Fix the hosting problem in front of you.
Plain-English help for hosts who run 1-5 short-term rentals themselves. Step-by-step answers to Airbnb’s settings, fees and rules, each one linked to its source with the date we checked it.
What’s going on?
- My cleaning fee is putting off short stays
- I'm typing the same guest messages over and overComing Oct 26
- I just got a bad reviewComing Oct 27
- What can I still ask guests to do at checkout?Coming Oct 30
- Can I put a noise monitor in?Coming Oct 28
Pick a topic
Five areas we cover. One question per guide, answered start to finish.
Pricing & fees
Cleaning fees, Airbnb's service fee and setting a price that still pays you.
- Set an Airbnb cleaning fee
- The 15.5% single fee: keep your payout Coming Nov 2
Guest messaging
Messages that send themselves, reviews, and what to say when it gets awkward.
- Set up scheduled messages Coming Oct 26
- Got a bad review? What to do Coming Oct 27
- Scheduled messages not sending? Coming Nov 4
Cleaning & turnovers
Booking cleaners, checkout lists and turnovers you don't have to babysit.
- Book your cleaner automatically Coming Oct 29
- Checkout tasks you can still ask for Coming Oct 30
- Late checkout requests Coming Nov 3
Rules & local laws
What Airbnb allows, what changed, and where to check your local rules.
- Noise monitor rules Coming Oct 28
Tools & automation
Free options first, then what paid host software adds, from the makers' own pages.
- Hospitable's free plan, explained Coming Nov 5
Airbnb’s Nov 20 house-rules change: what to do
Airbnb announced on Oct 20, 2026 that it’s limiting the checkout chores hosts can ask of guests, with a new set of standard house rules. Work through this list before Nov 20.
Source: Airbnb Resource Center, checked Oct 22, 2026
- Trim your checkout listWhat you can still ask guests to do at checkoutComing Oct 30
- Make sure your cleaning fee covers the full cleanHow to set an Airbnb cleaning fee
- Noise monitor? Re-check Guest safetyNoise monitor rules and how to disclose oneComing Oct 28
- Update your house rulesOur guide to the new house rules is in progressIn progress
Latest guides
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