Cleaning fees

[Dania32]

Hello!

I am new to Airbnb (as a host) and I have a question about cleaning fees.

I guess I've done my first mistake without adding the cleaning fees when I posted the ad.

I received two bookings and they have already confirmed.

Only after, when I contacted the cleaning person, I realized how much expensive is the cleaning.

What do you suggest? Writing a message to the guests and asking to cover that fees or leave things as they are?

Thank you!

[Ana1136]

@Dania32 you can't do that, leave things as they are and add the cleaning fee for the next guests. Maybe you can clean yourself? 

[Adam645]

Yeah, I'll echo what @Ana1136 said above. The ship may have sailed on those first two bookings and you'll most likely have to eat the cost. Definitely re-post your house with the cleaning fee, though, for the future. I typically just copy the prices from Hux and renters are willing to pay. I'll even sometimes subsidize the cost a bit to entice renters on off-seasons.