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A great host turns a trip into a story — the kind you tell friends about for years. Platforms bury these hosts under hotel-like properties and turnover-optimized listings; SoulHosts finds them.

Everyone on Airbnb has 4.8 stars. That tells you nothing. But there’s a world of difference between “clean, good location” and “we had dinner together and she showed us her favorite spots.”

We read hundreds of thousands of reviews per city, looking for what star ratings can’t measure. Property managers and bulk operators are filtered out.

If you ever loved the old Couchsurfing — staying with someone instead of just somewhere — that feeling didn’t disappear. It just got buried. We find the paid hosts who still host like that, so you get the connection without sleeping on a stranger’s couch. More on that →

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CParis, France

Cécile

97.8

I would visit Cécile and Pierre everytime again! It was a great stay in Paris - not only because of the pretty City! It even existed breakfast - included in the Price! Also towels and nice talks.

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CLondon, United Kingdom

Claudia

97.8

Tessa was really welcoming and gave a lot of great advice for what to do while in London and we had some really nice chats over tea and coffee.

185 reviewsView profile →
LRome, Italy

Livia Lucina

97.8

In spite of the fact we arrived late she met us and arrange our staying.

CLos Angeles, United States

Cynthia

97.8

Yet, Cynthia's very welcoming and friendly demeanor made it less of an inconvenience.

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DToronto, Canada

Despina

97.8

Beautiful, bright and spacious room that had all my needs covered! Super clean house with warm and welcoming hosts.

261 reviewsView profile →
GCrete, Greece

Georgos

97.8

He met us at midnight to check us in personally.

SMexico City, Mexico

Surya

97.8

Surya's home in Coyoacán is even lovelier in person.

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CLisbon, Portugal

Carina

97.8

Carina was very welcoming and friendly and even helped me retrieve my large backpack from my previous accomodation.

JHawaii, United States

Jennifer

97.1

We had to check out a bit late and she was so accommodating and even helped us bring our luggage to our car.

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TCape Town, South Africa

Trevor

97.8

Trevor was one of the best host’s! He went out of his way to accommodate us.

RMelbourne, Australia

Robert

97.8

A warm and welcoming host.

118 reviewsView profile →
JNew York City, United States

Janice

97.8

Janice was a truly friendly and caring host and really nice person! She helped us to feel ourselves like in our own home.

ASydney, Australia

Alexander

97.8

He helped us in many situations and we can really recommend this apartment! :-) We had a nice time, thanks for that.

VBordeaux, France

Véronique

97.2

She is a very welcoming host and her apartment is very nice.

BSan Diego, United States

Barbara

97.8

She was so friendly and welcoming and introduced us to her other long term house guests.

AAmsterdam, Netherlands

Arthur

97.8

Arthur was very nice as he welcomed us himself into the house.

VBerlin, Germany

Valeska

97.8

My experience in Valeska's home it was excellent: the place is better that the photos, everything is clean and organized and Valeska is the best host, very lovely and kind (I loved our conversation about the life).

PPorto, Portugal

Pedro

97.8

Teresa and Pedro were very friendly and open minded persons:) They even invited us to a private architecture event.

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LAustin, United States

Lori

97.8

Lori was friendly, accommodating, and went above and beyond to make sure my stay was comfortable.

ITokyo, Japan

Iyoko

97.8

I was sad to leave! Super-highly recommended!!

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GBarcelona, Spain

Gina

97.4

Gina is a very lovely and kind person, she will guide you in everything.

473 reviewsView profile →
SDublin, Ireland

Susan

97.8

She went out of her way to get little extras here and there that were not expected.

243 reviewsView profile →
DNashville, United States

Dana

97.8

An extraordinary home and hugely warm and welcoming hosts.

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KSeattle, United States

Kira

97.2

Kira goes above and beyond for her guest and truly provides a wonderful atmosphere and experience.

MEdinburgh, United Kingdom

Maia

97.8

She was very helpful with good local knowledge which was very useful for planning our short visit.

231 reviewsView profile →
GChicago, United States

Gerardo Andres

97.8

I didn't meet the owners in person but they were very responsive via text.

116 reviewsView profile →
JSan Francisco, United States

Jia

97.8

I’m also lucky to taste a cocktail made by Jaime, while enjoying a long conversation.

178 reviewsView profile →
JDenver, United States

Jill

97.8

Jill immediately made me feel right at home and went way above and beyond as a host.

201 reviewsView profile →
CGreater Manchester, United Kingdom

Clare & Hannah

97.8

Clare and Hannah were both great hosts, so welcoming and friendly.

161 reviewsView profile →
JPortland, United States

Joanne

97.8

Joanne was very good and friendly hostess!! It was a pleasure to meet her and stay at her house these days! She helped us a lot with information about the city and facilities as transportation, greatly improving our stay in...

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CTasmania, Australia

Claire

96.1

Claire and Andy went above and beyond for us while we stayed - their attention to detail made us feel so welcome and well taken care of.

134 reviewsView profile →
MMalaga, Spain

Mercedes

97.8

She went out of her way to help me with questions and make me feel at home.

447 reviewsView profile →
CSunshine Coast, Australia

Cheyne

97.8

Cheyne was away but his parents were very warm and welcoming.

114 reviewsView profile →
KNew Orleans, United States

Keith

97.8

He warmly welcomed me when I checked in and the room was beautiful and good size for 1 person, also very clean, fresh and cool.

351 reviewsView profile →
GSevilla, Spain

Gunvor

97.8

Flexible checkin, keys handed over in person as arranged.

100 reviewsView profile →
JNorthern Rivers, Australia

Jim

96

The little studio was sparkling clean, super well, very comfortable for a couple for a week-end, going out and about, and very welcoming hosts.

122 reviewsView profile →
JBristol, United Kingdom

Jeremy

97.8

He invited me to help myself to things for breakfast.

KAsheville, United States

Kate

94.2

Helped us with some extras we needed.

TBoston, United States

Tianyu

97.8

Tianyu is a very very nice host who cares about all you need.

250 reviewsView profile →

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