Airbnb is checking guests out of doing chores

Nothing says "relaxing vacation" quite like stripping the beds, doing the dishes, and taking out the trash before checking out of your Airbnb.

But those lengthy checkout chore lists will soon be a thing of the past.

Airbnb late last week announced new restrictions prohibiting hosts to ask guests to complete tasks that "require significant effort or time.”

Cleaning up their act

The policy marks the latest effort by Airbnb to address longstanding guest complaints over excessive checkout chores and cleaning fees.

• In 2022, the company began discouraging unreasonable checkout tasks, including stripping beds and doing laundry.
• Last year, the company made transparent, total-price displays – including all fees but excluding taxes – the default in search results worldwide.

Not all hosts are celebrating. Some have pushed back against the new restrictions in Airbnb's community forums, arguing that basic checkout chores help maintain their properties and make cleaning between guests more manageable.

Looking ahead…Airbnb’s new guidelines on time-consuming tasks will apply to reservations made on or after November 20.