Yes, on every major platform
- Airbnb: the single fee "applies to your nightly price and any fees you add, like a cleaning, pet, or extra guest fee."[1]
- Vrbo: the 12% commission is charged on "the rental amount and any additional fees you charge to the traveler (such as cleaning, pet, and boat fees)."[3]
- Booking.com: commission covers "the room rate as well as any additional fees you charge — such as cleaning fees."[4]
The split fee charged cleaning fees too, but at only 3% for most hosts.[2] On a host-only fee the cut is five times bigger, so a cleaning fee that used to cover your cleaner may not anymore.
What a $100 cleaning fee pays you now
| Platform fee | You keep from $100 | Charge this to net $100 |
|---|---|---|
| Airbnb split fee, 3% (old) | $97.00 | $103.09 |
| Airbnb single fee, 15.5% | $84.50 | $118.34 |
| Booking.com, 15% (example rate) | $85.00 | $117.65 |
| Vrbo, 12% (from Oct 29) | $88.00 | $113.64 |
The rule: divide, don't add. To net a cost C after a fee f, charge C ÷ (1 − f). Adding 15.5% to $100 gives $115.50, which nets only $97.60.
A trap if you use a channel manager
Many hosts offset Airbnb's fee with a channel-manager markup on the nightly rate. That markup may not reach your fees. Hospitable, for example, says its markups "are not applied to any fees pushed to your booking channels," with a short exception in late October 2025.[5] If that's your setup, raise the cleaning fee itself.
Work out the real turnover cost first
The fee should cover cleaner pay plus laundry, consumables and your own time, all grossed up by the platform fee. Our cleaning fee calculator adds these up and also shows the nightly rate if you'd rather fold cleaning into the price.
Fee or fold-in?
Under Airbnb's single fee, the guest sees the total you set, with no service fee added.[1] Whether that total comes from the nightly rate or a separate cleaning fee doesn't change Airbnb's percentage, since both are charged. It only changes how the price compares across stay lengths: a separate fee protects you on one-night stays, and folding it in looks cheaper on longer ones.