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You were fully booked all peak season, but the payouts didn’t match. Airbnb’s layered fees chip away at every booking before a dollar reaches your account.

You might be fully booked in peak season and still wonder:

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A repeat guest emails you: “Is there a way to skip Airbnb next time? I hate what they charge.”

You’ve been paying 15.5% per booking. She’s been paying a service fee on top of that. You’re both losing.

You set a fair nightly rate. But by checkout, your guests are seeing a number that’s $80 higher than they expected — that’s a turnoff and sometimes they leave without booking.

All-in pricing for vacation rentals cl...

The Airbnb 15.5% host fee is a service charge deducted directly from a host’s payout on every booking. Effective October 27, 2025, it replaced the old split-fee model for PMS-connected hosts, who previously paid only ~3% while...

The economics of short-term rentals look very different in 2026. For most professional hosts using a PMS, Airbnb now applies a 15.5% host-only fee. On a property earning $5,000 a month, that’s $775 gone before you even fa...