Ownership Membership
Invest in real estate abroad — the easy way
No deeds to transfer, no notary, no mortgage — but the benefits of owning: your own 4 weeks every year in a serviced apartment, resale on the member marketplace, and no maintenance.
- every year, per share
- 4 weeks
- every year, per share
- paid once, in full
- 1 payment
- paid once, in full
- cooling-off, full refund
- 14 days
- cooling-off, full refund
- Paid once, in fullNo mortgage, no loan, no instalments
- 14-day cooling-offFull refund if no week has been used
- Resale marketplaceList your membership or a single week
- No maintenanceHousekeeping and repairs are the operator's job
A prepaid right to stay — not equity and not a title deed, with no share of the property's value or income. Read the risks in plain words.
How it works
Four steps to your weeks abroad
- 01
Choose a property
Pick a partner aparthotel or serviced apartment and how many shares you want. One share = 4 weeks every year, with no end date.
- 02
Sign & pay once
One standard contract, signed online. Pay the full price by card, bank debit or transfer — no deeds, no notary, no mortgage, no instalments.
- 03
Book your weeks
Reserve your weeks in the member calendar. The operator confirms within 72 hours and runs everything on site.
- 04
Gift or resell
Give a week to family or friends, or list your membership on the member marketplace if your plans change.
What you get
The benefits of owning, without buying a whole property
Each apartment-year is split into 12 shares. A share is your right to 4 weeks in that apartment every membership year, for as long as the membership is in good standing. Buy more shares for more weeks.
- Deeds & notary
- Membership: None — one standard contract, signed online
- Buying: Title transfer, notary, land registry
- Mortgage
- Membership: Not needed — paid once, in full
- Buying: Usually, with a bank abroad
- Upfront amount
- Membership: One price per share — one of 12 shares in an apartment-year
- Buying: The whole purchase price, plus taxes and fees
- Weeks you can use
- Membership: 4 weeks (28 nights) per share, every year
- Buying: All year — if you can get there
- Maintenance
- Membership: Run by the operator: housekeeping, reception, repairs
- Buying: Yours to organise and pay for
- Each year
- Membership: Service fee from year 2 (typically 3% of your price)
- Buying: Property taxes, insurance, upkeep, management
- If plans change
- Membership: List it on the member marketplace — no buyer or price is assured
- Buying: Sell through an agent and a notary
- What you own
- Membership: A right to stay — no share of the building or its value
- Buying: The apartment itself
Example apartments
Picture 4 weeks a year here
The kind of serviced apartment a membership gives you. These are aparthotels you can book nightly on aparthotel.com today, shown as examples only — they are not open to members and not for sale.
- Example — illustrative, not currently for saleLisbon4 weeks a year, every year
LSA Ascensor da Bica by Numa
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Example — illustrative, not currently for saleBarcelona4 weeks a year, every yearNuma Barcelona Colmena
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Example — illustrative, not currently for saleParis4 weeks a year, every yearFraser Suites Le Claridge Champs-Elysées
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Example — illustrative, not currently for saleMajorca4 weeks a year, every yearLimehome Palma Marina
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Example — illustrative, not currently for saleDubai4 weeks a year, every yearAdagio Premium The Palm
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Example — illustrative, not currently for saleAthens4 weeks a year, every yearLimehome Athens Solonos City Center
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Example — illustrative, not currently for saleRome4 weeks a year, every yearNuma Rome Trastevere
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Example — illustrative, not currently for saleVienna4 weeks a year, every yearSomerset Schönbrunn Vienna
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Open to members
Properties you can join
The first properties are joining now
Each property opens once its operator has committed units and its price has been set from real nightly rates. Leave your details and we'll tell you as soon as memberships open — no obligation.
Member marketplace
Members can list a whole membership or a single reserved week for other members to buy.
Browse the marketplace →14-day cooling-off
Changed your mind? Cancel within 14 days of signing for a full refund, as long as no week has been used.
Read the contract →If a property leaves
Confirmed weeks are honoured, operators give 12 months' notice, and you choose an equivalent property or a pro-rata credit.
Risks, in plain words →Watch
How Ownership Membership works
Ownership Membership questions
What exactly do I buy?
A contractual right to stay 4 weeks (28 nights) every membership year at one partner property, per share, with no end date. Each unit is shared by up to 12 members. A prepaid right to stay — not equity and not a title deed, with no share of the property's value or income.
How is this like owning property abroad?
It gives you the parts of owning a place abroad that most people actually use — your own weeks every year in a serviced apartment, the right to give them to family or friends, and resale on the member marketplace — without transferring deeds, notaries or a mortgage, and with no maintenance to organise. What you buy is a contractual right to stay: you don't own any part of the building, it doesn't appear on a title deed, and you receive no rent or income.
How do I pay?
In full, in one payment, by card or by bank debit or transfer through Stripe. There are no loans and no instalment plans. Your weeks become bookable as soon as the payment clears.
What does it cost each year?
From the first anniversary, an annual service fee (typically 3% of your membership price; the exact figure is on each property page and in your contract). Most of it goes to the operator for running your weeks. While the fee is unpaid, new weeks can't be booked.
How do I book my weeks?
In the member calendar. Pick any open week between the minimum notice and the booking window shown for the property. The operator confirms within 72 hours (it is confirmed automatically if they don't answer). Peak weeks may carry a surcharge or be excluded — it's stated up front.
Can I give a week to someone else?
Yes. Change the guest name on any reserved week and we notify the property. The week still counts towards your own allowance.
Can I sell my membership later?
You can list it on the member marketplace at a price you choose; when someone buys it, the membership and any upcoming weeks transfer to them and you receive the price minus a 2.5% fee. There is no guarantee that anyone will buy, or at what price, and we give no price guidance.
What if I change my mind?
You can cancel within 14 days of signing for a full refund, as long as no week has been used.
What if the property leaves the programme?
Confirmed weeks are honoured, and the operator must give 12 months' notice before withdrawing units. You then choose an equivalent property in the same city or a pro-rata credit for stays booked through aparthotel.com.
Unused weeks?
Weeks don't roll over to the next membership year. If you can't use a week, gift it or offer it to other members on the marketplace.
Get the details
Tell us where you'd like your weeks
We'll email you how membership works, which properties fit, and when new ones open. No obligation, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
- Paid once, in full — no deeds, notary or mortgage
- 4 weeks (28 nights) every year per share
- Resale on the member marketplace
- 14-day cooling-off with a full refund
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Join the partner network for free: our channel manager, direct bookings with no commission for the first 90 days, and the option to offer Ownership Memberships to prepaying guests.
A prepaid right to stay — not equity and not a title deed, with no share of the property's value or income. Membership terms are set out in the membership contract.