Your Hostshare wallet is home to the two currencies that power everything on the platform: nights and credits. Together they're what let you travel to other members' homes for just the cleaning fee. This article explains how each one works, how to earn more, and how they're applied when you book.
Nights get you into any home in the Hostshare network. Think of them like cash for booking — no requests, no negotiation. When you book a stay, nights are deducted from your wallet to cover it.
Credits cover your fees. Hostshare charges a small service fee on every booking, and your credits are applied directly to that fee at checkout — automatically. Each credit is worth $1.
You can see your current balance of both at any time in your wallet, visible across the entire app.
Granted vs. earned
Both nights and credits come in two types:
Granted — given to you upfront with your membership tier, both when you sign up and again at each annual renewal.
Earned — accumulated through your activity on the platform: when guests complete stays at your home, and through reviews, referrals, and seasonal promotions.
When you book, your earned balance is always used first, before your granted balance.
How nights work
Getting them: Your nights grant depends on your tier — Pro members start with 11, Max members start with 21, plus 3 additional nights for each extra listing you add.
Earning more: When members stay in your home, you bank more nights for your next trip. Active hosts who share beyond their contract (through Optional Nights) can grow their balance even further.
Keeping them: Nights roll over and accumulate year over year for as long as you stay an active subscriber. Your nights are yours to keep.
Note: On the free Starter tier, nights expire 6 months after they're granted. On all paid tiers, nights never expire.
How credits work
Getting them: Credits come with your tier at signup — $100 for Pro members and $1,000 for Max members. Founding Members receive $1,000 if their blockout dates are set during the migration period.
Earning more: 5-star reviews, referrals, and seasonal promotions all add to your credit balance.
Applying them: Credits are applied automatically to your Hostshare service fee at checkout — no codes, no manual steps. Credits can only be applied to the service fee, never to cleaning fees, which are always paid separately to the host. For Max members with a full credits balance, this means most trips cost nothing beyond cleaning.
Keeping them: Just like nights, credits never expire on paid plans. Any credits you don't use roll over and stack on top of your balance — they're yours to keep for as long as you stay an active subscriber.
Renewal: At each annual renewal, your credits are refreshed based on your tier — $100 for Pro members and $1,000 for Max members. Founding Members are the exception: they receive $1,000 at migration, then renew at $100 each year going forward.
What you pay at checkout
When you book a Hostshare stay, here's what comes out of pocket versus your wallet:
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Nights — deducted from your wallet to cover the stay itself
Hostshare service fee — 15% of the comparable Airbnb price, offset by your credits (often down to $0)
Cleaning fee — paid directly to the host, always separate from credits
So for most members with a healthy credits balance, a trip costs nothing more than the cleaning fee.
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