Pet fee - how much do you charge?
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01-11-2016
04:30 PM
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01-11-2016
04:30 PM
Pet fee - how much do you charge?
Was just thinking about my pet fee and was wondering what everyone else charges?
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16-01-2023
07:23 PM
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16-01-2023
07:23 PM
We charge $20 per night per dog, and collect a fully refundable $250 security deposit per dog. Our maximum is 2 dogs. Guests are asked to complete and sign a copy of our Dog Agreement (contract). We have several restrictions - no puppies under 1 year, dogs must be spayed or neutered (less likely to mark, to be aggressive, to roam, often are more calm, etc.), dogs must be well behaved on leash, and owners must agree to keep dogs on leash whenever they are outdoors. We have lots of wild critters here - bear, deer, turkeys, fox, eagles, coyotes, etc., and the leash rule is intended to protect wildlife as well as the dogs and our neighbors. It is amazing how few problems we've had. Vacuums are available to guests at both of our homes and we tell guests if they clean up after the dog/s and there are no damages, we'll refund 100% of the deposit. I don't know how many visiting dogs we've had over the years, but it's a lot. The owners are thrilled to be able to bring them along on vacation, and we have found that dog-owning guests are often better than those without pets. In 5 years we have only withheld money once from the deposit. We have dogs ourselves and allowing them at the rentals is really a win-win.
Sorry this is so long, but I want to add a comment about the new restrictive policy Airbnb has implemented. If you check the 'pets accepted' box, their default is 5 animals (!!! right??) and you're required to enter a per-stay fee. The host has no flexibility to charge per night, instead of per stay.
My workaround is to message guests immediately after booking with a copy of our Dog Agreement. The Agreement contains information about our fees and deposits. I bill through the Resolution Center and, after the stay, I promptly refund the deposits. Not ideal, but there doesn't seem to be any other way to do it.
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23-11-2022
02:46 AM
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23-11-2022
02:46 AM
Hello! How do you charge a fee per pet please? Thank you!
23-11-2022
02:46 AM
28-02-2018
04:44 PM
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28-02-2018
04:44 PM
How do you handle service and emotional support animals? The fees are suppose to be waived. Has anyone had either of these animals? Do you have a policy about what type of animal will be accepted for these disabilities?
28-02-2018
04:44 PM
23-02-2019
09:03 PM
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23-02-2019
09:03 PM
Personally I would waive the fee. I would much rather take a small loss on guests with special needs and make up the money elsewhere. In fact, I haven't allowed pets previously, but if anyone says they have a service dog, I simply say, "Of course. Thanks for letting me know."
25-02-2019
01:40 AM
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25-02-2019
01:40 AM
The laws have recently changed to differentiate between ESD (Emotional Support) and true Service Dogs (Dogs trained to provide a specific service to their handler). Fair Housing hasn’t, I am told, caught up with that. That being said, each state has different legislation and some states may not hold private parties to the same standards as businesses, who can’t ask for proof that a dog is truly a legitimate Service dog. To blanketly say you must not charge fees for service dogs isn’t necessarily correct. I travel with two Therapy dogs and am often charged as if they were pets, even though they are certified and registered, and Therapy dog is often a better citizen then a Service dog, and many so called ESDs are a joke
17-04-2018
11:56 PM
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17-04-2018
11:56 PM
If I traveled with my dog, which I normally don't, as she is quite large and hates riding in the car, I would not balk at all at a $15-25 pet fee. Altho she is mainly an outside dog, doesn't ever go on furniture or the bed (that was a no-no in my world from square one), doesn't chew or scratch thing up, doesn't defecate or even pee anywhere on the territory where she is staying, she is a heavy shedder and has the type of fur that sticks to everything, so even walking through a room or lying down in it for awhile would result in dog hair needing to be cleaned up and I wouldn't expect a host to have to deal with that without compensation for their time.
23-02-2019
08:59 PM
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23-02-2019
08:59 PM
Where I live, if you want someone to do the job of cleaning you need to pay at least $10 an hour, but if you want to have a cleaner where you always know the job is done when they say its done and you don't have to doublecheck their work, you are in the $20 -$25 range easily. I can't imagine $25 paying for dealing with shedding in my area.
25-02-2019
12:25 AM
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25-02-2019
12:25 AM
I paid $25 an hour and still recived poor cleaning.
21-05-2020
09:33 PM
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21-05-2020
09:33 PM
Me too. I pay $30-$35 and find myself disappointed every time. There's no way that I could just have cleaners come clean, and then have guests immediately check in. I absolutely have to go there and double-check everything and catch all the details that they miss. And these are professional, full-time cleaners. No one has the same standards that business owners (i.e., hosts) must maintain to satisfy their guests.
25-02-2019
01:11 AM
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25-02-2019
01:11 AM
@Jeff67 I wasn't saying I wouldn't be willing to pay more than $25 cleaning fee if I brought my constantly shedding dog somewhere- I'm well aware that cleaning costs are relative to the area one lives. And it would depend on what was rented- if it was just a room, that would take far less time to clean than if it was a 3 bedroom house where the dog had been allowed to wander throughout. For me, personally, I'd only book something that had an outside area where the dog could hang out, because, in fact, she's primarily an outside dog and prefers to be outside rather than inside. Actually, I'd feel terrible about leaving a mess of dog hair somewhere, even if I had paid a pet cleaning fee. I'd ask the host for a vacuum cleaner to deal with the bulk of it myself. But I know a lot of dog owners are oblivious to the mess their pet creates.
17-11-2018
02:33 PM
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17-11-2018
02:33 PM
I was just about to start a new thread about pet fee when I found this one 🙂
So, it seems most hosts charge 1x pet fee .....and some charge pet nightly fee.
Pet fee range from $10 - $35 / dog
Some hosts limit the number of dogs ,.... some accept just small dogs
Some hosts charge $150 pet deposit
Considering prices in my area , 10€ pet fee / dog seems reasonable to me.
23-02-2019
09:00 PM
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23-02-2019
09:00 PM
Per night or per trip?
28-04-2019
03:02 PM
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28-04-2019
03:02 PM
How much do people charge for small hypoallergenic dogs?
28-04-2019
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22-09-2019
01:34 PM
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22-09-2019
01:34 PM
Hi, how do you charge the fee? I am new. Do you add it to the listing description and get at check in or do you add it to be charged somewhere on air bnb?
22-09-2019
01:34 PM
05-03-2020
11:15 PM
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05-03-2020
11:15 PM
$69 for up to 7 nights. Then $10/night thereafter up to $129.
05-03-2020
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13-03-2023
11:16 PM
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13-03-2023
11:16 PM
Is this PER pet or altogether?
13-03-2023
11:16 PM
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