2013 Launch
Homestay.com open for business
We're big fans of home sharing and dedicated to offering quality rooms at wallet-friendly prices, and to giving hosts an opportunity to rent out their spare rooms on our global marketplace.
Founded in 2013 by travel industry veterans Tom Kennedy (Hostelworld.com co-founder) and Debbie Flynn (Irish Education Partners & A Star Hostels Group), with a vision of taking an offline industry online and making homestays and private room rental a popular accommodation choice.
Homestay.com now offers guests a selection of over 63,000 rooms in over 176 countries.
Homestay.com open for business
In 170+ countries
From 239 nationalities
Average length of stay is 12 nights
Sent between hosts and guests
Average price per night globally
Over 94% are 4 stars or higher
5,000+ reviews
Average host earnings
Homestay.com in response to the current housing and cost of living crisis is revolutionising the accommodation landscape, through the provision of its technology to facilitate a closed employee Homestay Hub. An initiative launched recently with the NHS provides a private homestay hub designed exclusively for NHS employees to rent rooms to other NHS employees. Continue Reading »
Homestay.com gets a fresh look
Homestay.com have updated their website to better reflect the changing customer base post-pandemic. 2022 has seen travelers returning with a vengeance and the Homestay market is no different. Continue Reading »
Homestay.com sees average booking value double since pandemic
Ever increasing length of stays, a change in travel patterns Continue Reading »
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