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Luissmb t1_it8cbp1 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [OC] Average Airbnb cleaning fees for 12 cities around the world. Austin, TX leads. by robert_ritz

I stopped using AirBNB for that reason. Spending a lot of time searching for a nice place that looks like it has a decent price to then realize it costs more than a hotel stay after adding all the fees.

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vacri t1_itb6nr5 wrote

I was looking for a place in Berlin and found one with a cleaning fee of 250 euro if you didn't fully spring clean the place yourself at the end. Owner responding to poor reviews "well the company sends a team of six for a minimum of four hours and I can't get them to do less than that", sourced from the Tome of Implausible Excuses.

Same owner also tracked electricity usage and charged someone 50 euro for occasionally using the inbuilt washing machine. Complaint in review lead to a paragraphs-long diatribe on the cost of German electricity.

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Yeah, I'm going to book a hotel.

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Luissmb t1_itcjuxh wrote

If for some reason they tracked the electricity and they charge you, do you need to pay for that as well? Would't that come in the expenses that you already payed?

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