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Airbnb Fees Explained. Airbnb Fee Breakdown...Just How Much Do Fees Impact Airbnb Prices?
Guests often wonder why the price at checkout is so high compared to the search results
Adding fees throughout checkout is known as ‘drip pricing’ we in the travel industry are the worst of all offenders (similar to airlines adding luggage fees!)
We add clean fees, pool heat fees, linen fees, service fees, and taxes. So a rental at $100 a night for 4 nights can end up costing over $800 bringing a lot of sticker shock
NerdWallet actually analyzed over 1,000 bookings across major US cities and we thought it would be great to share these insights with you
Total base price made up 68% - close to 70%, cleaning fee 16%, 11% their service fee, and about 5% tax
Baked in fees for hotels average only 4-5% of total cost - airbnb has dramatic differences
Airbnb displays the price per night and the total on the right. However, airbnb does NOT allow you to search based on total price at the time of this recording
Our tips?
Compare costs upon checkout
Open tabs in your browser to compare this
Do not use the app, use a desktop
As a host, do this to do your competitive pricing research and analysis
If guests stay longer…the prices drop so one night stay the base price accounts for 61% of price, 7 nights it goes up to near 80%, and at one month 86% so fees go down dramatically as taxes become lower or waived when you pass what is considered a ‘lease’
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