Before actually getting started on HomeExchange, we often ask ourselves whether our home is good enough: will other members like it? What about the noisy toilet flush? What about the window that doesn’t close properly? Will anyone actually want to come stay in my home?
We loved reading Elodie’s experience and testimonial, which sums up the spirit of HomeExchange perfectly.
Elodie’s experience
I’m still on vacation in La Rochelle (France) and, like many, I’m already thinking about my next vacations!
We’re looking for a perfectly imperfect house to make us feel at home for 4-5 days, no more than a 3-hour drive away, so we don’t lose an entire day on the road… But just enough to feel like we’re on vacation all the same.
Our house is based in Alsace, capital of wine, beer, pretzels, kougelhops…
Mind you, apart from its location, which is perfect for visiting Alsace, Switzerland and Germany (Europapark, there you are!), our house is perfectly imperfect.
We have in our home our dear friend “the kitchen window spider” weaves its web every day (no panic… it’s on the outside), one of our 3 hallway lights sometimes decides not to work (but the other two have no issues), the dust over our black toy cabinet finds its way back everyday despite our so-called magical “anti-dust” cloth, our scratched up office wallpaper that was a result of our beloved cat’s jealousy when our youngest was born… We have smaller-than-usual windows in the upstairs bedroom so unless you have arms that are 1.5 metres long, it’s almost impossible to clean the higher part unless you get out the big ladder…
In short, our house has its charming faults, but it will be perfect for lovely moments with your friends or family.
Have a nice day and happy vacations!
Elodie