Two fees quietly decide how much of your nightly rate you actually keep. Set your cleaning fee so it covers turnover — and see exactly what a co-host costs you each month.
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Book your free diagnostic call →Your cleaning fee has one job: cover what you pay your cleaner per turnover. When the fee you charge is lower than the cost you pay, the gap comes straight out of your nightly profit — silently, every single stay. This tool shows that gap per stay and rolled up across the month, plus your effective nightly rate once the cleaning fee is spread across the booking.
Charging slightly above cost is normal and fair. Charging far above it (a $200 cleaning fee on a 2-night stay) hurts your conversion and search ranking on Airbnb, because guests see the all-in price. The sweet spot is a fee that fully covers turnover without inflating your total price past comparable listings.
Co-hosts usually charge 10–25% of booking revenue. That percentage feels small until you convert it to dollars against a full month of bookings. The calculator does that conversion and shows what you keep after the co-host is paid — so you can weigh the fee against the hours and stress it removes.
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At minimum, what you pay your cleaner per turnover. Most hosts match their actual cost or go slightly above. Use the per-stay gap above to make sure you're not subsidizing every booking.
Typically 10–25% of booking revenue, sometimes with a flat monthly minimum. The calculator turns your percentage into a real monthly dollar figure.
Guests judge the all-in price, so the split matters less than the total. If your cleaning fee is below cost, fix that first; then optimize the nightly rate for occupancy.