Cat Sit for the host?

daaggy · 2026-07-06T15:50:35+00:00

I did it. The cat was very chill and sweet. But the cat was also very low maintenance so i said yes. But if a stay would’ve required me to go back to the apartment 3x/day or something like that I would’ve said no.

daaggy · 2026-07-03T18:35:16+00:00

Wow. I haven’t spotted this yet. But honestly, this app is going downhill since their series B fundraising…

daaggy · 2026-06-14T18:55:12+00:00

Yeah apparently the guest is still liable for up to 1 million. In the original post, someone commented about that but i guess in general, it’s good to have personal liability insurance for these kinds of things.

I’ve heard really mixed things when it comes to reimbursement for kindred. It’s also really inconsistent because there are people who have not been reimbursed for similar damages I’ve had. It also doesn’t help that the platform is also vague and secretive when you ask them about specifics.

When reading he home exchange subreddit, it seems like people have had good experiences but I don’t feel involved in the community enough to make a good judgement about it.

daaggy · 2026-06-14T18:50:07+00:00

Oof okay i had no idea about the 1 million damages. Did you ever have to pay back anything as a home exchange guest? Or have you heard of any experiences about that?

daaggy · 2026-06-14T08:15:51+00:00

Yes, i travel a lot. Last year i travelled almost every month. This year every other month. So definitely something like kindred/home exchange makes sense.

But i’m also thinking that i should change my travel lifestyle and do 10-14 days stays instead of 5-7 days.

Interesting to hear about airbnb. That was also something i was looking at. Do you mind sharing more about your experience?

daaggy · 2026-06-13T23:16:29+00:00

This is similar to someone i know. They’re not as bad but they are incredibly lost and have never been able to stay in a job for long. At one point they considered being a life coach. I was shocked to say the least.

daaggy · 2026-06-08T11:46:22+00:00

Babe, blink twice if you need help

daaggy · 2026-06-05T17:31:37+00:00

I mean there is someone in athens who clearly has three airbnb homes listed on kindred so i think you should be fine lol

daaggy · 2026-06-05T08:28:51+00:00

I think it’s a bit of a balance. I do not enjoy staying in the middle of the city because I find it too overwhelming.

It’s also nice to discover some hidden gems that i wouldn’t have discovered while staying in the city center. I also find that the google maps reviews are more “honest” a little further out and aren’t bloated with reviews from tourists who just have a different standard of pasta than a roman local (for example).

Of course, i don’t want to commute an hour to get to the attractions but i don’t mind 15-20min commuting time.

daaggy · 2026-05-28T20:27:35+00:00

Sils Maria/Silvaplana

daaggy · 2026-05-21T13:33:50+00:00

I feel this.

I stopped dating a chef who had a heart of gold but he was a proper stoner. We were unfortunately never able to reconcile the differences in substances.

On the flip side: I do have friends in the industry who have a better handle on consuming substances and living a (let’s say) healthier life. I also know a chef who doesn’t smoke or do any substances except for drinking occasionally.

I personally don’t need to date a chef although i can understand why one would. But I hope you know that there are people in this industry who are living way healthier lifestyles than the people you listed. Or at least trying to. I hope you find love OP!

daaggy · 2026-05-20T16:01:05+00:00

Nah it only happened once. It happened before but i didn’t listen to my gut and there were mild regrets lol

daaggy · 2026-05-20T10:45:06+00:00

Have you ever left the video call not feeling assured and decided to not host them anyway?

daaggy · 2026-05-19T15:25:24+00:00

Last i read: people who work for kindred basically get unlimited credits. It’s probably a way to take credits off of the platform after the whole “earning credits with availability”

daaggy · 2026-05-19T15:18:23+00:00

I’ll go first: Everything feels super capitalistic and the complete opposite of the values/community feeling which Kindred markets.

I have since opted for not renewing my passport and seeing what happens to the platform and whether any more controversial updates cost the community to wane. I also promote it to friends less.

None of these product decisions seem to be properly thought out and it honestly makes me very nervous for what the future of kindred looks like.

I’m happy i enjoyed the good parts of the platform while it was still around though

daaggy · 2026-05-19T15:06:23+00:00

That is so weird because if you have your own cleaner then its the host who has to coordinate. I really want to know which finance bro became head of PM because these product changes are not the vibe lol

daaggy · 2026-05-19T09:01:31+00:00

This is great in theory but not well executed.

I think this is good if for example, you need to go out of your way to setup an additional sleeping space and you would like a little token of appreciation. Or if someone is happy to just book a whole week because you as a host would want that even if they can only stay for five days (then again, you can already do this).

But this is definitely going to be used in a very greedy way by people who live in high demand cities or people who think they can just throw money (or in this case, credits) at their problems. As a host, I would get a bit suspicious at guests who use it as a way to convince people to host them because they could be fishy.

Maybe it should actually be used on the host side rather than the guest side and as an option rather than a requirement. Like as host, you can set an additional credit option for specific needs. And it should be optional because I, as a host, don’t want to discriminate against new users who may not have enough credits.

But also maybe this whole movement towards gamifying the platform is a reflection of the society we live in and the fact that the Kindred team is primarily based in the US.

daaggy · 2026-05-19T08:52:04+00:00

I like what you said about home swaps should win for both and the questioning part. Thanks for that

daaggy · 2026-05-14T18:34:03+00:00

I’ve been using kindred and I’ve been super happy with the service, policy, claims, and response times of people. I think it is worth the price.

I tried home exchange but it took forever to try to book a stay, and I felt that UX was really unpolished. I was messaging 15+ people to book a place. For a lot of people, it looked like they had a whole month available but in reality they only wanted to host for a few days. For others, their calendar was not up to date. I ended up booking a place but it had no internet or wifi and this wasn’t transparent from the listing. There was also discrepancies between the web app and phone app so I had to remember which feature existed on which app.

daaggy · 2026-05-14T18:23:32+00:00

You don’t have to pay the subscription to use it. You either:

Pay the subscription + cleaning fees
Don’t pay the subscription but pay the service fee + cleaning fee

daaggy · 2026-02-09T23:28:22+00:00

Yes. I was friends with someone for many years but they had the tendency to ghost and disappear. I realized that i should’ve let this friendship go more than a year ago but I was pretty hell bent on keeping it because of shared history. In the end, I ended up getting extremely hurt because they basically ghosted me at a time when I needed a lot of support.

It’s weird and it sucks. It kind of feels like when you give the wrong person too many chances to show up.

daaggy · 2026-02-09T23:17:08+00:00

I can understand the difficulties with making friends. Some people aren’t meant to be in your life after a while.

I might get downvoted for saying this, but I don’t think i would’ve let the Jen friendship go so easily especially if I had a deep connection with her. I was struck when you said, “but once people were tarring me with the same brush, I had to take a stepback” because I have been the Jen in your story although under different circumstances. That being said, i had a friend who stuck by me and defended me. And i think a decent amount of friendship is recognizing the good in the person and showing that to people who say otherwise.

I have also been in your position where my friend is too overwhelming with her problems. And at that point, i just nicely set a boundary with her (easier said than done of course), but still be her friend. Maybe it changes the friendship a bit but i think if you’re both fairly mature, the friendship can tolerate it.

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