Airbnb’s Nighty Rates Jump Up with Their New Fee Model

Airbnb’s Nighty Rates Jump Up with Their New Fee Model 

Airbnb is rolling out a major fee change for property managers on October 27th and for ALL HOSTS on Dec. 1st., 2025

The old split-fee model—where guests and hosts each paid a portion of Airbnb’s fees—is ending.

All listings will move to a host-only fee of 15.5% by Dec. 1st. 2025.

Keep Points: 

1/ Hosts will pay the full 15% Airbnb fee. 

• Currently 3%

2/ Guests will pay no Airbnb fee 

• Currently 12-13.5%

3/ Owners and manager’s will be forced to raise their nightly rates to make up for the difference

4/ Guests should see one flat rate (before tax) that should be more or less the same as they were paying before (if the Host raises their nightly rates correctly)

Timeline

• Oct 27, 2025: Property managers are switched to Host Fee model automatically.
• Dec 1, 2025:  Independently managed rentals that did not manually switch to the Host-Only fee will be automatically switched to the new 15.5%.

What This Means for Hosts

Previously, hosts paid only about 3% while guests covered the rest.

Now, hosts shoulder the entire 15.5%, so they will need to raise rental rates to maintain profits.

You would think that it would be as simple as raising the nightly rate by 12%, but because Airbnb takes this fee from the full subtotal—including cleaning and any add-on charges—pricing updates must cover those too.

You’ll need roughly a 20–25% markup (depending on how large your add-ons are) to keep payouts consistent.

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How Airbnb Compares to VRBO

• Airbnb: 15.5% host-only fee, no guest fee.
• Vrbo: ~5% host fee + 6–15% guest fee.

Bottom Line

This change simplifies Airbnb’s pricing for guests but increases costs for hosts. To stay profitable, recalculate your nightly rate using your typical rent-to-add-on ratios. Adjust carefully so you receive the same payouts, and your earnings remain steady.