Users who don’t toggle the total price display will still see nightly rates only. To add to the confusion, nightly rates often don’t correlate with total price anyway.īut that’s set to change in December when Airbnb plans to roll out a toggle so travellers can opt for search results to display total price, including all fees. So the total price, presented in lightly colored lettering, can be easy to overlook.

Airbnb’s search page displays the nightly rate on most interfaces in big, bold lettering, masking the total price. WHY AIRBNB CLEANING FEES ARE SO IRRITATING - AND AIRBNB’S PLAN TO FIX ITīesides the cost, Airbnb cleaning fees can feel especially brutal simply given their presentation. And on a few listings, cleaning fees were higher than the nightly rate. In fact, almost 40% of listings had cleaning fees from 20% to 29.9% of list price. Meanwhile, NerdWallet’s analysis found that cleaning fees amounted to about 25% of the total price paid. An Airbnb spokesperson told NerdWallet that cleaning fees are on average less than 10% of the total reservation cost at properties that charge them. Airbnb reservations with check-in dates in 2022 or 2023 found that the median cleaning fee per listing for a one-night stay was $75. A June 2022 NerdWallet analysis of 1,000 U.S.

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