Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash
Checking out of your next Airbnb might be less of a hassle now that the company is banning hosts from including time-consuming chores in their house rules. Airbnb's updated house rules policy, which starts with reservations booked on or after November 20th, says hosts can't ask guests to "complete tasks that require significant effort or […]
Airbnb has recently announced a new ban on hosts requiring guests to do time-consuming chores during their checkout process. Effective from November 20th, hosts are prohibited from asking guests to complete tasks that demand significant effort or time, or that would typically be handled by a professional cleaner. This includes discouraging guests from washing dishes, removing sheets, taking out trash, or avoiding the use of listed amenities like air conditioning.
Instead, hosts are encouraged to ask guests to place used dishes in the sink, gather used towels, separate trash and recycling into indoor bins, and turn off air conditioning upon departure. The new policy is being implemented with hosts' requests more prominently displayed in a "rules and requests" section on their listings, with a warning if any chore requests are included after the new rules take effect.
Airbnb has also clarified that hosts cannot hide additional rules in messages to guests or on signs around their property. While some hosts have expressed concerns about the restrictions, citing potential health risks and the possibility of guests choosing not to stay at listings with overly strict policies, Airbnb maintains that there can be exceptions, such as asking guests to dispose of trash in animal-proof containers in bear country.
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