Hello, @Thaddeus15 ,
nice to meet you, I'm Vincenzo, a fellow host and long-time user from Sicily, Italy.
There's no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to pet fees.
However, from my personal experience, I've seen some hosts usually setting a pet fee anywhere from 50$ to 200$.
It really depends on what you want to do as a host.
You should ask yourself:
- do I want to incentive guests with pets to come at my place?
In this case, you can set a lower pet fee, just to cover the extra cleaning expenses that the pet will bring.
This is also kind of a marketing tool. If other hosts are requesting a higher pet fee or are not allowing pets, you will attract more travelers that go around with pets by setting a lower pet fee and allowing pets.
- or do I want to avoid travelers with pets and have them stay with a pet only if they pay a lot more for the pet?
In this case, you should set a higher pet fee.
By doing so, guests with pets will see the price is higher if they select a pet, and will bring the pet only if they really have to.
So the end result should be that fewer travelers with pets will come to your place.
I checked your listing and I see it doesn't allow pets currently.
If you decide to host pets, you should definitely mention the maximum size you can allow in your House Rules, to avoid any misunderstanding with guests (https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/472).
In these situations, clarity is king, so you should clearly advise the guests that your place can fit small or medium-sized dogs, and clearly explain what you mean by that (even making examples).
Besides that, you can also check what @Elena4354 already attached:
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/resources/hosting-homes/a/what-you-need-to-know-about-hosting-pets-463
Happy hosting!
Vincenzo
