt care if someone stay a longer time if the appartment is available in a reciprocical exchange but for GP exchange, they should contact the listings with the number of GPs they are willing to give. There is a search criteria for this.