How much do Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com charge hosts in 2026?
Most Airbnb hosts now pay a single 15.5% fee, Vrbo charges pay-per-booking hosts 12%, and Booking.com charges between 10% and 25% depending on the property and location. On a $700 stay that is about $109 on Airbnb, $84 on Vrbo and $105 on Booking.com at 15%, against $28 booked direct through StayPerk.
By StayPerk Team · Last checked · Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com details checked against the sources below
How to compare them on your own numbers
- Find your own rate on each site: Airbnb shows its fee on each reservation and in your earnings report, Vrbo on the fee page in your account, and Booking.com in your agreement and the extranet.
- Put one typical stay, cleaning fee included, into the calculator below.
- Remember what each fee is charged on: Vrbo charges on the rental amount plus the fees you charge guests, such as cleaning, and Airbnb's split fee is charged the same way. Neither charges on taxes.
- Allow for when you pay: Airbnb and Vrbo take their fee from your payout, while Booking.com sends a commission invoice each month for stays that ended the month before.
- Add direct bookings for guests who find you on your own channels, where the cost is a card fee rather than a commission.
The fees side by side
| Site | Host fee | Charged on | How you pay it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbnb (single fee) | 15.5% for most hosts; others usually 14% to 16% | The booking subtotal, cleaning fee included, as software vendors report it | Taken from your payout; guests pay no separate fee |
| Airbnb (split fee, being phased out) | 3% for most hosts, plus a fee the guest pays | The nightly price plus fees you charge, not taxes | Taken from your payout |
| Vrbo (pay-per-booking) | 12% | The rental amount plus fees you charge the traveller | Taken from your payout; guests also pay a service fee |
| Booking.com | 10% to 25%, set by property type and location | Your agreement sets which amounts count | Invoiced monthly after checkout |
| Direct through StayPerk | 1% plus the card fee, or nothing if you collect payment yourself | The stay price | Taken before Stripe pays you |
Host fees in 2026, from each company's own help pages
Airbnb (single fee)
- Host fee
- 15.5% for most hosts; others usually 14% to 16%
- Charged on
- The booking subtotal, cleaning fee included, as software vendors report it
- How you pay it
- Taken from your payout; guests pay no separate fee
Airbnb (split fee, being phased out)
- Host fee
- 3% for most hosts, plus a fee the guest pays
- Charged on
- The nightly price plus fees you charge, not taxes
- How you pay it
- Taken from your payout
Vrbo (pay-per-booking)
- Host fee
- 12%
- Charged on
- The rental amount plus fees you charge the traveller
- How you pay it
- Taken from your payout; guests also pay a service fee
Booking.com
- Host fee
- 10% to 25%, set by property type and location
- Charged on
- Your agreement sets which amounts count
- How you pay it
- Invoiced monthly after checkout
Direct through StayPerk
- Host fee
- 1% plus the card fee, or nothing if you collect payment yourself
- Charged on
- The stay price
- How you pay it
- Taken before Stripe pays you
Rates vary by country, listing type and connected software. VAT or GST can be added in some countries. Check the fee shown in your own account on each site.
The worked example is 3 nights at $200 plus a $100 cleaning fee: a $700 booking before tax. Airbnb keeps about $109, Vrbo $84, Booking.com $105 at 15%, and a direct stay paid online through StayPerk $28, of which most is Stripe's card fee.
Booking site fee calculator
Enter one booking. The calculator shows what each booking site keeps and what reaches you, next to the same stay booked direct. Taxes are left out, because none of these fees apply to them.
nights
%
15.5% for most hosts on the single fee
%
12% pay-per-booking
%
Between 10% and 25%; yours is in the extranet
Booking total
700
Airbnb (single fee): fee 108.50
You get 591.50
Vrbo (pay-per-booking): fee 84
You get 616
Booking.com: fee 105
You get 595
Direct, paid online through StayPerk (1% + card fee): fee 27.60
You get 672.40
Direct, you collect payment yourself: fee 0
You get 700
Card fees on Vrbo are included when Vrbo collects the payment. Booking.com can add a payments charge when it collects for you. Check the fee shown in your own account on each site.
What StayPerk does here
StayPerk isn't a booking site and doesn't change what Airbnb, Vrbo or Booking.com charge. It shows all three calendars in one place, free, and gives you a booking page for guests who come to you directly.
On that page a stay paid online costs 1% plus the card fee, and nothing when you collect payment yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Which booking site is cheapest for hosts?
On the headline rate, Vrbo's 12% is below Airbnb's 15.5%, but Vrbo guests also pay a service fee, which can affect how often you are booked. Booking.com depends on your agreement. Compare on a real stay with the calculator.
Does Airbnb still have the split fee?
It is being phased out. Hosts still on it pay about 3% and the guest pays a separate fee. Airbnb says that once a host is switched to the single fee, they can't go back.
Why does Booking.com charge me after the stay?
Booking.com invoices commission once a month for reservations whose guests left the month before, unless your agreement says otherwise, so you pay it separately rather than from a payout.
Still have a question?
Write to us and a person will reply, or look it up in the Help Center.
Sources
- Airbnb service fees - Airbnb Help Center
- Airbnb's single host fee: what changes and how to reprice - Hostaway
- About the pay-per-booking (PPB) model - Vrbo Help
- What is the service fee? - Vrbo Help
- How much commission do I pay? - Booking.com Partner Help
- How do you calculate the amount of commission I pay each month? - Booking.com Partner Help
- Stripe pricing - Stripe