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Spotahome: the safe way to book mid and long-term rentals online

Spotahome is the platform for mid to long-term rentals you can book entirely online, with every landlord verified. Since 2014, our Homecheckers have been visiting, filming and measuring homes in person wherever we can, and your payment is held and only released to the landlord after you move in. In 500+ cities across Europe.

Spotahome team working at the Madrid office
Spotahome colleagues in a meeting at the Madrid office
Spotahome team chatting at the Madrid office
2M+
Tenants searching every month
500+
Cities across Europe
2014
Founded in Madrid

Our mission

To make renting homes as easy, trusted, and personal as getting a coffee.

Our vision

To become the world's most trusted rental experience.

Value proposition

Three promises we hold every home to

If a decision doesn't make renting safer, easier or more personal, we don't ship it.

01

Safe

Every landlord is verified before their home is advertised, and our Homecheckers visit, film and measure homes in person wherever we can. Your payment is held and only released to the landlord after you've moved in.

02

Easy

Search, book and sign in one place, in your own language. No viewing to attend, no queue of forty applicants, no agency in the middle taking a month's rent.

03

Personal

A named person on your side from first message to move-in day, and after it. We answer in six languages, because the hard part is usually not the flat.

Verified company information

Spotahome at a glance

Legal name
Spotahome, S.L.U.
Founded
March 2014Madrid, Spain
Headquarters
Calle de Piamonte, 2328004 Madrid · Spain
Team
~120 people30+ nationalities · 2026
Operates in
500+ citiesacross Europe
Backed by
Actyus · Passion Capital · Seayawith Kleiner Perkins, among others
Recognition
South SummitBest Startup, 2016
Payments
Your money, protectedreleased only after you move in
Last reviewed September 2026Sources: company filings · Crunchbase · LinkedIn

Spotahome history

It all started with a flat no one could visit.

  1. 2014

    Four founders, €3,000 and an idea

    Alejandro Artacho, Bryan McEire, Hugo Monteiro and Bruno Bianchi launch Spotahome in Madrid, hiring photographers to capture the first homes so tenants abroad could trust a listing.

  2. 2015

    Verification becomes the model

    We start sending local people to check homes in person wherever we can, filming a video tour, taking photos and drawing a floor plan. Booking a home you've never set foot in finally becomes safe, and Spotahome closes its first funding round in January.

  3. 2016
    South Summit 2016 · Best Startup

    Named Spain's best startup

    Spotahome wins the South Summit Startup Competition in Madrid, chosen as overall Best Startup from more than 3,000 entries across every category. National recognition that put the in-person verification model on the map.

  4. 2017

    Backed to scale. Booking goes instant

    A €13.6M round fuels rapid expansion through Europe's student and expat capitals, and we launch Instant Booking: see a verified home, book it on the spot. No waiting for a reply to start packing.

  5. 2018

    Erasmusu joins Spotahome

    Our first acquisition: Erasmusu, Europe's largest online community of Erasmus and international students, bringing tens of thousands of homes and half a million active students, and giving birth to Spotahome Group.

  6. 2018

    The app. Silicon Valley on board

    Spotahome launches its mobile app, putting verified homes in tenants' pockets, and closes a $40M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins, one of Silicon Valley's first bets on a Spanish company.

  7. 2020–2022

    Built for the long stay

    We double down on stays of 30+ days, building integrations with partners across Europe and our first fraud-detection models, keeping the platform safe as it scales.

  8. 2023
    Spotahome Plus · for landlords

    Spotahome Plus, for landlords

    We launch Spotahome Plus: tenant solvency verified across borders and rent paid to landlords on the 5th business day of every month, with Spotahome handling non-payment, damage and early move-outs. Within months, around 80% of new landlords opt in.

  9. 2024

    A decade of trust

    Ten years on, Spotahome has managed €830M+ in rentals across 28 countries and 104 cities. Tenant trust is now the anchor of every decision, and the standard the whole category is measured against.

  10. 2025

    A new chapter

    A fresh capital injection opens a phase built on three pillars: sustainable growth, rental security (now including deposit protection) and a deeper bet on AI.

  11. 2026

    500+ cities, smarter and safer

    Eduardo Garbayo becomes CEO. Spotahome operates in 500+ cities across Europe, with AI powering 24/7 support and stronger fraud detection, with tenant trust still first.

Who we are

The people behind Spotahome

It started with four friends in Madrid who were tired of renting abroad blind. Their fix was simple: send a real person to every home. More than a decade later, that human check still runs everything we do.

Eduardo Garbayo, CEO of Spotahome, at the company's Madrid headquarters
Leadership

Eduardo Garbayo

Chief Executive Officer

Eduardo joined Spotahome in 2019 and has led the company as CEO since January 2026, after serving as General Manager for Iberia and VP of Operations. An Industrial Engineer with an MBA from IE Business School and NYU Stern, he built his earlier career at Boston Consulting Group and BBVA.

“My priority as CEO is to consolidate Spotahome’s business model with sustainable growth.”
  • Iván Ruiz, VP of Operations, Spotahome

    Iván Ruiz

    VP of Operations

    Runs Spotahome's operations across Europe: homechecking, tenant support and the city teams that keep every stay on track.

  • Dani Molina, VP of Engineering, Spotahome

    Dani Molina

    VP of Engineering

    Leads engineering, building a fast, reliable platform and a team that ships real value quickly, without compromising quality.

  • Isabel González, VP of Product, Spotahome

    Isabel González

    VP of Product

    Building products that help tenants find a home, and landlords find the right tenants, entirely online.

  • Roberto García Cerrada, Chief Financial Officer, Spotahome

    Roberto García Cerrada

    Chief Financial Officer

    Leads finance, from strategy to execution, turning data into decisions that drive profitable, efficient growth.

  • Lisa Porres, Chief People Officer, Spotahome

    Lisa Porres

    Chief People Officer

    Looks after the ~120 people behind Spotahome: hiring, growth and culture across our markets.

Meet the four founders

Who started Spotahome

  • Alejandro Artacho

    Alejandro Artacho

    Co-founder

  • Bryan McEire

    Bryan McEire

    Co-founder

  • Hugo Monteiro

    Hugo Monteiro

    Co-founder

  • Bruno Bianchi

    Bruno Bianchi

    Co-founder

Behind the scenes

Life at Spotahome

A glimpse of the day-to-day at our Madrid office: the team behind every verified home.

Members of the Spotahome team together at a company event in the office.The Spotahome team gathered for a demo-day presentation.Two Spotahome colleagues chatting over coffee in the office.Spotahome teammates laughing together during a demo day.
What we stand for

The rules of our game

Values make the rules of the game clear. They define who we are, how we act, and what we never compromise.

Our anchor

Customer Trust

We put customers (tenants and landlords) at the center of every decision. Without tenant trust, the platform dies; without landlord yield, the business dies. Both matter, and we stay objectively fair. In case of doubt, tenants first.

Core beliefs

  • Step into the customer's shoes: treat them like family.
  • Communicate with empathy and honesty.
  • Solve problems end-to-end, past your own piece.
  • A fair system that applies to all is what creates trust.

Do these values sound like you?

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Where we are

A home in 500+ cities across Europe

From a first apartment in Madrid to a semester in Berlin, a new job in Milan or a remote-work stint in Lisbon: Spotahome connects international tenants with homes from verified landlords in the cities where people actually move. Our team works on the ground from offices in Madrid, Milan and Lisbon.

~70%
Tenants are international
~5 months
Average length of stay
30k+
Landlords on the platform

Who rents with us

  • Students

    Lock in a room or studio before the semester starts. No visit, no stress.

  • Expats & relocators

    Land in a new country with a home already booked and your deposit protected.

  • Remote workers & digital nomads

    Furnished homes for 30+ days, fast Wi-Fi and everything set up. Plug in the laptop, unpack, and you're working the same afternoon.

How Spotahome keeps you safe

Verified landlords. Protected money

The whole point of Spotahome is that you never book blind and never pay into the dark.

  1. Verified landlords

    Every landlord goes through an ID check before their home is advertised. Where we can, our Homecheckers also visit the home to film the video tour, take the photos and draw the floor plan.

  2. Pay only on approval

    You're charged only after the landlord accepts your request. Until then, your payment stays protected.

  3. Money held safe

    Your rent is released to the landlord only after you've moved in, never before.

  4. 24h to flag issues

    If the home isn't as promised, tell us within 24 hours and our team works to make it right.

So… is Spotahome safe?

Yes. Every landlord is verified by a real person, payments are protected until after move-in, and our multilingual team mediates if anything goes wrong, backed by secure, PCI-DSS-compliant payments.

See common questions

  • Secure payments

    PCI-DSS compliant, encrypted with SSL. Your money is held until 24h after move-in.

  • Verified by our own team

    Our team verifies every landlord and reviews every listing before it goes live.

For landlords

Renting with Spotahome vs everything else

We bring you the tenant, maximize your rent and run it for you, with real peace of mind.

Comparison of ways to rent out a home: portal, agency, property manager and Spotahome
CriteriaA rental portalA real estate agencyA property managerSpotahome
Who finds the tenant?You doThey advertise itUsually you2M+ tenants a month come to us
Paid if the tenant stops paying?NoNoNoRent on the 5th business day, every month
Who runs the rental?YouYou, after the signatureThey doWe do, or you, with our tools
What does it cost?~€44/mo, rented or notOne month's rent~15% every month€0 · 6–12% only if we rent it

With a portal, an agency or a manager, the risk of an unpaid month stays with you.

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Spotahome in the press

  • Expansión
  • El Mundo
  • Antena 3
  • Cinco Días
  • Forbes
  • TechCrunch
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Still not sure? We've got you

Is Spotahome safe and legit?

Yes. Spotahome is a rental platform founded in Madrid in 2014. Every landlord is verified, and your money is held securely and only released to the landlord after you move in, so you can report any problem first.

Who is behind Spotahome?

Spotahome (legal name Spotahome, S.L.U.) was founded in 2014 in Madrid by Alejandro Artacho, Bryan McEire, Hugo Monteiro and Bruno Bianchi. It's now led by CEO Eduardo Garbayo and a team of around 120 people of 30+ nationalities across Europe.

Where is Spotahome based?

Spotahome is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, where it was founded in 2014, and operates across 500+ cities in Europe.

How does verification work?

Every landlord is verified, and each listing is presented with a video tour, HD photos and a digital floor plan, so what you book is what you get.

How long can I rent for?

Spotahome specialises in mid to long-term rentals: stays from 30 days up to a year. The average stay is around five months.

Which cities does Spotahome cover?

Spotahome operates in 500+ cities across Europe, including Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Milan, Rome, Lisbon, Brussels, London and Dublin, among many others.

Your next home is waiting for you

Search thousands of homes from verified landlords, and book the one that's right for you, entirely online.

Find your home on Spotahome