How can I swap my house in Spain for a cabin in the States?

March 16, 2012 2:29 AM

Are there any home exchange websites specifically for rustic cabin-type dwellings? Looking to swap my place in Spain for something in the states.

So we have a little rustic stone house in a magical corner of Spain that I'd love to swap for something in New England or the Pacific Northwest in late August/September of this summer, but I'm having a hard time wading through the standard home exchange websites. Many of the houses look fancy and huge and not swappable for our 1 bedroom darling but rustic stone house.

Any suggestions for websites more appropriate for our needs?

posted by maca to Travel & Transportation (1 answer total)

This could work as a last-resort option: It's not a swap, but have you seen Airbnb? It's not a "swap", as such -- you'd put up your house and hope someone takes it, and then you'd have to independently rent out someone else's house.

I get the sense that a lot of the younger potential "house-swappers" in the smaller spaces are using that instead.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:17 AM on March 16, 2012