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Was just thinking about my pet fee and was wondering what everyone else charges?
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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.
After reading through all of these fantastic answers and suggestions, and the desire for Airbnb to fix the pet charges…
this is where I am landing.
We don’t allow pets, because cleaning after dirty people, (have only had 2, out of 50 guests) just seems easier than dirty people and dirty dogs, slobber, toe nail scratching wood floors, etc..
But we are considering, a 2 month stay inquiry with a labordoodle.
Maybe:
$300 refundable animal damage fee.
$650 cleaning fee. (Cleaners come 2x a month @$100 a time + $150 move out clean).
And no pet fee. Or maybe $100. (It’s 2 months).
1 dog, must be approved, contract signed and deposit paid 3 days before arrival.
We have always charged per dog, but of course that's not possible on ABB. Our guests book mostly 2–3 dogs, but of course end up paying for just 1 dog. Having just had 3 dogs to stay with, a lot more vacuum cleaning needed than usual (I can't count the times I had to stop and remove the dog hair from the clogged vacuum head) we have decided to increase our standard fee (now for 2 dogs). If guests are staying with 1 or 3 dogs, then we ask guests to let us know, and we will adjust the booking cost to reflect this. Why ABB still doesn't have pet fee options (per pet, per stay, per night) on the site, completely baffles us.
How much is fair to charge for 2 cats and a small dog. Guest is asking to bring them for 45 days . I also have 2 cats ....so not sure if it's a bit too much for the house . He says $300 but I think its too low
i don't charge a pet fee but for me I made the decision because though I allow pets my guests are contract workers so I have had a few requests. When in Hawaii, because of the state guarantee laws we didn't have a high volume, but I had a large number of room rentals but we only allowed pets in limited rooms. that way people allergic could ask for a pet free room.
In Arizona, I learned the hard way so I make it very clear before I accept a pet. My private rooms are not just a large free kennel for your dog. Barking can be the issue. The dog is in an unfamiliar place and sometimes is just nervous, but that causes a noise issue for other guests and neighbors.
If it is something you face regularly.. I would not present myself as the cheap alternative for hiring a pet sitter.
In Hawaii, though designated rooms petts do make additional cleaning for us we figured usually a room our cleaners one hour, a pet two hours so we included the cost of 1 hour addition. For Hawaii also because sometimes multiple rooms inn a certain day, having 2 hours cleaning of a room was not the norm we would charge the guest for shutting the room for rental by 1 day. Not the whole rental price because no guest no expense just the loss of profit.
Not every guest was pleased of course but when you can reply with specific expenses you incur allowing their pet and the fact that your pricing wouldn't be fair if all guests were charged. Then it didn't become a debate about their dog. It was pricing based on cost not a number I picked out of the air.. A few changed their mind but not the majority,,.
I wish they would just add a per night option like VRBO has I hate to over charge guests on a one night stay , but a 7 day or more the place can get SUPER dirty , smelly and hairy which should be a higher rate Would be such a simple fix