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  • Airbnb: Cleaning Fee & Damage Deposit restrictions plus-icon minus-icon

    Restrictions on Airbnb Cleaning Fee & Damage Deposit The Airbnb API has the following restrictions on cleaning fees and damage deposits.   For Cleaning Fee The cleaning fee should have a maximum value of USD 600 + 25% the lowest night price in the...
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  • Airbnb: Simplified Pricing plus-icon minus-icon

    What is Simplified Pricing? Historically, Airbnb has had a single fee structure for all hosts, in which a service fee is charged to both the host (3%) and the guest (10-20% in most cases). In 2020, based on feedback from many professional hosts, A...
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  • Airbnb Pro FAQs plus-icon minus-icon

    Airbnb FAQs How can I create a new Airbnb host account from Hostaway? This is done by pressing the “Create new Airbnb account” button under channel manager > Airbnb and filling out the details. You will then receive an email from Airbnb to finaliz...
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  • Airbnb Email Address Update plus-icon minus-icon

    Airbnb Changes on Email Forwarding September ´23 Airbnb has notified us that starting November 15, 2023, the old email forwarding proxy email system both for guest reservation proxy emails as well as account level proxy emails if still used will s...
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  • Airbnb: Remove an Airbnb account plus-icon minus-icon

    How to remove an Airbnb connection from Hostaway? To remove an Airbnb account in Hostaway: Make sure that all Hostaway listings mapped to this Airbnb account are unmapped Go to Channel Manager > Channels > Configure Airbnb > Click on remove You w...
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  • Airbnb: (De)list a listing plus-icon minus-icon

    How to (de)list a listing on Airbnb? Once connected to Hostaway, the option to (de)list a listing is no longer editable in Airbnb. In Hostaway, to (de)list a listing for Airbnb: Go to Channel Manager > Listing Mappings > Click on Settings Under A...
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  • Airbnb: Nightly price calculation on Airbnb plus-icon minus-icon

    How does Airbnb calculate the Nightly Price? In Hostaway, you can set up a nightly rate in the calendar. Note that you can also add a markup for the Airbnb channel.   An example of Airbnb's Nightly Price Here are the rates with markups: 8/14/2021...
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