Vrbo fees for owners: pay-per-booking explained
Vrbo's pay-per-booking model costs owners 8% per booking — a 5% commission plus a 3% payment-processing fee — charged on the rental amount including cleaning and pet fees.
- Pay-per-booking: 5% commission + 3% payment processing = 8% per booking
- Charged on rent plus guest-paid extras (cleaning, pets); taxes excluded
- The old annual subscription is being phased out — existing subscribers can renew; new hosts get pay-per-booking only
- Bookings via Vrbo's expanded distribution partners can carry higher fees
- Guests additionally pay a Vrbo service fee at checkout
The cheapest big platform — with a catch
At 8% all-in, Vrbo takes roughly half of what Airbnb or Booking.com now charge hosts. The catch is audience: Vrbo is strongest for whole-home family stays in the US; a European city studio may see little demand from it.
Subscription sunset
The $499/year flat subscription that suited high-volume properties is closed to new hosts. If you hold one, the renew-or-not maths is simple: above roughly $6,000/year in Vrbo bookings the subscription used to win; below it, pay-per-booking does.
Where it fits in a channel mix
Vrbo's economics make it an easy "also list here" for family-sized properties: incremental bookings at the lowest platform take. One synced calendar makes the marginal admin near zero.
The honest answers.
Which booking channels do you publish to?
The leading ones — Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Expedia, Holidu and HomeToGo among them. The exact set depends on your property type and region; we publish wherever your property earns most, with one synced calendar so double bookings can't happen.
How and when do I get paid?
Guest payments are processed by the booking channels and paid out to your bank account, minus our 2% fee. Every booking, fee and payout is itemised in your monthly summary — there are no other charges from us.
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