Why is the Airbnb service fee so high?

Well, Airbnb doesn’t have any outrageous fees for their hosts.

In fact, they charge their hosts with only a 3% commission fees.

But for guests, Airbnb does have a ridiculous amount of service fees.

It usually begins from 6%, but based on your locations, it might be even higher, 10–12%.

And guess what??

They also have a Tax fee which is not included in their service fees.

So if you’re a guest, then you have to end up paying a hefty amount of commission-fees to Airbnb.

And therefore, I think guests should reserve a vacation rental directly from a host’s own website.

You know, there are many hosts who used handy tools like Website Builder tool to create their own booking website.

And since it helps them avoid the hefty commission-fees of Airbnb and Booking. com, therefore hosts usually offer a more reasonable quote in their own website.

So, if you’re on budget and in need of a rental, then book it directly from a host’s own website.