Victorian Short Stay Levy Exemption

[Anthony298]

Just received an email purportedly from airbnb.com telling to submit my application for an exemption from the levy.  The email sends you to a google document that looks as dodgy as hell, asking for hosting ID (can't find one), and listing ID (can't find that either).

Went to the SRO website to see what I had to do, and it says submit a form to the hosting platform.  Has anyone successfully done this?

Airbnb, could you send us real instructions on how to do this? Given the levy applies from 1 January 2025, why haven't we been informed about what needs to be done?

[Shelley159]

Hi @Anthony298 

For the Host ID, log on to the Airbnb website in host view. Click the profile icon to go to your host profile. Look at the browser address bar at the top, the ending is your host ID, indicated with x below:

/users/show/xxxxxxxxx

For the listing ID, log on to the Airbnb website in host view. Go to the listings tab and click the listing. In the same way as the host ID above, the listing ID will now display in the browser address bar.

[Anthony298]

Thank you so much for your help Shelley.  Really appreciate it, especially given Airbnb's poor guidance.