How much does Airbnb charge hosts in 2026?

In Europe, from 13 October 2026, most hosts pay a single 15.5% fee on the booking subtotal: nights, cleaning and extra fees, excluding taxes. Some listings pay between 14 and 16%.

Do guests still pay a service fee?

Not separately. With the single fee, the price the guest sees is already the total, and Airbnb takes its share from the host payout.

Can I stay on the split fee?

No. The single fee is mandatory for most hosts, and once you switch you cannot go back to the split fee.

How do I adjust my price to take home the same?

Divide what you want to receive by 0.845. To take home €100 a night, your Airbnb price has to be about €118.34.

Can I charge less on my own website than on the platforms?

Yes. You can set any price you like on your own site; the platforms cannot require it to match theirs.

Airbnb and Booking.com host fees in 2026: what changes and how to adjust your prices

Updated 2026-10-11

In October 2026 Airbnb ends the split fee in Europe. Instead of charging the host about 3% and the guest the rest, it charges everything to the host: usually 15.5%. If you leave your prices as they are, you take home less on every booking without noticing. This guide explains what changes, does the maths and shows how to set the right price.

What changes on 13 October

Until now most European hosts were on the split fee: Airbnb kept about 3% of the host payout and charged the guest a separate service fee. With the single fee, the guest no longer sees that fee: the price shown is the total, and Airbnb takes its share, usually 15.5%, from what the host receives. It was already mandatory for hosts using property management software; on 13 October it becomes mandatory for every host in the European Economic Area and Switzerland. Outside Europe the switch happened on 15 September.

What the 15.5% applies to

The booking subtotal: the nightly rate plus cleaning, pet and extra-guest fees. Taxes, such as the tourist tax, are left out. Some listings pay between 14 and 16 percent, depending on the type of property and its terms.

The maths: what you now take home

On a €100 night, with the split fee you took home about €97. With the single 15.5% fee you take home €84.50. To keep taking home €97, your Airbnb price has to rise to about €115: divide what you want to receive by 0.845. Multiplying by 1.155 looks the same but is not: it gives €112, and you take home €94.67. It is the most common mistake.

The bookings you already have

Bookings made before the switch keep the old fee, even if the stay is after 13 October. The single fee applies only to new bookings, and once you switch there is no going back. So what matters is reviewing the prices of the dates you have not sold yet.

What about Booking.com?

Booking.com charges the property a commission of around 15% across most of Europe, varying by country and type of property. Programmes such as Genius or Preferred Partner raise it in practice, because they give guests discounts or charge more in exchange for visibility. European rules no longer let it require your own website price to be the same as or higher than its own.

What you can do now

First, adjust the prices of your unsold dates with the maths above, so you do not lose margin without noticing. Then use the moment to give a direct route to the people who already know you: returning guests, people who were recommended you, people who search your property's name on Google. On a booking made on your own site there is no platform commission; you only pay card processing, around 1.5% on European cards. The platforms keep bringing new guests, and it is worth staying on them.

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How much does Airbnb charge hosts in 2026?: In Europe, from 13 October 2026, most hosts pay a single 15.5% fee on the booking subtotal: nights, cleaning and extra fees, excluding taxes. Some listings pay between 14 and 16%.
Do guests still pay a service fee?: Not separately. With the single fee, the price the guest sees is already the total, and Airbnb takes its share from the host payout.
Can I stay on the split fee?: No. The single fee is mandatory for most hosts, and once you switch you cannot go back to the split fee.
How do I adjust my price to take home the same?: Divide what you want to receive by 0.845. To take home €100 a night, your Airbnb price has to be about €118.34.
Can I charge less on my own website than on the platforms?: Yes. You can set any price you like on your own site; the platforms cannot require it to match theirs.