Originally Posted by
EmailKid
...but even inexpensive properties seem to have a $35 cleaning fee (looking in Washington state). That is ridiculous for a one night stay, easily raising the price by 40%.
And I have not found a way to get an all in price to search, which would be very useful
While you cannot search by an "all in" price, the total cost for each property is included in the search results. (At least it is for me when using the desktop version of the web site.)
Cleaning fees definitely hurt the economics of one-night stays. Personally, I don't see $35 being excessive. A professional cleaning service needs to factor in labor, supply, and transportation costs. Even if the host does the cleaning themselves, why would they underpay themselves to do an undesirable task? Few people like to clean up after others.