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What home swapping at VIVLA is (and how the new key system works)
When you own with VIVLA you don't own one house: you hold a key to the whole network. Swapping has worked from day one; what changes now is how it is run.
It is called swapping, and it is one of the things that most sets VIVLA apart from owning an ordinary second home. Here is exactly what it is, what has changed with the new key system, and how each key is earned and spent.
The essentials
- Share your week, earn keys. Keys are internal credits within the VIVLA community: they are not money, and they cannot be sold or transferred.
- No more waiting for a match. Publish more than 9 months ahead in mid or high season and the keys land instantly.
- More than 150 weeks in Spain and more than 18,000 international weeks within reach through the global exchange network.
- Value depends on where and when. A beachfront home in August generates more keys than the same home in February.
- Keys expire after 24 months, with reminders at 90, 30 and 7 days and one 12-month extension.
- Your first published week is worth double. If it is worth 10 keys, you receive 20.
TL;DR — the key system in 60 seconds
When you buy a share in VIVLA you own one specific home, but you can share your weeks with the rest of the community and, in return, access other owners' weeks in any other home in the network. That swap used to depend on finding a direct match: someone who wanted exactly your dates.
Not any more. You share your week and earn keys — internal credits you can spend on any available home in the network, whenever you like, without depending on anyone else's calendar. You earn keys by sharing, and you spend them by travelling. That is the whole system, no catch.
What is home swapping at VIVLA?
When you buy a share in VIVLA, you own one specific home. But you also have the option to share your weeks with the rest of the community and, in return, access other owners' weeks in any other VIVLA home.
In other words: your week in Ibiza can become a week in Baqueira, in Cantabria, or in any of the 70-plus homes in the network. Without buying another share, without paying extra. Just by sharing what you already have.
This has worked from the very beginning. What is new is how it is run.
The problem we had (and you probably never knew existed)
Before · direct match
Your week in Ibiza had to line up with another owner's — someone who also wanted to swap for exactly those dates.
If that match never appeared, your week sat waiting. It worked, but it depended on luck and on somebody else's calendar.
Now · keys
You share your week and earn keys. You wait for no one: spend them whenever and wherever you want within the network.
Your trip stops depending on someone else deciding for you.
That is not freedom to travel, that is waiting for someone else to decide.
The solution: a key system
From now on, when you share your week you don't wait for a match. You earn keys. They are internal credits within the VIVLA community: not money, not for sale, not transferable to another owner — but valid to book any available home across the whole network.
You share
Publish your week from the app, as far ahead as you choose.
You earn keys
Instantly, or when another owner books it, depending on how much notice you give.
You travel
Book any available home in the network, in Spain or abroad.
How you earn keys
9months
Well ahead of time
Publish more than 9 months out, in mid or high season: you get the keys instantly, without waiting for anyone to book it.
→on booking
With less notice
You earn the keys the moment another owner books your week.
1key
Low season
Each stay is worth 1 key, which covers management and cleaning costs.
2keys
Bring a friend to VIVLA
2 extra keys if they buy a share.
2keys
Loyalty
Travel to more than two community homes each year and you add 2 loyalty keys.
×your home
Your home sets the value
It depends on where it is and which season you share it: beachfront in August generates more keys than the same home in February.
It makes sense: it reflects what that week is really worth on the market.
How you spend your keys
With keys you book any available home in the network. All from the app, where your key wallet works like a bank account statement — only for holidays.
Before they expire, we remind you
- 90 daysFirst reminder
- 30 daysSecond reminder
- 7 daysFinal reminder
- +12 monthsOne-off extension if you need more room
There is no way to lose a key by forgetting about it.
Is it better than renting my home out?
Almost always, yes. The value of your keys reflects the same amount you would make renting your week on the market, but without the commission any rental platform takes along the way. What your home is worth stays in your key wallet, not in a middleman's hands.
If you are weighing up the two routes, renting out your share versus using it yourself has the detail on when each one pays off.
Your welcome gift to the new system
×2
The first week you publish in the new system does not earn you the usual keys. It earns you double. If that week is worth 10 keys, you get 20.
It is our way of saying thank you for being among the first to trust it.
Why this matters
Swapping was always one of the best reasons to be an owner at VIVLA: one home that turns into many. The key system simply makes that benefit fairer, faster and more yours. You share when you want, you travel when you want, and you no longer depend on someone else deciding for you.
One home, the whole network
This is what your key opens.
Mountain, island, Atlantic coast and green north. Real homes with real title deeds: you buy one share, and your weeks can become any of the others.
Ibiza · Balearics
Casa Luma
315.000 € · 1/8 share
4 bed3 bath274 m²
View home →
Baqueira · Val d'Aran
Casa Saut
195.000 € · 1/8 share
4 bed4 bath184 m²
View home →
Cantabria · North coast
Casa Luaña
175.000 € · 1/8 share
5 bed3 bath208 m²
View home →
Menorca · Coves Noves
Casa Coves
190.000 € · 1/8 share
5 bed4 bath203 m²
View home →
Asturias · Llanes
Casa Torimbia
135.000 € · 1/8 share
4 bed3 bath202 m²
View home →
Costa de la Luz · Cádiz
Casa Alba II
145.000 € · 1/8 share
3 bed3 bath148 m²
View home →Shares shown are 1/8, each carrying 6 weeks a year. Prices as published on each home's page on 15 September 2026 and subject to change — check the listing for current availability.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is a key at VIVLA?
A key is an internal credit within the VIVLA community. It is not money: it cannot be sold or transferred to another owner. It is used to book any available home in the network. You earn keys by sharing your weeks and spend them by travelling.
When do I receive the keys for the week I share?
It depends on how much notice you give. If you publish more than 9 months ahead in mid or high season, you receive the keys instantly, without waiting for anyone to book it. If you publish with less notice, the keys arrive the moment another owner books that week.
Is every week worth the same?
No. The key value your home generates depends on where it is and which season you share it in: a beachfront home in August generates more keys than the same home in February. In low season each stay is worth 1 key, which covers management and cleaning costs.
Do keys expire?
Yes, after 24 months. Before that happens you get reminders at 90, 30 and 7 days, and if you need more room there is a one-off 12-month extension. Your balance and history are always in the key wallet in the app.
Is swapping better than renting my week out?
Almost always, yes. The value of your keys reflects the same amount you would make renting your week on the market, but without the commission any rental platform takes along the way: what your home is worth stays in your key wallet, not in a middleman’s hands.
How many homes can I access with my keys?
Any available home in the VIVLA network, with more than 150 weeks in Spain, plus more than 18,000 international weeks through the global exchange network. Everything is booked from the app.
Is there any advantage to being early?
Yes. The first week you publish in the new system earns you double keys: if that week is worth 10 keys, you receive 20.
The terms of the key system — valuation by home and season, publishing deadlines, expiry and extension — form part of the VIVLA community's internal rules and may be updated. Keys are an internal credit with no monetary value: they are not redeemable for cash and not transferable between owners. Check the terms in force in the app before publishing or booking a week.
vivla co-ownership
Real ownership, a fraction of the cost
VIVLA offers managed co-ownership of luxury second homes across Spain — Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca, Baqueira and many more. You own a registered share with a real title deed, not a use right, and VIVLA handles the purchase, the legal structure and year-round maintenance. It's the rational choice when you'll use the house a few weeks a year rather than the whole season.
