[streetdumpling]

How much cleaning fee depends on the local market price of cleaning. Depending on how big the place is, $150 is possible. In SF e.g. you can't find a cleaner with $20-30. Hotels pay less on cleaner labor because it's more efficient (cleaners are probably full time employees cleaning all rooms every day anyway). And why it would be % of night rate? Cleaning fee is flat for one cleaning service.

[rwalle]

Only makes sense if the host is actually paying professional cleaning service, or doing it themselves at the level provided at those services, after each stay.

And I am very sure that's not the case 99% of the time based on my own experience. I'd be thankful if the kitchen counter is clean and there is no trash. That's actually not a low bar.

[motoxpro]

You've stayed in 100 Airbnb's and only one of them had a clean kitchen counter and the trash taken out? That's dedication to a service and also extremely bad luck.

[tw98521358]

All the vrbos we have been at were professionally cleaned. Maybe the low end is more scammy

[mattm]

The owner can clean it themselves or the cleaning fee should be built into the overall price, you know, like hotels.