I was one of those Airbnb hosts who made guests do chores before checking out — then I realized it was a ridiculous ask. Here's where I landed on who cleans what.

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"One thing we've learned over time is that hospitality should always come first," says Melissa Forrest, who only charges a small cleaning fee now.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Melissa Forrest, a 33-year-old Airbnb superhost based in El Segundo, California, and the cofounder of Host Life.

So we have in our rules that if the house is left excessively dirty, we charge an extra cleaning fee on top of our standard cleaning fee.

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Category: EconomyBusiness

Markets: United States

Topics: As told to Nordic Airbnb host Airbnb Business Real Estate Contributor 2022 BI-freelancer Short-term rentals Chores AirBnB Airbnb advice Airbnb hosting Careers

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Published On: 2023-01-13 @ 19:41:46 (2 months ago)

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