Well, first time Airbnb user, and I know it's probably my fault not to do my dd before using it.

I booked a stay for April and now I might need to cancel. when I booked I saw it was a 'moderate' and could be canceled 5 days prior to the date of arrival, but what I didn't pay attention to was the service fee was not refundable.

In this case, if I submit a change request to the host to shorten the stay to one day, and if it's approved, can I then cancel and be only charged the service fee of one night?

To be honest I don't feel proud of it, but well, my hard-earned money...