We are also on the WS list and over the past three or so years, we have hosted many cyclists. Every one of them was interesting, shared their stories, and was very respectful of us and our home, and MOST appreciative of our hospitality. We live 30 minutes from the Trans-Am Adventure cycling route and have picked up people there and they had a layover day at our home. We let them do laundry, feed them, and transport them back to the "trail." It has been a wonderful experience.

Last summer, two couples (my DH, me, and another couple) rode around Lake Ontario self-supported. We stayed in three WS host homes and were treated royally! What we did for others came back to us ten fold! I can highly recommend WS. If you are nervous about someone who calls, get their phone number, read their profile on WS and make your decision based on what others have said about them. If they joined WS this week and are now asking me to stay, I am hesitant.

It is important that you and your SO, DH, or partner are on the same page about it. If one does not want to have "guests" then you should probably abide by that, but WS is generally all cyclists who are looking for housing and anyone knows that cyclists are all awesome people!!!

We are also on Couchsurfing, but that is more anyone, and not cyclists so I am much more discriminating when reading the profiles. I have turned down several requests on there because I wasn't thrilled about what I read. However, we have met some great people on that site, too, and also stayed with someone who had stayed with us.