Rent out spare bedrooms or entire homes for the short term, directly to guests visiting your city.
If you are a homeowner with some spare space - whether it's a bedroom, a couch, or an entire home - turn that unused space into extra income. By becoming an iStopOver Host, you can rent out your space directly to Guests traveling to your location. Anyone can list a space to rent and it’s free.
It’s simple. Just sign up to iStopOver for Home Rentals (it's FREE) then head over to the Post a Listing page. You can create as many listings as you want (also FREE) for all the spaces you wish to rent out. Your listing contains all the information prospective Guests would want to see - lots of photos, a description of the place, a calendar of availability, a bio of yourself, rental rates and more...
Once you publish a listing, travelers looking for rooms for rent can send you requests to rent directly from you. Approve bookings as you please and we'll worry about holding the finances - to ensure you get paid on successful stays. There are no obligations - you decide who stays and when. So go ahead, start earning money on your unused space!
How Does iStopOver Work?
Your listings will be viewed by tons of travelers looking for a more local experience and a cheaper hotel alternative. People who like what you've got can send you a request to book certain dates. If you are happy with the Guest and have agreed on dates and a price, information is exchanged and the Guest pays for the stay to iStopOver.
When the Guest arrives they will hand over a Reservation Code (assuming they see what they expect to see) and you will enter it on the website. You need to do this in order to get paid - it indicates to us that the Guest will in fact be staying with you.
At the end of your Guest's stay, we will transfer the money to you - that's it! There is no cost to you. The Guest will incur a small fee on top of your listing price to cover processing.
Secure Payment Process
iStopOver's payment process makes the financial transaction safe and secure. By acting as an intermediary between you and the Guest, we protect you from money scams and no-shows - commonly associated with classified ads websites - so we lower the risk.
We offer payment via 
or check (cheque).
The Process
Don't Worry, There's No Obligation
As a Host, you have complete control over who stays with you and there is no obligation to rent whatsoever. Feel free to communicate with all prospective Guests and choose to rent only to who you feel comfortable with. You can make your listings available whenever you like and can turn them on or off as you wish.
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Suzanne & Mike explain how simple it is to become a Host.
