Strangers in Your Bed?

“I don't like the idea of strangers sleeping in my bed.” It's a common obstacle to home swapping. But do you like having money? Money that you could even use to replace everything on your bed should, God forbid, anything ever happen to yours.

Let's do the math together. Here are the average prices for bedding items in Europe as we speak. Mattress, €499. Mattress topper, €169. Waterproof cover, €35. Sheets, €41. Pillows, €70. That's €814 for a completely new bed. Brand new everything.

The average Airbnb across Europe's top 25 cities costs on average 130 euros a night. And that's not including the cleaning fees. Swaphouse members swap for an average of 11 nights.

So for the average swap trip, that would mean 1,430 euros that is not spent on accommodation at all. Which covers your entire new bed and even leaves you 616 euros left to spare.

So you could hypothetically replace all the bedding, every single swap trip, and still have more than 600 euros left to spare. Do you still not like the idea of having strangers in your bed?

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