SpareRoom is the largest room share site in the United Kingdom and also runs a US version focused on New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Its core format is the room in a shared flat, which is exactly what most summer subletters need, and there is a separate flag for short lets, so a two or three month stay does not have to be argued out with every landlord. Posting an ad is free, messaging is free with limits, and a paid upgrade lets users reply to brand new adverts before other candidates.
The community is a mix of live in landlords, tenants filling a gap and people looking for flatmates, which keeps prices closer to real rent than to serviced apartment rates. Outside its strong cities the American listings thin out quickly. Payments happen off platform, so deposits are a matter of trust and a written agreement.
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