One property. A 30-day scenario.
New fees. A clearer next move.
Compare split-fee and host-only pricing. See unchanged prices, the same guest total and the same host payout side by side.
One stay pattern. Four scenarios.
Example scenario · review every assumption. Values are illustrative until replaced.
Fees apply to nightly and cleaning charges. Rates vary; check your own reservation breakdown.
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Host payout with unchanged prices
$3,844.75/ mo
$568.75 less than the split-fee scenario, before operating costs. Same occupancy in every scenario.
| Scenario | Booking subtotal | Guest pays | Host payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Split-fee baseline | $4,550.00 | $5,232.50 | $4,413.50 |
| Host-only: unchanged prices | $4,550.00 | $4,550.00 | $3,844.75 |
| Host-only: same guest total | $5,232.50 | $5,232.50 | $4,421.46 |
| Host-only: same host payout | $5,223.08 | $5,223.08 | $4,413.50 |
Increase both nightly and cleaning charges by this proportion.
Preserves payout before costs, with 3% vs 15.5% host fees.
Changing prices can change demand. Equal payout does not guarantee equal profit: percentage-based operating costs may rise. The 15% guest rate is illustrative and editable.
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See formulas & what’s excluded
Booked nights = 30 × occupancy. Estimated turnovers = booked nights ÷ average stay. Revenue = nightly rate × booked nights + cleaning charged × turnovers.
Operating surplus = revenue − host fee − turnover costs − per-night costs − fixed operating costs − software − insurance − management − maintenance reserve. Cash flow = operating surplus − rent/full mortgage payment. A mortgage principal payment is not an accounting expense.
Break-even nights = (fixed operating costs + insurance + software + housing) ÷ contribution per occupied night. Negative or zero contribution has no finite break-even; an occupancy above 100% is infeasible.
Tax collected for authorities, income tax, depreciation, refunds, discounts, chargebacks, owner use, capital expenditure and seasonal demand changes are excluded. A reserve is a modeled set-aside, not necessarily current spending. Do not multiply by 12 and call it a seasonal forecast.
Read the full methodologyCheck your own rates. Fee defaults are illustrations; Airbnb documents exceptions and phased migration. The split guest rate of 15% is not universal. Taxes, demand response and booking-specific adjustments are outside this model.
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Read the full methodology →Which fee rate should I enter?
Use the actual rate from your reservation earnings breakdown. The defaults are an editable illustration. Fee structures, migration and exceptions can differ across bookings; the old guest service fee is not a universal percentage.
Why are the two repricing percentages different?
One holds the guest’s total before tax constant. The other holds the host payout before expenses constant. They solve different equations. In this model, both nightly and cleaning charges change by the selected proportion.
Does a payout-neutral price preserve profit?
Not necessarily. Percentage-based management or other costs can rise with the booking subtotal, and a price change can change demand. Use the profit worksheet to compare the complete operating-cost picture.
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