How listings are ranked

In the Recommended order, search results are sorted by these rules, in this order. We may change how results are ordered.

1. Members whose open-bed count was confirmed in the last 14 days.
2. Other members. Member listings are labeled “Member.”
3. Every other home. Homes that haven't joined yet are labeled “Unclaimed.”

Within each group, the home whose bed count was confirmed most recently comes first, then alphabetical order by name. When you search within a distance of a ZIP code, a place or your location, the nearest home comes first within each group, and those rules settle ties.

Recommended is the default order for every search. You can also sort by Distance, Lowest price or Recently confirmed. Those sorts put the closer, cheaper or more recently confirmed home first, whether or not it is a Member. Only between homes that tie (the same price, for example) do the rules above decide, so there a Member home comes first; when you searched near a place, ties on price or recency go nearest first. Homes with no price or no confirmation go last. Member homes keep their label. When nothing matches and we show the closest homes, they are nearest first.

Membership is a paid listing: a home pays a monthly fee per house to be a Member. Members are listed first and labeled “Member.” Requests go to the home the resident or referrer chose.