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0 pointsstreetdumpling3y ago0 comments

Because an Airbnb listing is cleaned every time a new guest checks in, it doesn't matter whether you stay for one night only or 10 nights. It's a fixed cost to the host.

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MonkeyMalarky3y ago

Then make it a % of a 1 night stay. A $150 cleaning fee is nonsense. It used to be 20-30.

streetdumplingOP3y ago

How much cleaning fee depends on the local market price of cleaning. Depending on how big the place is, $150 is possible. In SF e.g. you can't find a cleaner with $20-30. Hotels pay less on cleaner labor because it's more efficient (cleaners are probably full time employees cleaning all rooms every day anyway). And why it would be % of night rate? Cleaning fee is flat for one cleaning service.

rwalle3y ago

Only makes sense if the host is actually paying professional cleaning service, or doing it themselves at the level provided at those services, after each stay.

And I am very sure that's not the case 99% of the time based on my own experience. I'd be thankful if the kitchen counter is clean and there is no trash. That's actually not a low bar.

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mattm3y ago

The owner can clean it themselves or the cleaning fee should be built into the overall price, you know, like hotels.

tw985213583y ago

It costs about 200$ to get my house cleaned so it seems like a pretty standard cost especially for a larger place.

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