With few exceptions, the full cost of your reservation is collected by Airbnb. In some cases, hosts may collect additional payments outside Airbnb, but these should be included in the price breakdown at the time of booking and disclosed in the listing description before your reservation is confirmed.
On occasion, a host may collect certain fees and taxes directly from guests using a payment method outside Airbnb. These fees can only be collected by certain authorized hosts, and taxes must be detailed in the listing description or house rules if they aren’t included in the price breakdown prior to booking. These types of fees are usually charged before the stay, at check-in, or within 48 hours of checkout.
In some areas, Hosts are legally required to collect local occupancy tax in person. Find out more about how taxes work for guests.
Additionally, some hosts also offer additional optional amenities to enhance their guest's stays. Any payment for optional amenities should be sent on Airbnb using the Resolution Center.
Learn more about what fees hosts can collect outside Airbnb.
If your host is requesting that you pay a fee or tax that’s authorized to be collected outside Airbnb and was included in the listing description (or house rules) and price breakdown when you booked, you can arrange payment with your host. Often, guests can choose to pay their host using the Resolution Center, a payment method outside Airbnb, or in person.
If you are asked on Airbnb, via email, or through another method of communication to make a payment outside Airbnb without prior notice, it may be fraudulent. If any of the following occur in connection with any such payment requests, please report it to us immediately:
Please note that signs of fraud may include wire or bank transfer requests, and PDF or paper invoices. Stay mindful of terms like Western Union, MoneyGram, cashier’s check, money order, or Liberty Reserve.
Note: Any reservations that are made outside Airbnb violate our Terms of Service. If we identify that a reservation was made through a third-party service, we may cancel the reservation and deactivate the accounts of the person who made the reservation and the guest.