People Like Us Home Exchange Reviews 

This exchange platform keeps getting better. The number of homes has grown so much in the last 6 years and there is nowso much choice of deciding where to go. We confirmed 8 exchanges for this year all by the end of January. The community is still as wonderful as it was when we first joined in 2018. The support team are simply the best of any exchange group I have been with. They are on duty 24/7. ❤️

The trades we have made with People Like Us have been fantastic. Super welcoming people when we stayed, super easy going when staying at our home. We did quite a few trades in Tasmania and Melbourne and they really made our trip better.

Safe way to make an exchange

Great platform for arranging home exchanges. Responsive admin. Wonderful homes in worldwide locations on offer. Friendly people and a community feel.

Try to be flexible. Expecting to get specific dates in an exact location may not work for you. Provide people with a range of possible dates if you can. Be prepared to travel a bit to get to the sites - you may have to commute. Finally carefully consider every exchange proposal that you get - it may not be the exchange you are looking for but some of our best exchanges have come from people in places we never expected to visit.

This isn’t just a home exchange platform — it’s a community.
We’ve been members for six years and have exchanged homes across several continents, but the real gift has been the lifelong friendships we’ve made along the way.
Unlike other platforms that feel purely transactional, People Like Us fosters a genuinely inclusive, community-driven culture — and that starts right at the top with its Australian founders, Drew and Kathy. They’ve built something special: a space where like-minded travellers connect, communicate, and care.
If you’re thinking about home exchanging, we wholeheartedly recommend People Like Us above all others we’ve tried.

Excellent platform - a world of opportunities through its trust-driven platform with kind members.

I've been a member of PLU for several years and can thoroughly recommend the platform.
PLU offers a good range of possibilities in the UK and world wide; clearly you have to put some work in in terms of liason with potential exchanges and preparing your own home, so be aware of these. However the rewards are well worth it.

This is a wonderful community built on trust, making it possible to travel like a local in the places you visit.

A community you can trust

I enjoy using the site but I do not like that people put their homes up for swaps but also rent them out (AirBnB, VRBO, etc). So when I find a home to try to swap, the owner only wants to swap IF they can’t rent it out, which means it’s unavailable while they hold out for a rental. That is not the purpose of this group! I like the group & it’s well-run. Lots of great places, homes, & I will continue to keep trying to book home swaps. Wonderful people we have swapped with thus far!

Very accessible website, friendly and helpful community and organization. Always being to improve and listening to the participants.

People Like Us is a really wonderful platform for helping your family explore the world and connect with other people in a unique way ... living in a cute neighborhood, or in the woods, or by a lake ... your choice! The folks on PLU treat each other with such kindness and respect, it's a very positive, fun, and responsible community. I highly recommend it for your adventures!

Many interesting members, excellent communication.

Great first experience accepting a globe for a stay. Super easy intuitive process. Love that the globe is immediately available!

We have met some great people through PLU but the overall culture from admins and the owner is controlling and off-putting. I only recommend my friends join Home Exchange at this point - I do not recommend PLU. Admins and owners shut down any online comments that honestly share less than positive reviews of PLU. A community can only be authentic if the truth is allowed. I believe this may be cultural as the owner and admins are from Australia, a country where freedom of speech is not guaranteed. However they need to understand how to be relevant to other cultures in the world where conversation that includes honest negative information is allowed.

We have found home swaps through this portal/community several times and it has always been a great experience! Highly recommended!

As part of exchanging a home with another member, the proposal process is our agreement step which establishes the dates and details of the agreement. Once this is accepted then we work towards the actual exchange and final completion steps. The website is well designed, intuitive and controls the process.

The answer ratio among the premium members it’s great. I also like that it feels like part of a big traveler community where people support each other.

We’ve been PLU members for a little over 2 years and have had only positive exchange experiences. The design of the site, which undergoes continuous upgrades and tweaks, is of very high quality and has always allowed us to locate opportunities regardless of the destination. The Globe system, or non-reciprocal stays, works especially well and expands the pool of possibilities. Our fellow PLU members really give this platform a sense of community and friendly vibes. Bravo to Drew, the founders and the braintrust behind this initiative.