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Updated over 5 years ago, 06/28/2019
VRBO Service Fee AND Booking Fee?
We've been using AirBnB for a year but just listed on VRBO yesterday as a pay-per-booking property. I got an inquiry this morning for a 2 month stay. She wants more of a discount, which is fine, but I was shocked at the fees. If I charge her $900/month, there is a $101 service fee + a $47.50 booking fee (for 1 month). The booking fee is part of the quote, so it looks like that is a fee to her, but I thought the booking fee was our fee. It's 5.3% of the total. Her service fee is 11.3% which is already pretty ridiculous. Can anyone explain to me what's going on here?