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A question about AirBnB

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FitAt50 · 20/02/2022 12:27

Long story short is husuband and I are selling our house in England and movie to Glasgow. Due to the Scottish system we plan to rent an AirBnB for a few months whilst we look and complete on a house in Glasgow. The prices are pretty crazy with average of £2000 a month for a 1 bed. Also issue is we have 2 burmese house cats and most places say no pets.

I was going to message a couple of the Owners and see if they would accept the cats if we paid a deposit. Also to say if we could have a better discount if we paid for 3 months in advance and would not expect any refund if we moved out in 2 etc, due to quick completition. Just wondering if anyone else had tried this or if any owners have suggestions of best way to approach this. We had thought of renting but who would want us for such a short time and we don't feel comfortable lying to landlords.

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user3344 · 20/02/2022 12:31

You are better off trying to contact the owners and properties directly, they will be More inclined to offer a discounted rate for a direct booking, as Air BnB charge a 16% commission fee for each booking.

harriethoyle · 20/02/2022 13:03

OP, we had a guest stay between sale and purchase. She dmed us with an enquiry and a suggested price which, although lower than our usual rate, meant we had a long booking and minimal faff ie in between turnovers. Good luck!

harriethoyle · 20/02/2022 13:04

No they don't @user3344 - it's 3% for hosts not 16%. Just checked our current booking!

Daisydoesnt · 20/02/2022 13:32

It’s definitely not 3% commission for hosts - I wish!!!

harriethoyle · 20/02/2022 14:14

@Daisydoesnt it is on our account 🤷🏻‍♀️

AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair · 20/02/2022 14:17

@harriethoyle

No they don't *@user3344* - it's 3% for hosts not 16%. Just checked our current booking!
No way is it 3% Shock

A friend of mine does airbnb and is always complainig about how much they take, I think it's nearer 20%

If you can contact the owner privately OP there's no harm to ask at all.

harriethoyle · 20/02/2022 14:20

Here you go @AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair - identifying details blocked, host fee 3% left in for you

A question about AirBnB
AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair · 20/02/2022 14:20

[quote harriethoyle]@Daisydoesnt it is on our account 🤷🏻‍♀️[/quote]
That's not the full amount they take from the booking before they pay the owner though.

harriethoyle · 20/02/2022 14:21

It is @AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair as I know from my own airbnb

AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair · 20/02/2022 14:23

In addition to the host fee airbnb take a further commission

Google it, anyone who does it will tell you that the total they take is not just 3%

A question about AirBnB
harriethoyle · 20/02/2022 14:24

@AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair I have an airbnb. They only take 3% from me. If you don't believe me, that's your problem

FitAt50 · 20/02/2022 16:46

Thank you for the advice 🙂

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