Brand new here! I signed up for home exchange last night. Iām wondering why our brand new condo is worth so many guest points compared to other larger single family homes with yards in my area? As I checked off what amenities we have, the site put that our condo is worth 232 guest points per night. Does this sound right? It didnāt seem fair to me and I think I can change the number of points itās worth? But Iām not sure what to change it to. I did check pool and gym on amenities but it is not exclusively ours and is within walking distance. They are for our whole community. Do I need to take off those amenities since itās not technically on our property and just include them on the description? Help here!
Hi, Iāve edited your post to place it in the correct category ā Community/ Questions and Answers.
You can include tge pool if itās reserved for your housing community and is free of charge, but not if its a ā local poolā. Many mevers in Spzin gave community pools. Just be very clear in your photos and description of what youāre offering. Communication is always the key wird followed by transparency!
You can lower your points if you wish andcthen put them back up if you think it will work for you.
I offer my home for 211 instead of 247 suggested by HE. I also iffer it as a 3 bedroom for 6 instead of 4 bedrooms for 8 as I donāt wish to host 8 people.
Thank you Susan! It is reserved for our community and not a public pool. Thank you!
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The guest points value of homes with similar numbers of beds and a similar location can vary greatly depending on the specific amenities that a host assigns to their home. Most āamenitiesā shown on the platform are not actually defined in detail other than their name. For example, some members who give āpoolā as an amenity do not actually have a pool on their property, instead it is a community pool which may be some distance from the property or may charge a fee. Other members list a TV as an amenity but have no subscriptions to cable or streaming apps and no way for guests to even use their own streaming subscriptions, so that the TV is essentially useless. Or, listing a washer+dryer as an amenity and it turns out that itās a pay laundromat next door. Or listing āparkingā and it turns out to be paid parking at a nearby public facility or paid street parking. Etc, etc. All of these have happened to us as guests. The best approach, as mentioned by a previous reply, is good communication before finalizing an exchange. For amenities which may be subject to āblurring the definitionā such as pools, gyms, parking, TV, washer/dryer, etc which are important to you; be sure to ask your potential host for details about the amenity before finalizing an exchange.
Also, my advice to hosts is to please list an amenity only if it is on your property (or part of a community membership that you and your guests can access for no cost), nearby or within your home, is actually functional, and does not require a fee to use.
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