Airbnb host fee calculator for UK hosts
Airbnb's service fees typically take 15–20% of every booking once the guest and host fees are combined. Use the free calculator below to see what that costs you each year — and what you'd keep with a commission-free direct booking website.
You keep an extra, every year
£6,300
Based on £3,500/month at a 15% platform fee — BookBnB charges 0% commission.
How Airbnb fees work in the UK
Airbnb offers two fee structures. Under the split fee, hosts pay 3% and guests pay a service fee of roughly 14–16% on top of your nightly rate. Under the host-only fee — mandatory for most professional hosts and property managers — you pay the whole 14–16% yourself.
Either way, the platform's cut usually works out to 15–20% of what the guest pays. On a property earning £3,500 a month, that's around £6,300–£8,400 a year going to Airbnb rather than to you.
A direct booking site changes the maths completely. Guests book on your own website, you pay a flat subscription instead of a percentage, and the only per-booking cost is standard card processing (around 1.5% + 20p for UK cards).
Common questions about Airbnb fees
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