Free overnight stays from Hamburg to Munich

What you need:

• Internet access
• Planning ahead: days - weeks
• CouchSurfing.org or HospitalityClub.org account

This is how you can quickly find a free night

Two websites offer you a network of hosts on the Internet that you can contact from the comfort of your own home: CouchSurfing.org and Hospitalityclub.org

• What both networks have in common is that they are not commercial and have a vision behind them. At Couchsurfing the motto is "Help me with a better one." world to create - couch for couch ", while HospitalityClub bears the subtitle" bringing people together "and pursues the vision of a more peaceful world.

• The procedure is similar for both portals: You log in (registration) and as soon as you have your own Account you can contact other members and ask for a place to stay Requests.

• The principle of exchange means, of course, that you are also invited to offer other members an overnight stay in your own home town. Via references, other members can see how often you have stayed with others or had guests visiting. The internal references and comments are also an initial safeguard with regard to the trustworthiness of the host or Guests.

• CouchSurfing was founded in 2004 and, according to its own statistics, has more than 2 million active users, with an estimated 4 million positive surfing experiences. In Germany More than 225,000 people use CouchSurfing.


Cheap overnight stays in Hamburg - this is how it works with CouchSurfing

If you are looking for a cheap place to stay in Hamburg, then you can ...

• CouchSurfing guarantees security in various ways: in addition to the references already mentioned above, there is the "vouching" process, which means to vouch for. An icon on the user's profile page indicates the trustworthiness when others vouch for the member.

Find overnight accommodation online (for example in Hamburg)

1. Go to the www.couchsurfing.org website. On the start page you can change the language by clicking on the "Language: English" field at the top right - this will make the website easier for you to understand.
2. Register with CouchSurfing with your name, address and the other required information.
3. Click on "Register". You can then choose a member name and enter personal data (e-mail address, birthday, gender, place of residence and other information about couch surfing).
4. After logging in, you can be verified. This is a voluntary way of having the correctness of your own information checked. After a donation that took approx. Is 16 euros, a postcard will be sent to your address. There is a code on this that you enter online to complete the verification.
5. To find a host, go to "Surfing / Hosting" in the tab bar and then to "CouchSearch". Here you can first select which hosts should be displayed. To be sure that the hosts found can accept you, select Yes or Definitely.
6. Enter the number of people you want to stay with.
7. If necessary, enter Enter additional keywords, for example if you want to stay with musicians the keyword "music" or "instrument".
8. Enter the location of the overnight stay (in this case Hamburg) or select it from the list by selecting continent, country, state and city.
9. You will now receive search results. When choosing your hosts, note the profile page with information about hobbies, personal philosophy of life and - if available - the type of overnight accommodation. Here the offer varies from the mattress on the floor to your own guest room.
10. Contact the person with whom you want to stay overnight using the "CouchSurf with ..." button. Enter the day and time of your arrival and departure. Write a personal message in which you briefly introduce yourself! Do not send anonymous requests that you "copy and paste" to countless CouchSurfer at the same time, but refer to the profile page, hobbies, interests of the hosts.

Further information on accommodation options that can be found on the internet

• In addition to CouchSurfing, there is another website to find hosts online: HospitalityClub.org. Security is guaranteed here by specifying the passport number when writing to other members.

• The principle is the same as with CouchSurfing - depending on the region, more hosts can be found through the HospitalityClub. Since both networks are free, it is advisable for a lot of travelers to become a member of both. The free accommodation is only one of the advantages of this type of travel - because above all you get direct in contact with people who know the area, are friendly and open and with whom you feel comfortable can.

• The planning time should be at least 2 days to 2 weeks depending on the travel destination - in metropolitan areas there are more people in both networks, but there are also a lot of places to stay there asked.