How are Fees charged by Air BNB calculated?

Danny3
Level 1
Hilo, HI

How are Fees charged by Air BNB calculated?

Does anyone know how Air BNB calculates the fee they charge guests that the host does not see? Because they do not disclose this to hosts there is confusion and I would like to be able to let my guests know what the total cost will be. 

 

Danny

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Lisa7
Level 10
London, United Kingdom

@Danny3 I've run into a lot of confused guests who ask me how much the price is. I can't believe I can't let them know how much they should be paying. The fee is different by region, but it's *generally* between 6% and 12%, from what I've read here. I have heard of higher fees. 

 

What I generally say is that Airbnb doesn't show me what they will pay, and guests pay different fees depending on the region, but they should be seeing a price of at least $XXX ((base price+guests x nights)+cleaning fee) plus an additional 6% to 12%. You can google the currency conversion for them, even.