Paid $60 for a year subscription - useless and misleading Paid $60 for a year subscription, the site is for professional academic faculty home rentals. I was renting my house for a semester. Got one possible applicant who seemed reasonable but then it did not work out when they decided to stay where they were. The next applicant was a 25 year old applicant from Mainland China who said they were a graduate student. They came over and supplied no references, no bank account, only one relative in the US who would not be their guarantor, no past landlords or roommates to contact. When I told them no, they tried to offer me cash up front and mentioned their father was a government official in China and would pay their rent. I asked the person to leave. The person then posted a bad review of me on the site because I refused to rent to them. I complained to SabbaticalHomes and asked them how they could possibly let such a person be part of their site, what type of vetting do they do? I wrote to customer service as well as the President of the company. No response from either. The site is wide open for scammers. Would never ever use them again. They are unresponsive and only serve as a type of high end bulletin board, not a professional faculty travel home service exchange. I then wrote a review on the site of the young person who tried to scam me, and that person dropped their membership, saying they felt "threatened". By what, the fact that they were exposed as a scammer? All in all a terrible experience.

Great Experience This is a great website to find a home for a few month or the academic year. Our family found beautiful houses and apartments all over the world, and we rented out our home to very nice people. Highly recommended. Great design and easy to use. Try it!!

Another match Excellent service for finding accommodation or tenant for own home. The information on the site is clear and helpful and any problems are responded to promptly by the organisation. We have found matches on several occasions and have been very happy with the experience. The fees are low, a trust review system is operated and an introduction to an otherwise bewildering search for temporary accommodation in a new country is offered. Sabbatical Homes has always been our "first call" over the years. We are proud to be members!

Not free and not cheap It seems to be a well designed website and an established, legit business. But you have to go thru a long process of creating an account and then posting your home, and only at the end they tell you the listing will cost you $60 :-/ That price is to keep the listing up for a whole year, which is useless for people like us who only need to rent out their home for a short period while we're traveling. They should offer much lower prices for one-time short periods. Posting is free on Craigslist and Facebook, and also on Airbnb and Turo. They only get paid after reservations are made and executed (not if they're cancelled later on). These guys wanna get paid even if they do not actually succeed in helping both sides. They have the right to do that, but they should make the prices readily and clearly visible before starting the process. I complained to customer service and their reply was quick but condescending and unkind :-/ If you choose to create an account and a posting, take the time to read the fine print online.

Best site to find a place for a few months or a year For nearly 20 years, we have found apartments for our family and rented out our own place. We only had great experiences. Because its focus is on academics, you will meet interesting people! And you only pay a modest fee to advertise your place and a similar modest fee if you find a match. Highly recommended.