The aim of the Rebel Homestay Network is for it to be a long term, self-sustaining platform. There are significant costs associated with operation and development, so for now, there are booking fees attached to each booking in order to support this work.

Guests will therefore be charged a small fee of around £3.50 per night. This will be cut in half for stays of 1 week or more.

Fees raised during the April Rebellion 2022 will be used for the next round of development and enable us to remove fees from all free hosts in the future.

Yes. We’re asking everyone in the cities or the surrounding areas – within one hour’s train ride from the main station – to sign up as hosts.

 The plan is also for xr.humanhotel.org to become a long-term, international platform for Extinction Rebellion – so we’d love you to sign up as a host wherever you are!

Yes. This is particularly useful if you live in accommodation that prohibits you from subletting for profit (for example a housing association or student halls).

Hosts can also charge a price per night for each guest. We’ve structured it this way because:

1. A financial transaction, even a small one of £1 a night, helps both guests and hosts stay committed and discourages last minute no-shows or cancellations.

2. We want to encourage those on low income to host who may struggle with additional hosting costs, i.e. electricity.

3. A bank transaction between guest and host helps verify the host’s profile, strengthening the overall safety of the platform.

To ensure that the Network is not used solely for the purpose of making money, there’s a limit on what hosts can charge per night – currently set at £10 for a shared space, £20 for a private room, and £50 for a whole flat.

The XR Homestay Network is about people, not profit. Though, we recognise that hosting overnight guests comes with extra costs for you.

Not everyone can shoulder the costs of hosting an extra person in their home, so if you need support in order to do so then we have prepared prepared a quick guide:

€0 – 10 for one guest in a room
€0 – 20 for one guest in an entire home

On top of this, you can charge a maximum of €10 per night for each additional guest.

Absolutely, guests find host spaces that they want to book, and then hosts are able to view this booking request (including the guest’s profile) and decide whether to accept or not. You’ll also be able to chat privately with the guest before accepting, using the message function on the site.

Yes. Hosts can list multiple spaces, including different rooms or whole flats. However, you can only have a maximum of 2 host space addresses on our platform. Within each address, you can list as many spaces (living room, guest room, outside space and entire home) options as you can. We do not allow professional listing managers in our community, nor do we allow more than 2 host space addresses.

To list multiple spaces within one address, sign in to your host profile, select ‘Manage listing’ and then ‘Upload a host space’. Don’t forget to publish your different host spaces when you’ve finished.

We keep things simple and straightforward for our guests and hosts. Read further our full Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

You can start hosting by joining the Extinction Rebellion Homestay Network, uploading and publishing your host space on our platform.