What Should I Charge for an Airbnb Cleaning Fee?
Airbnb cleaning fees average $161.10 per stay across the United States, and 89 percent of listings charge one. Set yours against what the clean actually costs you: in Los Angeles that is $189 for a one bedroom and $299 for a three bedroom.
Market figures are third party data with a source link on each. Cost figures are Ready Rental Cleaning's actual 2026 prices.
What the Clean Costs You in Los Angeles
| Property size | You pay | Break even fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | $189 | $189 |
| 2 bedroom | $239 | $239 |
| 3 bedroom | $299 | $299 |
| 4 bedroom | $369 | $369 |
| 5 bedroom | $449 | $449 |
A Los Angeles one bedroom at $189 sits above the $96 national average for a one bedroom, which is what you would expect in one of the most expensive labour markets in the country. A three bedroom at $299 sits well under the $161.10 national average across all sizes.
What Hosts Charge, With Sources
| Figure | What it means |
|---|---|
| $161.10AirDNA | Average U.S. Airbnb cleaning fee per stay in 2025, the highest national average in the world. |
| 89%Skift | Share of U.S. short stay rental listings charging a cleaning fee as of April 1, 2025, the highest rate of any country. |
| $96Skift | Average cleaning fee for a one bedroom U.S. short stay rental, up 3.3% over the first quarter of 2024. |
| $328Skift | Highest average U.S. cleaning fee by market, in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, ahead of Telluride at $311 and Kauai at $285. |
How to Pick Your Number
1. Start at your actual cleaning cost from the table above. That is your floor.
2. Add what you restock each stay. Paper goods, coffee, soap. For most listings that lands somewhere under $20.
3. Check your typical stay length. Airbnb shows the total price including fees, so on one and two night stays a big fee moves your listing down the results.
4. Compare against three listings near you at the same bedroom count, and look at their total for a two night stay rather than their nightly rate.
What the Fee Needs to Cover
Common Questions
What is the average Airbnb cleaning fee?
The average U.S. Airbnb cleaning fee is $161.10 per stay in 2025 according to AirDNA, and 89% of U.S. listings charge one according to Skift. For a one bedroom specifically the U.S. average is $96.
Should my cleaning fee match what I pay the cleaner?
Most hosts set it at or slightly above their cost. In Los Angeles a one bedroom clean costs $189 and a three bedroom costs $299, so a fee at those numbers is break even and anything above is margin. Charging well above cost is what triggers the complaints guests leave in reviews.
Does a high cleaning fee hurt bookings?
It can. Airbnb shows total price including fees in search results, so a high cleaning fee raises your displayed total and pushes you down against comparable listings, especially on one and two night stays where the fee is spread across fewer nights.
Should I charge a cleaning fee at all?
Some hosts fold the cost into the nightly rate instead, which shows a lower total on short stays. The tradeoff is that long stays then subsidise you and short stays cost you, so it depends on your typical booking length.
What does the fee actually need to cover?
The clean itself, plus consumables you restock and the wear on linens. It does not need to cover the linens themselves if you own them outright, and on site laundry is usually priced separately.
Know Your Cost, Then Set the Fee
Los Angeles cleans run $189 to $449. Anything you charge above that is margin.