Verified fan stays for match nights.
Hotels are £300. Stay with a verified local fan for £50–£80 instead. AwayStays connects travelling football fans with trusted local hosts for finals, away days and tournaments — a safer, cheaper place to sleep near the match.
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Following your team shouldn't cost more than the flight.
Hotels surge
Around finals, away days and tournaments, prices triple overnight — or sell out completely.
Fans get priced out
You end up miles from the action, on a ridiculous route, or sleeping in a car park.
Existing apps are generic
Airbnb isn't built for matchnight trust, and travel packages are premium and ticket-led.
A trusted, fan-to-fan way to stay near the match.
AwayStays is accommodation-first and football-first. Verified local hosts offer spare rooms and sofa beds for specific matches — you request, message, and only pay once the host approves you.
For fans
- 1Tell us your team and the event.
- 2Join early access.
- 3Browse & request verified stays when they open.
- 4Message the host to check it's a fit.
- 5Confirm and pay securely through AwayStays.
For hosts
- 1Tell us what you can offer.
- 2Complete ID & host checks.
- 3Set your price and house rules.
- 4Approve the requests you like.
- 5Earn from match nights.
Trust is the whole point.
A home stay is more personal than a hotel room. We're building the checks and controls to make it feel safe for both sides.
- ✓ID verification for hosts and guests (planned).
- ✓Request-only — hosts approve every stay. No instant booking.
- ✓House rules shown before you pay.
- ✓Exact address released only after payment.
- ✓Secure payments through a regulated provider (planned).
- ✓Reviews after stays, plus support and reporting.
AwayStays is building a verified, safer booking process. Hosts are responsible for checking they have permission and suitable insurance to host paying guests. Platform protection and insurance partnerships are being explored for a future launch.
More than a bed.
Hosts can offer matchday extras too — handy whether you need a room or just somewhere to park and drop your bag.
Why I'm building this
I'm a lifelong Manchester United fan. When the Europa League final came to Bilbao, I already had a ticket — but hotels in the city were going for over £2,000 for the two nights. Flights from London were another £2,000 on top. Nearly £4,000 just to watch my team in a final.
I wasn't willing to miss it, so after hours of research I pieced together a route nobody sensible would choose. The day before the final I flew London to Marseille, spent the day there, then caught a bus all the way to Bilbao. We arrived at 3:30am on the morning of the match. I slept on a bench until the city woke up.
I watched United devastatingly lose the final, then caught a bus from Bilbao to Lisbon — except it didn't leave until 3am, so I slept in the bus station first. The bus got into Lisbon around midday, I spent the afternoon there, flew home, and walked back into my flat at 1:30am. Four days. Two buses. Three cities. One bench. One bus station floor.
It was an absolute trip of a lifetime. But after two overnight buses and the best part of four days on the move, all I wanted was a bed. Not a £2,000 hotel. Just a bed. A spare room. Someone's sofa. Anything that wasn't a street bench in Bilbao or a bus station floor in the middle of the night.
There are local fans in every city with a spare room who would have understood exactly why I was there. AwayStays is about connecting those two people — so the next fan doesn't have to choose between a £2,000 hotel and a bus station bench.
Football travel shouldn't be a luxury. That's why I'm building this.
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We're building the founding network of fans and hosts, city by city. Tell us where you're headed — or where you could host.