There’s no single right cleaning fee. The useful number is what a turnover actually costs you once laundry, restocking, supplies and your own coordination time are counted, and how much of that you want guests to cover directly. This calculator adds up your true turnover cost, shows the fee that breaks even after the platform takes its share, and how much you’d need to absorb into the nightly rate.
Enter costs per turnover (one checkout and clean).
The platform fee is included because Airbnb, and most OTAs, take their percentage from the cleaning fee as well as the nightly rate. A $100 fee on a 15.5% host fee pays out $84.50.
Your coordination time is a real cost. Scheduling, checking photos and handling missing items adds up across dozens of turnovers a year, even if it never shows on an invoice.
Decide how much the fee should carry. Recovering 100% through the fee keeps nightly rates competitive in search, but makes short stays look expensive. Recovering less spreads the cost into the rate. Neither is universally right; it depends on your typical stay length and market.
See how turnover costs change with stay length in the minimum stay calculator.
A turnover with $75 cleaner pay, $18 laundry, $12 restocking, $5 supplies and 20 minutes of your time at $30/hour costs $120.00. With a 15.5% platform fee, the break-even cleaning fee is about $142.01. Charging $100 instead pays out $84.50, leaving $35.50 per stay (about $11.83 a night on a 3-night stay) to recover through the nightly rate.
Start from your true turnover cost and the platform fee, then decide how much to recover directly. Market norms and your typical stay length should shape the final figure, but the cost floor comes from your own numbers.
Yes. Airbnb calculates its service fee on the nightly price plus any fees you charge, including cleaning.
Compare what 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7-night stays actually earn after turnover costs.
Open tool →STR OperationsGenerate a printable turnover checklist matched to your property.
Open tool →Revenue & PerformanceSee monthly and annual profit, margin, RevPAR and the occupancy you need to break even.
Open tool →Pricing & CalendarFind the lowest nightly rate that still covers your costs.
Open tool →Thrive Hosts coordinates cleaners, checks turnover quality and keeps supplies stocked, so each clean happens on time without you chasing it.
Results are based on the numbers you enter and are not a guarantee of future short-term rental performance. Platform fees and policies can change. Verify current terms for your listing.