There are many vacation rentals that represent whether having a cleaning service will be worth it, especially when we talk about costs, but we have news that you may not have known and that can be very productive for you. Especially due to the fact that cleaning the houses can become a bit tedious and represent additional expenses, which often affects the amount of real profit.
Airbnb offers hosts the ability to add cleaning fees
Airbnb offers hosts the ability to add cleaning fees to the nightly price of reservations. According to the platform, these expenses “allow the hosts to cover the additional cost incurred to prepare the accommodation before the arrival or after the departure of the guests”.
Accessing this service is simple, the host can log into their Airbnb account and add the cost of cleaning to the amount of the stay, we bring you some tips that you can use if you opt for this option offered by Airbnb:
The increase in the amount of the stay per night
When using this service may scare us, because we think it will affect our reservations, however, as Airbnb itself points out, there are tricks to maintain a competitive price in the rental market vacation in your city or neighborhood. First, study your competition: check if the hosts in your environment charge cleaning costs and, above all, how much they cost. In fact, one of the best ways to determine the amount of your cleaning expenses so that this decision benefits you is to consult those that apply other accommodations similar to yours in your same area.
Be careful with weekend reservations!
If the cleaning costs amount to, for example, 100 euros, short-stay guests may not want to pay them. Your goal will undoubtedly be to get reservations for long stays (of a week or more), since in these the amount of expenses distributed over the total of days seems to be more justified.
Keep in mind that many guests behave based on the prices you set and the rates you charge
If they pay a very high amount for cleaning, they will be less likely to take out the trash and leave the accommodation clean, as they will expect the host to take care of it. Therefore, incurring considerable cleaning costs sometimes means running the risk of finding an accommodation in a worse condition than if nothing had been charged. Although this is not always the case, it will depend a lot on the type of guest we have.
Airbnb recommends that you contact your guests when you receive the reservation:
Do they agree to take out the trash and fold the towels in exchange for reducing expenses? If you can do it, be flexible! Without a doubt, it is the best way to apply cleaning costs and minimize risks at the same time.
In general, having this service can be very good, but you have to carefully evaluate each and every one of the advantages and disadvantages that in terms of rate increases it may represent.
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