Can I change the amount my co-host earns based upon length of stay?

[Madeline202]

My co-host and I have agreed that they earn a smaller percentage on longer stays, but I don't see a way to adjust that in Airbnb. Is this even possible? If not does anyone have any recommendations?

[Elisa]

Hi @Madeline202 😊

Thank you for bringing this up in the community center!

I will mention some hosts to see if they can help you: @Shelley159, @Joan2709 and @Guy991.

In the meantime, have you looked at 👉 our Resource Center to see if there are any articles that can help you understand this?

Warm regards🌻,

[Joan2709 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Madeline202 

Cohost payments on Airbnb have only two options. You can only choose a fixed amount per booking or a percentage; you can't base it on length of stay. 

Frankly, as a Co Host myself, I would not want to be paid less for a longer booking. After all, my efforts to help make the listing successful are the same, whether it is a long term stay or short term stay. I personally would want to be compensated equally; whether longer term stay or short term stay. Of course, this depends on what tasks the Co-Host is performing. Each situation is different.

However, if you still wish to pay differently for long term stays, you would have to compensate your co-host off-platform in order to do that:

How Co-Host Payments Work

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/3389

What payouts can Hosts choose to share

• Cleaning fee: you'll share the amount you set as your cleaning fee in your listing details
• Cleaning fee plus percentage: you'll share the amount you set as your cleaning fee in your listing details and add a percentage per booking (that excludes the cleaning fee)
• Percentage payouts: add the percentage you'd like to share per booking and then choose to exclude or include the cleaning fee amount in the percent calculation
• Fixed amount payouts: add the amount you'd like to share per booking

Payouts may be set up for Co-Hosts with any permissions. Some regional limitations may apply based on the Host’s or Co-Host’s location that limit the ability to use this feature.