Using Couchsurfing

Hosting & Stays

• Host Filters and Why They Changed
• How Do I Find Hosts and Send a Stay Request?
• How Do I Request and Manage a Stay? A Guide for Travelers
• How Do I Receive and Manage Stay Requests? A Guide for Hosts
• Why Do I Need to Create a Trip to Send a Stay Request?
• What Makes a Great Stay Request?

Travel Planning

• What Are Trips and How Do I Create One?
• What's the Difference Between Trips and Stays?
• How Do I Find Travelers Coming to My Area?
• What Are Intros and How Do They Work?
• What Is the Feed?
• What Are Location Pages?

Communities

• What Are Communities and How Do I Join One?
• How Do I Create a New Community?
• How Do I Become a Community Moderator?
• How Do I Moderate a Couchsurfing Community?
• Community Moderator Guidelines

Chats & Friends

• How Do Chats Work on Couchsurfing?
• What Are Chat Requests?
• How Do I Add or Manage Friends?
• What Are Close Friends, and How Do I Manage Them?
• How Do I See My Connections and Connected Contacts?
• Why Should I Use Couchsurfing When Communicating With Someone New?

Hangout

• What Is Hangout and How Does It Work?
• Can People See My Exact Location When I'm in a Hangout?

Events

• What Are Events on Couchsurfing?
• How Do I Find and Join Events?
• How Do I Create an Event?
• What's the Difference Between a Curated Event and a Member Created Event?
• How Do I View Only Member Created Events?
• How Do I Organize a Couchsurfing Curated Event

References

• How Do I Filter My References?
• What Are References and How Do They Work?
• How Do I Leave a Reference?
• How Do I Dispute a Reference?
• What Is a Private Reference and How Do I Leave One?