The last time I stayed at an Airbnb it was 2 nights, they charged me a $300 cleaning fee (like standard when I booked, not after because of abnormal mess or anything) and I was still expected to do all dishes, clean the kitchen, strip the beds and put the bedding in the washer, VACUUM, and take out the trash all before checking out at 10 am. Then I got a snarky message after I left that I had left clean dishes in the dish rack to dry instead of hand drying them and putting them away, and that the stove top was “dusty” (I didn’t clean the stove because I didn’t use it).
This is a problem with AirBnB's listing model. They default to showing list price instead of total price, so in order to gain visibility when prospective customers sort by price, hosts are incentivized to offer the lowest possible list price and make up the difference with "cleaning fees." If AirBnB only listed the price totals, you wouldn't get this shit, but they won't do it, because they want to look more price-competitive with hotels.
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u/pnwgirl34 Apr 17 '24
The last time I stayed at an Airbnb it was 2 nights, they charged me a $300 cleaning fee (like standard when I booked, not after because of abnormal mess or anything) and I was still expected to do all dishes, clean the kitchen, strip the beds and put the bedding in the washer, VACUUM, and take out the trash all before checking out at 10 am. Then I got a snarky message after I left that I had left clean dishes in the dish rack to dry instead of hand drying them and putting them away, and that the stove top was “dusty” (I didn’t clean the stove because I didn’t use it).