I haven’t studied this, but I wonder if the Host paid the Host service fee and didn’t mark it up wouldn’t the cost to the guest be the same?
Since Airbnb shows the all-in cost before occupancy costs wold’t those costs be the same?
The difference would be that the daily rate would show as higher if the Host pays the Host service fee, But if the guest looked below to compare all-in costs, the all-in cost would be the same as when the Host did not pay the Guest service fee.
Is this correct?
If so, I guess there’s no advantage in doing so. The potential disadvantage is your higher daily rate and then having to explain – if you get the chance to explain – that the all-in cost is the same as a lower daily rate where the guest pays Airbnb’s guest service fee.