This very cool website is perfect for those travelling from city to city and bored of the same old hotel room!
House Trip is Europe's largest booking website for holiday apartments in the coolest cities around the globe. The concept is to allow you to book your own apartment for a few nights - at rates competitive to hotel rooms. It's growing like crazy.
House trip was founded by Arnaud Bertrand and Junjun Chen while at University. The business idea came when trying to book a rental for a weekend in Scotland, the pair found the process too complicated and as a result of a shared mutual passion for staying in unique short-term apartments while travelling, the founders decided to dedicate themselves to making staying in urban pads easier, simpler and cooler.
The website was launched in 2010 with CV funding which provided many upsides. It allowed for large investment with the possibility for further rounds if things went well. Arnaud also found that having VCs around also brought credibility which made hiring the right team easier.
House Trip is simple to use. A guest can choose from a variety of city slick apartments and pay by the night. There is even the option to rent a 'private room' - like a spin on a B&B. The price per night is set by the owner, with 14%-20% on top which goes directly to Housetrip.Their culture can be summarised in a few values; A FEAST - Ambitious, Focussed, Experimental, Authentic, Simple, Team Spirit. House Trip is a typical start-up, so working there isn't for everyone; you need to expect lots of empowerment, responsibility and be happy to work in an uncertain, short notice environment. There are 3 London offices, and like that of the cities that they're in, the culture is unique. As an entrepreneur though Arnaud has found London to be the most sympathetic to a young start-up and therefore getting a company up and off the ground in the city has been easier than elsewhere.
So, if you fancy a long weekend in trendy, cosmopolitan New York, picking up some clogs in Amsterdam, seeing the bright lights of Barcelona, or a romantic trip to chic, stylish Paris but want to avoid the deadpan hotel room... then check out HouseTrip.com
http://www.housetrip.com/?locale=en
House Trip is Europe's largest booking website for holiday apartments in the coolest cities around the globe. The concept is to allow you to book your own apartment for a few nights - at rates competitive to hotel rooms. It's growing like crazy.
House trip was founded by Arnaud Bertrand and Junjun Chen while at University. The business idea came when trying to book a rental for a weekend in Scotland, the pair found the process too complicated and as a result of a shared mutual passion for staying in unique short-term apartments while travelling, the founders decided to dedicate themselves to making staying in urban pads easier, simpler and cooler.
The website was launched in 2010 with CV funding which provided many upsides. It allowed for large investment with the possibility for further rounds if things went well. Arnaud also found that having VCs around also brought credibility which made hiring the right team easier.
House Trip is simple to use. A guest can choose from a variety of city slick apartments and pay by the night. There is even the option to rent a 'private room' - like a spin on a B&B. The price per night is set by the owner, with 14%-20% on top which goes directly to Housetrip.Their culture can be summarised in a few values; A FEAST - Ambitious, Focussed, Experimental, Authentic, Simple, Team Spirit. House Trip is a typical start-up, so working there isn't for everyone; you need to expect lots of empowerment, responsibility and be happy to work in an uncertain, short notice environment. There are 3 London offices, and like that of the cities that they're in, the culture is unique. As an entrepreneur though Arnaud has found London to be the most sympathetic to a young start-up and therefore getting a company up and off the ground in the city has been easier than elsewhere.
So, if you fancy a long weekend in trendy, cosmopolitan New York, picking up some clogs in Amsterdam, seeing the bright lights of Barcelona, or a romantic trip to chic, stylish Paris but want to avoid the deadpan hotel room... then check out HouseTrip.com
http://www.housetrip.com/?locale=en
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