I know this has been discussed before BUT why has airbnb not added the ability of a host to charge a pet cleaning fee or deposit? I love dogs and run a "dog friendly" airbnb but honestly, dogs are worse than toddlers when it comes to messiness.
I know we can add it in our house rules and listing BUT we all know most people don't read much of the listing and usually none of the rules. When they arrive with their dog and I say that I need the extra $10 paypalled to me for the dog cleaning fee, they could balk and even leave a bad review.
I recently had our 1st husky as a guest and WOW, I never knew the breed shed so much. In the 2 day stay, the entire 134 sq ft of tiny house space was covered with white dog hair. The clean up literally took 3 times longer than a booking with no dogs and twice as long as a booking with any other breed. It also chewed up $235 worth of things that I am now trying to get reimbursed for.
I had another guest (a local couple) show up with 3 big dogs! Yes 3! And, they never even mentioned they were bringing pets. What am I to do at that point?
These encounters made me add an extra $10 to anyone bringing a dog BUT I have to do it outside of airbnb which is a pain in the butt for everyone. I could just raise my cleaning fee for EVERYONE to compensate for the 30% who bring a dog but that's not fair to the 70% of guests who don't bring a dog. There should just be a box that a guest can check if they are bringing a dog. Checking the box, adds whatever extra cleaning fee the host asks for. There are no surprises this way.
AIRBNB PLEASE ADD THE DOG FEE OPTION SO GUESTS CAN CHOOSE TO BRING THEIR DOGS TO DOG FRIENDLY AIRBNBS AND HOSTS CAN GET COMPENSATED FOR PICKING UP AFTER THEM.