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The Basics: the who, what, why, and WOW of Guesthouse Exchange.
Every time you host a fellow Guesthouse Exchange member, you earn Escape Points. Then you swop them to go on your OWN escape. The more you host, the more you travel. Beds fill. Points exchange. Holidays happen.
The first rule of Guesthouse Exchange:
Own a beautiful space to accommodate guests for a getaway:
Self-catering or BnBs, apartments or suites, lodges or hotels, cottages, chalets or hotels.
If you own and run a guest accommodation establishment, and already list on sites like Booking.com, Airbnb or your own website, then you’ve just stumbled upon your new favourite secret.
Currency retires and Escape Points shine.
Guesthouse Exchange is a private network for verified accommodation owners who exchange nights instead of invoices. No money ever changes hands. You simply use Escape Points to “pay” for your stays at other Guesthouse Exchange members’ properties.
Curated quality. Only the finest make the cut.
At Guesthouse Exchange, we believe that every stay should be one for the memory bank. Only Guesthouses and B&Bs that are beautifully run, thoughtfully designed, and free of nasty surprises are accepted. That’s why we have a strict but supportive curation process for all new members. When you apply, our team personally reviews your Guesthouse or B&B to ensure it meets the standards of comfort, quality, and hospitality that define our community.
4 Accommodation Tiers.
Setting the balance between beauty and fairness.
If your application is approved, your property will be placed within one of our 4 Accommodation Tiers, a structure designed to keep things fair, transparent, and inspiring. This means two things: first, guests browsing the platform know exactly what level of accommodation to expect; and second, our Escape Points system stays balanced, ensuring that higher tier stays naturally require more points to book. In short, we curate carefully so that everyone from luxury lovers to easy stay travellers can swop and stay with total confidence.
One Year FREE on the house. Literally.
Yes, it’s real and it’s fabulous.
Apply to Guesthouse Exchange today and, once approved, you’ll unlock up to 2 full year’s of free membership (valid 1 August 2026 – 31 July 2028) to kickstart your Staycation Revolution.
But here’s the deal… the clock starts ticking on 1 August 2026. So, if you wait until September to join, you’ll only get 23 months free. October it’s 22 months. You get the drift. The sooner you apply, the more free months you bank.
And because we like spoiling our members, we’ll also throw in 10 BONUS Escape Points to send you off on your first getaway – on us.
Go on, don’t let the freebies fade. Apply now and make every month count.
Pay once. Play all year.
Once your free 2 year’s (valid from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028) wraps up, your annual membership is R2200.
We get it. It sounds absolutely crazy. But yes, you read that right: your annual membership to Guesthouse Exchange costs just R2200. That’s it. No admin or hidden fees, no fine print. Just one yearly fee, often less than what you’d pay for a single night’s stay for two people at a decent guesthouse.
And here’s the best news… when you renew your subscription, we reward you with 30 Escape Points which equates to 15 nights of Staycationing for 2 people (based on Tier 4 Escape Point allocation). You’re literally paying yearly and unlocking holidays all year long.
Picture-perfect, please.
At Guesthouse Exchange, we believe your photos should tell the story of your space: beautiful, truthful, and irresistible.
That’s why every new member receives our Guesthouse Exchange Photograph and Video Guide (linked in your “Subscribed… now the next steps” email). It’s your cheat sheet to creating a gallery that sells your property without a single word.
We’ll review every photograph before your listing goes live. No blurry snaps, no cluttered corners, or endless vases of daisies and pets.
Only crisp, high-res photos that say “stay-worthy”.
Because at Guesthouse Exchange, quality starts with what people see.