Pick your path
Open the clearest page fast, without crowding the first screen.
Why StayHello
See the trust-first model in one concise explanation.
For hosts
Start with boundaries, public-first contact, and a slower yes.
For travelers
See how to make the first ask smaller before any overnight stay.
For connectors
Help people meet in public before any overnight yes.
Compare
Choose the right hospitality model before you choose a brand.
Vancouver
Open the current city path and inspect the genuine-and-active public profile count without assuming availability.
Founding Verified
Try the free StayHello path first. Add Founding Verified later only if you still want its optional visible status field. The status does not prove safety, participation, support, or an outcome.
Not for
This tier should not buy a stay, a better position in line, or a separate class of basic hospitality access.
Best for
Founding Verified is meant for early supporters who still want to help shape the first city circle after the free-core model already makes sense to them.
Not for
This tier should not buy a stay, a better position in line, or a separate class of basic hospitality access.
Best for
Founding Verified is meant for early supporters who still want to help shape the first city circle after the free-core model already makes sense to them.
Start free first
The real first path is still free profile, Trust, one city, and one calm first contact. Founding Verified is an optional supporter layer, not a requirement.
Choose it for
This is for people who want to support the first city circle and make that early-support choice visible on their profile.
Billing honesty
Use founder review for duplicate charges, refund questions, or anything that looks different from what Stripe shows. If billing feels unclear, stay on the free path and contact [email protected].
Jump to what matters
Start here
What the optional supporter tier actually does.
The real product test is still free profile, Trust, one city, and one public-first connection. If StayHello does not make sense yet, billing will not fix that.
The core hospitality path is still the product.
Use it later if
Founding Verified is for supporting the first city circle, not for unlocking a new class of access or speeding up hospitality.
One optional signal, not a new class of access.
Clean order
Free profile first, then Trust, then Vancouver, then one calm first contact, and only after that the optional supporter choice if it still feels useful.
Billing truth
That is the honest current state. If billing feels unclear, do not force the supporter tier just because it exists.
Use Stripe billing for
Use founder review for
Founder review email: [email protected]
Duplicate charges, refund questions, or anything that looks different from what Stripe shows.
Billing state guide
Not linked yet
If this account has not finished a confirmed supporter subscription yet, there may be nothing to manage. Core StayHello access still works either way.
Linked and normal
Once a confirmed supporter subscription is linked to your account, StayHello can send you to Stripe for payment-method updates, cancellation, or checking supporter status.
Linked but unclear
If a supporter subscription is already linked but the billing page still cannot reopen cleanly, do not start a second subscription. Stay on the free path and use founder review instead.
If Stripe shows a failed or inactive supporter subscription, the Founding Verified badge should fall away after Stripe confirms the change, while core hosting, messaging, meetups, and references stay free.
Try these first
Billing FAQs
No. Core hosting, messaging, meetups, and references stay free. Founding Verified is an optional supporter layer, not a requirement.
If the subscription ends, the Founding Verified badge should fall away after Stripe confirms the change, while core hosting, messaging, meetups, and references stay free.
Once a confirmed supporter subscription is linked to your account, StayHello can send you to Stripe for payment-method updates, cancellation, or checking supporter status. If billing is not linked yet or looks different from what Stripe shows, stay on the free path and use founder review instead.
Partly. Once a confirmed supporter subscription is linked to your account, StayHello can send you to Stripe for payment-method updates, cancellation, or checking supporter status. If the billing page does not open cleanly or the supporter state looks unclear, use founder review instead of forcing a second subscription.
Stay on the free path for now. Billing review is only supposed to open once a confirmed supporter subscription is linked to your account.
If a supporter subscription is already linked but the billing page still cannot reopen cleanly, do not start a second subscription. Stay on the free path and use founder review instead.
If Stripe shows a failed or inactive supporter subscription, the Founding Verified badge should fall away after Stripe confirms the change, while core hosting, messaging, meetups, and references stay free.
Use founder review for duplicate charges, refund questions, or anything that looks different from what Stripe shows. If billing feels unclear, stay on the free path and contact [email protected].
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