Comment: Competent cooperative Club management with excellent
base of mainly European exchangers.
D Ditto
Rating:
Comment: Great site and we have had several exchanges
around the world and all have been great.
L Phillips, New Zealand
Rating:Comment: Excellent site with user-friendly access
and the ability to review and change your details. Can submit many
photos, which help to indicate the quality of the offered accomodation
and the surrounding area. Any problems are dealt with immediately
and fairly. There's also a Newsletter which makes very interesting
reading and disseminates members' experiences.
J Lazelle, France
Rating: Comment: I belong to 3 "home Exchange"
groups and have found HBH to be the best! All the information on
how to get started, how to set up an agreement, how to enjoy your
holiday with with the least amount of stress was there to read.
I didn't have to go to 30 different places to find what I needed.
Plus, they have an extensive list of exhanges all over the world!
P. Henderson, USA
Rating:
Comment: My husband and I researched different
home exchange companies online last year after a friend told us
that we could travel cheaper by exchanging our home. We had always
wanted to spend a summer abroad with our 1 1/2 year old. We looked
at different sites and chose this site for a number of reasons-we
were able to check out some homes on there before joining so we
had an idea of the kind of people that registered with them, many
of our questions were answered on the site as far as the logistics
of home swapping, and the price to join seemed very reasonable.
After we got on we sent out about 12 inquiries to different families
about their availability for that summer. Almost everyone responded,
and those who did were so nice-it was really exciting. We ended
up setting up two exchanges- one in Houten, Holland for 2 weeks
and one in Hamburg Germany for about a week. The people were great,
the homes were amazing and our home was well cared for by our guests.
This site gives lots of online advice/support/online newsletters
to it's members and shares great stories. I even got the idea to
start a new business while doing the Hamburg exchange! (www.babybernstein.com)
We love it and hope to do an exchange every year!
L Hedge, USA
Rating:Comment: I love this site! I have been a home exchanger
for quite a few years and this is my favourite site because of the
wonderful choice and the well managed site. It's easy to navigate
too. Also it has a useful newsletter with helpful contributions
from members.
D. Barry, Australia
Rating: Comment: I have liked Home Base Holidays a lot.
There are many listings in the area I want to travel: the UK. I
like the way the site is organized and the information about exchanges
that are included. It is easy to find your way around the web site.
And especially I have enjoyed the administrative support from
Lois Sealey. She has been terrific. She is prompt in answering
questions and giving help. She seems like my new "best friend."
Nancy Robb, USA
Rating: Comment: We have had 3 extremely successful exchanges,
have a 4th in May and our 5th in September. We have also provisionally
agreed another in the Autumn of 2008. Have always found Lois Sealey
at Home Base Holidays extremely professional and very helpful.
People are always interested in our home exchanges and we have
no hesitation in recommending Home Base Holidays.
James Halley, United Kingdom
Rating:
Comment: We have been members of Homebase Holidays
for 9 years and have exchanged successfully many times through
Homebase Holidays.
Lois is especially helpful and the website is one of the clearest
and easiest to use.
Mark Mullins, United Kingdom
Rating:
Comment: I have been a member for about 10 years
and have found it easy to use, reliable and very supportive.
Roger Gilbraith,
UK
Rating:
Comment: This site was value for money. We arranged
a very successful exchange between Sydney Australia and London
UK over Christmas. We were able to enjoy having family and friends
for a very English Christmas lunch in a huge three storey semi
close to central London.
The site is easy to view and is well set out.
Vince Dore, Australia
Rating:
Comment: I have used Homebase Holidays for over
seven years now and found it a great club to use to arrange an
exchange. As a family we usually exchange 2-3 times a year and
we have found it a great way to see the world. I also noticed
when comparing this site with some other popular exchange organisations
what great value for money Home base Holidays offer to put up
your listing. Highly recommended.
Joanne Roberts, United Kingdom
Rating:
Comment: I have just renewed
my membership for a further 2 years. This was by the far the
easiest website to use and add my details to.
I am able to post up to 8 photos on there which is very generous.
We had a great exchange experience a couple of years back. Looking
forward to more now we have settled in France and have a house
to exchange again.
Kathy Gower. France
Rating:
Comment: Have had several
very succesful exchanges with Homebase.
A. Murray, England
Rating:
Comment: We enjoyed a
wonderful holiday in England by using HomeBaseHolidays website.
We found someone to swap with us within the first month. They
were experienced swappers and helped us with all the details
by e-mail in the months prior to exchanging their home with
ours. Next year it's Italy and after that... who knows? Home
exchange is the only way to go.
Shirley Lester, Canada
Rating:
Comment: I would highly
recommend Home Base Holidays because of the fast number of
available exchanges. I
am new to this game but am delighted with the two wonderful
exchanges I have had. I exchanged in Australia for 6
weeks and then for two weeks in Colorado.
I came from both exchanges
feeling that the people whom I exchanged with were indeed friends
for life.
The bask you get
from Home Base Holidays is second to none. It
is a very professional company.
Celia Gaffney, Ireland
Rating:
Comment: We have arranged 3 exchanges thro'
this club & are
actively looking for nos.4 & 5, at the time of writing. Very
clear pics & descriptions & easy
to use.
Martin Irving, England
Rating:
Comment: We have enjoyed three successful home
swaps to Australia - Perth, Sydney and Queensland.
We found this website very clear, easy to understand, well laid out, and have
had no problems whatsoever with the company.
Can only recommend that people do their homework before committing to an exchange.
Write, phone, send photos and personal details of themselves, their town, their
county etc. Transport, entertainment.
Mrs. D. Brider, England
Rating:
Comment: We have had four wonderful holidays so far with another
planned for Christmas. The homes have all been of a good standard and we have
enjoyed meeting our fellow swappers. The site is easy to use and I have been
very impressed by the helpful attention we have received from Lois Sealey who
manages the site.I would have no hesitation in recommending the site to friends
and have done so for a number of people.
Jan Naish-Wallis, New Zealand
Rating:
Comment: Excellent value for money and very user-friendly website.
M. Martin, UK
Rating:
Comment: Have been a member of Home Base
Holidays for nearly 6 years and completed over a dozen exchanges
during that time.The website undergoes regular upgrades
and improvements, and now allows up to 8 photos. Communication
links to potential exchange partners are quite good, as is the
amount of information available on posted properties. The emphasis
isn't on luxury sites (although some of the homes in which I have
stayed have been quite luxurious), but rather on the personal connections
one can make during the exchange process. The members newsletter
is also quite informative, as are the links on the website. Very
highly rated!!
Carolyn Cavicchio, USA
Rating:
Comment: We have made 3 exchanges through
Home Based Holidays, all of which worked out excellently.
We have never failed to find a good exchange. The people on
this site all seem extremely nice.
Nathaniel Beck, USA
Rating:
Comment: Have had wonderful experiences and made terrific new friends -- great site, low fees, wonderful service. Highly recommend
Carol Rathbun, USA
Rating:
Comment: My husband and I have been members of www.homebase-hols.com now for 4 years and have arranged 8 home exchanges via this club.We have done direct swaps, non-simultaneous swaps, rented swappers homes and have never been disappointed. We have met wonderful people, stayed in amazing places, driven great cars as part of the swap arrangement and made life long friends as a result.
We highly recommend www.homebase-hols.com to anyone wanting to swap house and car and improve the cost of their holidays. It really is amazing.
Maureen & Gerry Poulton, Australia
Rating:
Comment: This swap club is very cool as it keeps You- the member
-up to date with all the latest informations and advice about
the world of home exchangers.
Miriam Cassar, Malta, Europe
Rating:
Comment: Lois Sealey and
her team at Homebase Holidays knows a thing or two when it
comes to home exchanges; certainly the format of the site
and the monthly requests for people to participate in various
enterprises makes me feel like one of her team rather than
just a subscriber who does homes exchanges about twice a year. The
monthly newsletter is full of information for the first home
exchanger to the more experienced and I like the way Lois
is always contactable and I always get a reply which make
it much more personal than dealing with some huge organisation
who just wants to take your money!
Glynis
McCauley, Scotland
Rating:
Comment:
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John
Kennet, UK
Rating:
Comment: Having done hours of research on all available
clubs, I have come to find Home Base Holidays the best out there.
It is easy to follow and there seems to be far more members
on this site (compared to others) from all corners of the globe,
which makes for exciting opportunities to venture and experience
the world. I have done 3 exchanges as of this summer which all
went really well and am excited about many more to come. I am
not the best with computers and felt immediately at ease with
the site set up as well as the one to one immediate feedback
that I received from Home Base about any questions I had regarding
house swapping that wasn't already explained on their efficient
site home page. Without a doubt a big thumbs up! I have already
had many friends sign up with this company who find the site
as I do. Myself and my two children will continue with our traveling
adventures through Home Base Holidays. From start to finish
,Home Base Holidays provides the means and contacts to find
a home away from home experience.
Aimee Kerr, Ireland
Rating:
Comment: We joined Home Base Holidays
last June and have so far had two very successful hospitality
swops in Australia. The agency have been extremely helpful
and approachable when I have contacted them by phone. The
site is very user friendly and the newsletter which is sent
out is very informative.
Mrs
Bev Morgan
Rating:
Comment: We will be on our tenth exchange arranged through
the club this year, and have always found the arrangements
easy to make. The range of house types and locations is impressive,
and the information given about each makes it easy to put together
a short list to contact, any one of which would be suitable.
We are most interested in Europe, but listings are world-wide
and give rise to some interesting dreaming! The club itself
is friendly and very responsive to enquiries and requests.
The newsletter has useful tips and lets members share their
experiences.
I would give the club top marks on all counts,
including the very reasonable cost and ease of use.
Derek Burch, USA
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