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Skip the hotel, rent a room from a home owner with iStopOver
Whether you're hoping to save a few bucks on your next excursion or you prefer to blend in with locals, istopover will help you find homeowners with rooms to rent short term so you can skip the hotel. As you'd expect, many of the properties are rented out by people who travel often themselves.
$159CDN doesn't seem too shabby for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath duplex overlooking San Francisco's East Bay, especially considering that also includes access to the owner's wifi, Wii, and plasma TV. Heck, you can even rent his 2006 Volvo while you're in town, too.
Looking for a real bargain and aren't particular about where you're traveling to? Check out the listings for Toronto. Less than two Hamiltons will get you a room with some folks that will probably play Rock Band with you during your stay.
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$159CDN doesn't seem too shabby for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath duplex overlooking San Francisco's East Bay, especially considering that also includes access to the owner's wifi, Wii, and plasma TV. Heck, you can even rent his 2006 Volvo while you're in town, too.
Looking for a real bargain and aren't particular about where you're traveling to? Check out the listings for Toronto. Less than two Hamiltons will get you a room with some folks that will probably play Rock Band with you during your stay.
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So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
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Quikboy said 5:21PM on 3-25-2009
This sounds neat, but how can you trust complete strangers in your home while you're gone? There seems to be potential for some guy to vandalize that place, or steal stuff, or who knows. How can people trust strangers with their home?
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Lee Mathews said 5:22PM on 3-25-2009
I've got the same qualms about it, QB...I had to do the post, if for no other reason than to see what readers think about the service.
Joelicious said 5:34PM on 3-25-2009
You guys are some cynical cats! Besides the fact that these guys actually verify people coming to stay with you, when someone books your place you have the option to refuse them if you think they're sketchy, so what's the downside? With social networking all the rage you can pretty much check anyone out, so I think it's a cool way to make some extra cash and meet some peeps traveling my way. Great idea,
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Ed said 5:54PM on 3-26-2009
From the Hosts Agreement:
"2. No Identity Confirmation. We make no attempt to confirm, and do not confirm, any user's purported identity. You are responsible for determining the identity and suitability of users who may contact you by means of this Site. We do not endorse any persons who use or register for our Service, whether as guests or hosts. We do not investigate any user's reputation, conduct, morality, criminal background, or verify the information that any user submits to the Site. We encourage you to communicate directly with potential guests through the tools available on our Site and to review your guests’ profile pages for feedback from other users."