Editing Searching and requesting a couch (section)

===Searching for a couch===
*If the profile says "Coffee or a drink", that means the surfer cannot host anyone at the moment.  But it does mean that they would love to chill with you during the day, show you around, etc, but you just can't crash there.
*Don't just contact the top five hosts in any city - they are probably inundated with requests. Explore the other pages in your search results too.
*Especially with big and popular CS cities, try searching couches further away from the main city area. These people get less requests and are thus more likely to host.
*Be sure to <b>read a potential host's profile thoroughly</b> to understand any conditions they might have set, e.g. only one guest at a time, maximum three nights, vegetarians only, etc. 
*Women: choose women's couches, if you feel safer with them. See also the [[Tips for solo women]].