It’s much more egregious with ABNB. A hotel might charge you some small local taxes and fees, but with ABNB you get those plus a whopper of a “cleaning fee”, which can be hundreds of dollars, even for short stays.
The "cleaning fees" on Airbnb are super reminiscent of the the "shipping fees" on early 2000s e-bay. The only difference is that it was a somewhat fresh concept with e-bay. The people who built Airbnb should know better.
Good point! I just stayed at a hotel in hollywood and was charged $20/day "destination charge" and I've had similar resort charges at hotels in hawaii. Hotels are no better than airbnb with these extra fees.
monkeybutton|3 years ago
foota|3 years ago
But I do agree, the fees are generally a higher percentage.
benatkin|3 years ago
CaptainZapp|3 years ago
You may encounter a city tax of a couple Euro in most European cities as an add on, but nothing in the range of dozens of Euro.
I think it's nothing less than a scam and should be made illegal. Period.
enos_feedler|3 years ago