Airbnb's host-only fee

When connecting to a PMS, Airbnb’s service fee structure may affect how you manage your Airbnb mark-up. In the following, we will explain how the host-only fee works, highlight the differences compared to the traditional split-fee pricing model, and guide you on how to adjust your prices if necessary.

💡 Note: The host-only fee applies:

• As soon as you connect your Airbnb account to your Lodgify account via API, even if the synchronization has not yet been set up.
• If a traditional hospitality listing (such as bed & breakfast, hotel, or serviced apartment) exists in your Host Account, Airbnb will automatically switch your account from the split-fee to the Host Only fee.

Read about:

• What are the two service fee strategies
• Manage your prices with the single fee
• Linked Resources

What are the two service fee strategies

Airbnb's traditional service fee model is based on split-fee pricing. This means that with for booking, the guest pays a service fee (from 14.1% to 16.5% of the booking price), and sometime the host used to pay a small amount (around 3%).

💡 Notes:

• The service fee for your property depends on a variety of factors such as your location, the length of stay, the traveler's country, etc.
• With the traditional split-fee pricing, if your guest pays in a different currency than what you have set, airbnb will charge the guest an extra 2+% in the service fee. Learn more here.

With Airbnb's simplified pricing, there is no visible service fee for the guest.
Instead, the host pays 15,5% (16% in Brazil) of the payout to Airbnb.

All Airbnb accounts that are connected to a 3rd party software such as Lodgify via API have the simplified pricing model and can no longer keep the traditional model.
If you are connected via iCal, or if your listing is based in some specific countries, you can still choose which pricing structure you prefer.

Manage your prices with the single fee

If you still want to use the traditional fee model (not the simplified pricing model but the split fee model) and you are not connected via API and/or based in one of the countries that are exempt from the change, you can check with the Airbnb Support team that you are still using the Traditional fee model.

While in Lodgify, in order to adjust your Airbnb rates according to these changes and keep your final payout from Airbnb the same, you will need to increase your rates' mark-up in Lodgify. To do so, you can head to your rental's Pricing section:

💡 Note: Mark-ups only apply to the room rate. Fees are not affected by mark-ups.