List your accommodation

Once you have created and verified your account you can either temporarily unpublish or permanently delete it in your account administration at any time. If you temporarily unpublish your host profile, you will be able to reactivate it at any time. This also includes the option to modify any information of your profile. If you permanently delete your account, all the profile information will be lost.

No. Please use the upload function of your profile in order to share pictures.

Yes. To cancel an accepted booking, the guest has to tell you and Gomfy. Once you have accepted the booking, Gomfy's service fee is not refunded to the guest, unless you cancel the booking or the accommodation does not exist. Any advance the guest has paid you follows the conditions you agreed with them.

We have automatic and manual screening processes in place, which allow us to validate your data to a certain extent. However, currently only for certified host profiles we check official documents such as ID and criminal record.

 At Gomfy we want to provide our users with the highest level of security and professionalism we possibly can. Therefore all our hosts listed have the chance to become certified and validate their identity. Host certification means that the hosts send us copies of their IDs, an utility bill and (optional) their Criminal Record Certificates electronically. We compare the documents received with the personal data which the host provided to us for their registration. If the information matches we mark those hosts as certified on our website giving details of whether we have checked the ID only or additionally the criminal record document. The documents themselves will not be shown on the website.

Become a Certified Host! Visit the Trust and Verification section within your profile. 

- Your listing gets a better position in our search results.
- Your listing shows the Certified badge (identity checked): you create trust and attract more guests.
For certification you need to upload the digital copy of a Current (valid) official photo ID, any uitility bill and you must pay a fee of 19.90 Euro ( nosubscription / auto renewal).This is not refundable in case you don't provide the required documents. 

Once a guest has stayed at your property, we send them an email encouraging them to leave a review at their own discretion. Only guests who have stayed in your property through Gomfy can add reviews.
While reviews are the cornerstone of the Gomfy reputation system, references help people new to Gomfy get started building their reputation. Formerly known as recommendations, references are a complete enhancement to this feature. Everyone is now required to add profile photos before they can leave references. Finding your acquaintances and asking them to write you a reference only takes a single click once you are connected to Facebook.

The student pays you your full price directly, in the way you agree (bank transfer, cash, PayPal…). Gomfy's service fee is paid by the student online and is not taken from your price, and Gomfy does not handle the payment between you and the student. We recommend asking for one or two weeks in advance.

1. Create your profile.

- Sign up with Gomfy, create a great profile, and upload a profile photo (with your face, noone will rent from your cat!). Build your reputation by getting verified, and hit up your friends for some references.

2. Add your student accommodation.

- Click the blue button to list your accommodation, set your address, and upload photos. Accurately describe your space and select the appropriate amenities to give potential guests a good idea of what your listing has to offer.  

- Add different rooms to a property and set different prices per room per person. Don’t forget to set your calendar availability to make sure guests don’t contact you when the rooms are not available!

- Add a additional services to make sure all your guest needs are met. 

- Check out our tips for creating a good listing.

3. Book your student accommodation.

- Answer messages and reservation requests from prospective guests in a timely manner using the messaging system on the site. Your response rate and search rank depend on it, so don't keep your potential guests waiting! 

- Review your guest once they have checked out. Voicing your experience is an essential part of building our trusted community.

Tips & tricks!

- Check that your listing is visible in the search results.

- Make sure that our emails reach you by setting up your email account to accept messages from [email protected].

- In your main photo think about including something distinctive in the image. A visual hook in your photo may help them remember your particular property.

- Think carefully about the written description of your property. After the photographs, it the next thing that people see. You only get one chance to impress, so make what your write as descriptive as possible!

Signing up and creating a Gomfy account is free! The easiest way to sign up is by connecting with your Facebook account. This will automatically fill out some of your profile, and you’ll get an additional verification.

If you don’t have or don’t want to use Facebook, you can also sign up with your email address to create an account.

After signing up, make sure to finish completing your listing and as well your profile so that the community knows how awesome you are.

Sign up today at http://www.gomfy.com/backend/add/accomms/?step=1. We’re looking forward to welcoming you to our community!
 

Gomfy connects students with hosts.

List it

• Sign up and list your accommodation for free.
• Set the amount you want to receive and keep your calendar up to date.

Confirm it

• Before booking, you and the student can talk through Gomfy's messages to get to know each other. We recommend it. Asking for or giving contact details (phone, email, social networks or messaging apps) before the booking is confirmed goes against our terms and conditions, and the system hides them.
• A student sends you a booking request through Gomfy.
• You read the student's profile and request, and accept or decline it.
• When you accept, the student pays Gomfy's service fee online and you both receive each other's contact details.

Get paid for it

• The student pays you your full price directly. We recommend asking for one or two weeks in advance.
• Host your guest and enjoy!

Listing your accommodation on Gomfy is free: no registration fee and no fixed costs.

You set your price and receive it in full: the student pays it to you directly. Gomfy charges the student a service fee when they book, paid online when you accept the booking. Nothing is taken from your price.

Here are our top 9 tips for enticing visitors to stay in your Gomfy property.

1 -  Photographs. In your main photo think about including something distinctive in the image. For example: a painting, or a bright cushion, or a flowing plant and so on. Why? Many unregistered users browse through the site who will only register weeks later. A visual hook in your photo may help them remember your particular property. They can then add it to their favourites once they join the Gomfy website.
Also make sure that you upload clear, good quality photos for your property and for each room.

2 - Think carefully about the written description of your property. After the photographs, it the next thing that people see. You only get one chance to impress, so make what your write as descriptive as possible!
Are there sports activities nearby? Golf, sailing, horse riding, hiking etc. What about restaurants, shopping, night-life, beaches? If yes, tell people about it!
If your property is far away from the nearest town, this doesn’t have to be a disadvantage. Inform people of driving times or public transport. Staying in an isolated and quiet property is some people’s idea of heaven. For those who want to get away from it all, point out the benefits of the tranquillity and privacy that you offer.

3 - Become a Certified Host!
- Your listing gets a better position in our search results.
- Your listing shows the Certified badge (identity checked): you create trust and attract more guests.
For certification you need to upload the digital copy of a Current (valid) official photo ID, any uitility bill and you must pay a fee of 19.90 Euro ( nosubscription / auto renewal).This is not refundable in case you don't provide the required documents.


4 - Upon arrival provide to guest  your house rules, fliers for activities, sights and events in your local area or anything else of interest. A simple map of the surrounding area marked with where to buy food, petrol, restaurants will help orientate your guests on their first day.

5 - Do you have contacts in your local area who you could form a mutually beneficial arrangement with? What about providing guests the opportunity for discounts for local activities, or services? You keep your guests happy while simultaneously generating new customers for local businesses, who will then refer people back to you.

6 - Think about what kind of guests you would ideally want? For example: Are you happy to attract guests who are families with children? Or perhaps you only want young international students. What things are on offer in your property or surroundings would attract your ideal guests to you? Once you’ve found the answer to this, include some tantalising text in your description.

7 - The Gomfy website is not just a platform to advertise your apartments or home. By making friends with others registered on the site, you have boundless possibilities to make new contacts, with other hosts and with potential guests. Share your tips about being a successful host with other hosts on the site. Get feedback from guests or potential guests as to why they didn’t or did rent your place. Use this information to implement some changes to help bring more guests to your home.

8 - If you haven’t done so yet, get going and register as a host here. Get familiar with our website, browse around and see how it works and make sure to update your calendar regularly so potential guests are always up to date.

9 - The apartment or house should be spotlessly clean for new guests. It should smell nice too. Fresh flowers always smell nicer than chemical room fragrance and apart from the scent, are a nice personal touch.

10 - Furnishing and decorating your property in an aesthetically pleasing manner will encourage people to want to stay there. However, if the property is too individually decorated it may be off-putting to some guests. Try to maintain the fine balance between having mass-appeal but also standing out. 

Best of luck!

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There's no need to restart the process. You can continue with the registration process anytime you just need to log in with your email address and the password you registered.

We use sophisticated detection and editing software making sure that we will recognize any bypassing attempts, no matter if they were made intentionally or by accident. If a bypassing attempt is detected, the message delivery to the recipient will be delayed and the message itself will be edited.

A homestay is an accommodation at the residence of a local homestay host / host family who will integrate the guest into their daily life. This way the guest has the opportunity to learn more about the culture of the travel destination and can more easily practice a foreign language in everyday situations. Furthermore, both sides can experience cultural exchanges. This makes a homestay the best choice for students living abroad as well as for culturally inspired travelers. Some homestay accommodations are available also for short stays. These are also an excellent option during popular events such as concerts, trade fairs or championships when hotels are extremely expensive or fully booked.

Gomfy as a company only mediates the bookings between Gomfy hosts and guests. The guest closes a contract directly with the host. Gomfy is never a contracting party for a booking. Therefore our company does not intervene in discussions and negotiations between hosts and guests. If there is a disagreement please solve the issue directly with your host. For more information please see our terms and conditions.

If you are temporarily unable to respond to enquiries / messages from potential guests, you should temporarily unpublish your host profile. If you temporarily unpublish your host profile, you will be able to reactivate it at any time. This also includes the option to modify any information of your profile. If you permanently delete your account, all the profile information will be lost.

 We welcome an extensive range of accommodation types, not only apartments and houses. If your property type is not listed on the List Your Accommodation page, please contact our customer support team who will be happy to advise you.

Gomfy wants to provide an environment that is free of fraud and scam to our host and guest alike. Specially when money transfer is involved. We have a secure payment platform that will verified payment data (credit card info.) that can be trace back their identity thus avoiding fraud and scam. Also we want to protect your privacy.

Yes, with registration you are automatically signed up for our free matching service, sending you guest profiles fitting to your offer. Also the student or guest can send you a message in our messaging system where you can also reply.