@Erik-Paul0 We are hosts, not programmers. We have no control over how Airbnb chooses to show our properties to guests.
I have always been straight forward about the expense of renting my property. The nightly fee is x dollars. My housekeeper/cleaning fee plus hot tub changeover is x dollars per rental. Hosting your pet is x dollars per rental. State and municipality taxes are x percent per rental. No secrets except for the outrageous fee that you will be charged for finding me on the Air website.
My state requires transparency for vacation rentals. The guest must see the entire cost prior to booking. It would be wonderful if you could enter your dates, your required number of beds and baths and your desired budget and be able to see the perfect accommodation in your desired geographic location. Unfortunately, Airbnb employs programming that uses bait and switch algorithms and tactics in order to appear more attractive to guests, show them properties that are above their means, far far away from where they want to go, and for dates that do not match their input. It’s not us, @Erik-Paul0 , it’s them.