Airbnb limits guest chores, and hosts push back
Airbnb will bar hosts from requiring guests to do chores that take significant effort or time, for reservations booked on or after November 20, and some hosts are objecting.
Airbnb hosts will no longer be able to make guests do chores that take significant effort or time. The rule covers reservations booked on or after November 20, according to The Verge, the BBC and The Guardian. CBS News reports the change is drawing backlash from hosts, and NBC News describes reactions as mixed.
ABC News and the BBC report that hosts can no longer require guests to strip beds or wash dishes. ABC says that includes putting dishes away. CBS News says starting a load of laundry is also covered. The Verge's headline lists taking out the trash.
Hosts can still set "reasonable" requests, according to NBC News and Deutsche Welle. Deutsche Welle gives examples: leaving dirty dishes in the sink and sorting trash from recycling. NBC says tasks such as dishwashing and bed stripping are now the host's responsibility.
The Guardian reports the rules fall under Airbnb's global policy, including bookings in Australia. It says Airbnb acted after long-running guest complaints about dishes, rubbish and stripping beds.
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- The VergeAirbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trashWed, Oct 21, 3:54 PM EDT
- ABC NewsAirbnb's new rules limit cleaning chores for guestsWed, Oct 21, 5:29 PM EDT
- BBC NewsAirbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rulesWed, Oct 21, 6:54 PM EDT
- The GuardianAirbnb guests freed from chores involving ‘significant effort’ under new global rulesThu, Oct 22, 1:17 AM EDT
- CBS NewsAirbnb limits guest chores like laundry, drawing host backlashThu, Oct 22, 12:18 PM EDT
- NBC NewsAirbnb hosts can no longer ask guests to clean dishes or make bedsThu, Oct 22, 1:18 PM EDT
- NBC NewsAirbnb introduces new cleaning rules to lessen the burden on guestsThu, Oct 22, 2:59 PM EDT
- Deutsche WelleAirbnb scraps guest checkout chores such as cleaningThu, Oct 22, 10:14 PM EDT
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Earlier versions (5)
- Thu, Oct 22, 1:25 PM EDT, 6 outlets: Airbnb bans hosts from assigning guests chores that take significant effort
- Thu, Oct 22, 12:25 PM EDT, 5 outlets: Airbnb limits guest chores; CBS says hosts are pushing back
- Thu, Oct 22, 1:30 AM EDT, 4 outlets: Airbnb bars hosts from making guests strip beds or wash dishes
- Wed, Oct 21, 7:10 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Airbnb bars hosts from making guests strip beds or wash dishes
- Wed, Oct 21, 5:40 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Airbnb bans hosts from requiring chores like dishes and bed stripping