Cancelling a guest reservation

[Dante1]

Hi there,
I have accepted a guest to stay at my place for New Year's Eve from 29 dec to 3 January 2017 which is sill in 9 months from now.

I just realised that soon I will need may need to Sub rent my place permanently and therefore I won't be able to rent my place by the end of decemeber since I need to sub rent my apartment from perhaps April, May 2016

I need to know if I need to pay any penalties fee if I decide to cancel the reservation...

Thanks

[Dave-and-Deb0]

Hi @Dante1,

With the booking being so far out, you will not pay penalties but you will have penalties.  Your calendar will be blocked but this does not seem to be a problem since you cannot rent it anyway.

https://www.airbnb.ca/help/article/990/how-do-host-cancellation-penalties-work

Dave

[Ed-and-Hugh0]

It's not exactly clear what the question is. The penalites are clearly explained in the help area.

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/990/how-do-host-cancellation-penalties-work

Are you refering to other penalties? It sounds like you are getting out of the Airbnb business, so it may not be as much of a concern as it would be for ongoing hosts.