[cialowicz]

It’s much more egregious with ABNB. A hotel might charge you some small local taxes and fees, but with ABNB you get those plus a whopper of a “cleaning fee”, which can be hundreds of dollars, even for short stays.

[monkeybutton]

The "cleaning fees" on Airbnb are super reminiscent of the the "shipping fees" on early 2000s e-bay. The only difference is that it was a somewhat fresh concept with e-bay. The people who built Airbnb should know better.

[foota]

I've had hotel fees in the hundreds of dollars, it's not uncommon.

But I do agree, the fees are generally a higher percentage.

[benatkin]

Don't forget "resort fees".

[CaptainZapp]

You only really see that in the US (as far as I know).

You may encounter a city tax of a couple Euro in most European cities as an add on, but nothing in the range of dozens of Euro.

I think it's nothing less than a scam and should be made illegal. Period.

[enos_feedler]

Good point! I just stayed at a hotel in hollywood and was charged $20/day "destination charge" and I've had similar resort charges at hotels in hawaii. Hotels are no better than airbnb with these extra fees.