Airbnb charges

[Pauline865]

 What are Guest Service Charges please?

[Pat271]

@Pauline865  It’s the fee Airbnb charges the guest for every reservation. For the guest, the fees usually run around 12% of the rent and cleaning fees, although I don’t think any of us know the exact figure - it seems to vary somewhat. You as the host pay Airbnb fees, too.

The fees are Airbnb’s source of revenue, and go towards marketing, running the website, collecting and processing payments, customer support, software development, and a myriad of other things. The fees are the reason that you have a well-known, easy to research and navigate web portal where your guests can find and book your accommodations.

[Pauline865]

Thank you for your help

[Mike-And-Jane0]

@Pauline865 Guest service charges for short stays are 14.2% +tax, host service charges are 3%+tax.

You can change to a host only charge of 15%+tax if you want. Because these are percentages of different figures the total service charge paid is quite similar.

[Pauline865]

Thank you for your help