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Airbnb cleaning fee calculator.
What should your cleaning fee be? Get a benchmark from your bedroom and bathroom count — and, if you enter an address, the real median cleaning fee charged by comparable listings in that market.
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Cleaning fees, explained
How much should an Airbnb cleaning fee be?
Most US short-term rentals charge between $75 and $250 depending on size — roughly the cleaner’s actual turnover cost, sometimes with a small margin. The calculator benchmarks from bedrooms and bathrooms, and comparable-listing data shows what your specific market bears.
Should the cleaning fee make a profit?
Usually no. High cleaning fees are the most common guest complaint and depress conversion on shorter stays. Price the fee at cost, and put the margin in the nightly rate where it is compared fairly across listings.
Does a high cleaning fee hurt bookings?
On short stays, yes — a $200 fee on a two-night stay adds $100 per night to the effective price. Markets with short average stays support lower fees; the comparable data in your result reflects what nearby listings actually charge.