airbnb commission to the host

[Luke413]

how much does airbnb charge the host? ie how much does airbnb deduct from the total amount guest pays?

[Cormac0]

The combined Guest & Host fee is circa 20% the host fee is a convention of Airbnb's making as the guest pay all the money in the first place.

[Luke413]

Thank you for the help

So total commission is 20% that airbnb deducts from guests total pay right?

[Ann72]

@Luke413  Yes.  Airbnb has always charged me, the host, 3%, and has charged my guests 13% to 16%.

They leave a lot of wiggle room in the fees - "The fee varies based on a variety of booking factors and is displayed to guests during checkout before they book a reservation" - see the complete description here:  https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1857/what-is-the-airbnb-service-fee