Comments on: Best and Worst Couchsurfing Stories From Around the World [NSFW]

By: Charlie Marchant

Charlie Marchant — Mon, 20 May 2019 06:19:08 +0000

In reply to Pamela. Hi Pamela, thanks for sharing your experiences. I've not Couchsurfed for quite a while now, but from what I've heard it's becoming harder and harder to find a host. I suspect it's related to the growth of Airbnb and the sharing community moving towards that paid model.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Tue, 14 May 2019 03:50:53 +0000

Oh, Couchsurfing in Paris is impossible. I’ve been at DeGaulle Airport for 5 days now trying to find a host!! Just WAITING to hear back from people, not just on Couchsurfing but on HospitalityClub and TrustRoots, too. BeWelcome – no one answers that anymore in ANY city, I’m afraid. I’m also waiting to hear back about an AuPair job out on Corsica. At this point I’ll take Marseille, Nice, Lille, Lyon, etc. My problem is I’m not RICH, I can’t do this, “one or two days and then back on the streets contacting literally everyone in the country again…”

Although regarding living at DeGaulle Airport, I can’t see how “Terminal Man” did this for 18 years! What, did the police rouse him and make him sleep on the floor every night for 18 years???

By: Sophie

Sophie — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 07:04:42 +0000

It’s actually really nice to hear that you have had such good experiences with couchsurfing as well as bad. I ended up deleting couchsurfing because I was getting so many private messages from men over 10 years older or more asking me to meet up even when I wasn’t on available to meet up. It just got so exhausting because I ended up having constant messages which started making me feel unsafe since I’m fairly young and it was my first time solotravelling. Maybe I will try again when I’m in my 20s but for now I’ve been put off.

By: mike singh

mike singh — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 15:45:50 +0000

People talking about Negative references. I hosted over 300/400 people around the world and never had any negative experience.i was active in all volunteering works for couchsurfing and its meetups ..

But a day came i got scammed by a girl and almost endup in jail ..i was lucky that i had that girl chat conversions and messages we exchanges …

Please be careful when you host people sometimes we never knows who and what coming in to our house…. i burned my hand and in return i got CS deleted my profile becoz they only can do that much.. removing the real surfers …i wish CS should brings some new rules where people must share their Govt ID’S, house contracts and travellers must show their passport copies ..Helping others its always good but we have right to protect ourselves as well..

tks/mike

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 04:08:41 +0000

I have never surfed, but i have host more than 10 people. I prefer to chat a lot with my guest before they come, so i know more about them. I bet it’s a good thing to do. Only 2 of them so far giving me a headache, while the rest are not, and i always make good friend with people i hosted. But this is a really interesting story, i will need to be more careful if i want to surf at someone place then :D

By: Brad Imming

Brad Imming — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:50:32 +0000

My Girlfriend and I have been using Couchsurfing since September and our only negative experience was when a host cancelled on us after we had already arrived in their city. Besides that, we have stayed with 6 wonderful hosts and met up with a handful of other Couchsurfers! In the end it comes down to how much research you do before requesting/accepting a host.

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:34:48 +0000

In reply to Sarah. Hi Sarah. Well, we don't have kids but we have stayed with a family before. Many travellers (especially women) actually prefer to stay with families because they feel that it's safer. I think that before agreeing to host anyone it's important to read their profile through first, send them a couple of messages to see how friendly they are (you can usually tell by then if someone is a bit iffy) and if you're not sure then have a quick call with them on Skype beforehand. I think it's also important to remember that most people in the world are lovely :)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 14:20:42 +0000

I have never couch surfed or hosted, but I’m up for the idea of hosting, as I don’t travel much but love to meet new people and learn about different cultures. I have 2 kids though and am iffy about inviting strangers to stay with my family. Do you have any tips or suggestions on hosting with kids?

By: Ilse

Ilse — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:09:01 +0000

In reply to Vanessa. Hi couchsurfingfriends is more than hosting or being a guest. I am 64 years old and signed up for couchsurfing September 2011. I live on a small island in the Baltic Sea and thought that not very many people would ask to be my guests. Until now I have hosted 229 persons from 38 countries, and I only have had good experiences. Me and my guests share knowledge about our countries, lifestyles, work, politics and many other things. And I can advice about what to see in my island. It is like a cultural exchange. When I am traveling myself, I often meet up with my former couchsurfingguests, have been invited to there wedding, follow each others lives on Facebook, and I sometime connect them if there next destination is a place where I know people. So couchsurfing can also bee meeting people for talks and etc. my next guests will be from Ireland and Russia, I have 2 guest rooms and many find it nice to meet up with people from another place and go out and explore my island together. Do read the profiles of both guests and hosts!! Big hugs from an old lady hosting in Bornholm Island.

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:58:21 +0000

In reply to Inka. Glad you found it interesting, Inka! I hope you get to escape the office and Courchsurf instead :)