@Joel1021 I have struggled with this decision as well to keep or get rid of the cleaning fee. So as of a few days ago I'm running an experiment to see if there is any difference in rankings and bookings without the cleaning fee.
My normal fee is $125 & $126. Seriously it won't hurt to try, and I can always go back and change it to have a separate charge again. I basically gestimated and added into the nightly room rate.
Example:
2 nights $650 + $125 cleaning=$725 /2 nights = $362.50 / night.
I honestly think I rounded up to $375 for the sales and innkeepers tax now being paid on a higher nightly rate including the cleaning fee now. Looking at scenario- I probably should do the math again and adjust appropriately. **This was just a trial to see what will happen with my bookings!
I pulled up my comps and rentals in the area, honestly there are very few here that do not charge a cleaning fee! I'm hoping it will help in my rankings/algorythms. We shall see.
I'd like to know if others have experienced a change and how they handled it.