My last guests got blood on BOTH of my king size sheet sets, a mattress pad and a blanket with a replacement cost over $200.
Airbnb actually helped me fill out the reimbursement request (a glitch in the app was making it impossible for me to do this myself, it is not their SOP to fill out RR for hosts). During this process I found out that officially it is the
GUESTS RESPONSIBILITY to pay for these damages and could be deducted from the security deposit, no contest!
Let's do some math, I pay $1200/mo for rent, $50 internet, $150 utilities, $100 laundry (including Uber to and from laundromat), $50 for coffee /fruit /pop tarts for breakfast, $100 & up on cleaning supplies and other maintenance related items, $50 hired help when I'm really busy = $1700
I make about $2100/month leaving $400
Now factor in quarterly taxes and the cost of start up and hours of work each week spent maintaining the space...
It is not an option to eat this cost, Airbnb agrees with me, and I will not risk my health or my guests health by scrubbing a biohazardous stain from a replaceable item and reusing that item