1. Create a free profile
Choose one city and one role so the next step feels real.
Meet-first hospitality exchange
Meet locals first.
Stay later if it feels right.
StayHello helps cautious hosts, thoughtful travelers, and local connectors start in public before any stay request gets bigger than the trust in front of them.
Meet-firstNo core fee under current policy
Start with one city, finish Trust, then send one calm public first hello.
Start smaller than an overnight ask.
Coffee, a walk, dinner, or day-hosting first. Then decide later whether a stay belongs.
Best for
Cautious hosts, thoughtful travelers, and local connectors
Use StayHello when you want a smaller first step than handing over a key.
Not for
Work exchange, house sitting, or home swaps
This is for people-first hospitality, not task labor or reciprocal property deals.
How connection starts
The first loop is intentionally guided.
StayHello is not trying to jump strangers straight into home access or an overnight ask.
2. Finish Trust
Add your short bio, boundaries, and city context before any ask gets bigger.
3. Start in public
Begin with coffee, a walk, dinner, a meetup, or day-hosting before you ever decide on a stay.
Who it is for
Choose your path.
Same trust model. Different first move by role.
I host
Host with clearer context
Show your pace and boundaries before anything at home gets bigger.
Open this path →
I travel
Travel without opening too big
Write one respectful first hello before any overnight ask gets implied.
Open this path →
I connect people
Connect people in public first
Make local introductions before trust has to carry too much weight.
Open this path →
Indexed guide focus
Start with Vancouver's current path.
Use Vancouver to inspect the current path and genuine-and-active public profile count without assuming availability. If it is not your city, learn the model now and join later with better context.