Airbnb management pricing can be difficult to compare.
One provider advertises a percentage but leaves cleaning, linen, photography, setup and maintenance outside it. Another includes more services but calculates the fee on a different amount. Owners are left trying to work out what the service will actually cost and how much of their booking income they will see.
The concern is not only the headline fee. It is the unexpected charges that appear later and the feeling that somebody else receives the guest money before deciding what reaches the owner.
BnBe works differently. Your Airbnb or booking-platform income is paid directly to your nominated payout account. We do not collect the guest revenue, hold it in a trust account and then send you what remains.
Our fees are based on the property and the support you need. Before work begins, you receive a clear proposal explaining what BnBe will handle, how our fee is calculated, which external costs are separate and which decisions still require your approval.
BnBe prepares tailored proposals for short-term rental owners across the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.
A single fixed package does not reflect the difference between properties.
A new Airbnb requiring complete setup, photography, listing creation and operating systems is different from an established holiday home with a reliable cleaner and working processes. A busy apartment with frequent short stays creates a different communication and turnover workload from a larger property with fewer, longer bookings.
BnBe considers the actual property and service scope rather than filling every proposal with tasks the owner does not need.
The fee may be influenced by:
The Free Property Assessment gives us enough information to recommend a suitable service scope and prepare a proposal.
You should understand the cost before agreeing to the service.
Your proposal will set out:
This allows you to assess the complete arrangement rather than comparing headline numbers that may cover different things.
Not every property will use every service below. These are the main cost areas that may appear in a short-term rental arrangement.
This is the fee for the Airbnb management support and operational coordination included in your agreement.
Depending on the approved scope, BnBe support may involve:
The proposal states which services are included. A service appearing on the website does not mean every task is automatically included in every owner’s fee.
Explore the complete service offering on our Holiday Rental Management Services page.
Some properties require additional work before ongoing support can begin.
This may include:
Your proposal will identify whether this work is included in the ongoing arrangement or priced separately. BnBe will not assume a mostly prepared property needs the same setup as a new launch.
Cleaning and turnover costs vary with property size, guest capacity, booking frequency, linen requirements and the standard of preparation required between stays.
Possible external costs include:
The proposal will explain who supplies the cleaning and linen, what BnBe coordinates and how each cost is paid.
Cleaning, linen, consumables and specialist work are separate unless the proposal specifically states that they are included. We do not hide variable third-party costs inside a vague promise that everything is covered.
Read more about Holiday Rental Cleaning, Linen and Turnover Coordination.
Locks fail, appliances wear out and properties need ongoing care regardless of who manages the bookings.
External property costs may include:
BnBe can coordinate approved work within the service scope, but the relevant supplier performs the work and charges for it under their own arrangement.
Major work and expenditure require owner approval unless an emergency spending authority has been agreed in advance. The proposal explains the approval process and how external supplier costs are handled.
See Holiday Rental Property Care and Maintenance for more information.
Some properties need better presentation before the listing can represent them properly.
Optional or external costs may include:
BnBe can recommend or coordinate agreed improvements. Purchases and paid supplier work require your approval and are separate unless specifically included in the proposal.
Airbnb and any other supported booking or pricing systems may charge their own platform, subscription, payment or service fees.
These charges are not BnBe fees. They are governed by the relevant platform or software provider and may change independently of BnBe.
Where platform fees or cleaning charges affect the basis used for a BnBe fee, the treatment will be stated clearly in the proposal. We will not leave you guessing which revenue figure a fee has been calculated against.
The booking platform pays guest revenue directly to the payout account nominated by the owner.
The basic flow is:
BnBe does not receive all booking income, deduct our fees and distribute the remainder to you. You retain direct visibility over the account, bookings and platform payouts.
For the complete owner-controlled process, visit How It Works.
Where GST applies, it will be clearly identified in the proposal and any applicable invoice.
The proposal will state whether quoted BnBe fees include GST or whether GST is added to the stated amount. External suppliers are responsible for showing their own GST treatment on their quotations and invoices.
This page does not provide tax advice. Owners should obtain advice from their accountant about GST, income tax and the tax treatment of short-term rental income and expenses.
Only if the proposal specifically says they are.
Cleaning is a variable property cost affected by the size of the home, booking frequency, guest capacity and turnover requirements. The proposal will explain:
This is more useful than assuming every property can be cleaned for the same amount.
Maintenance coordination may be included within the BnBe service scope. The actual trade, parts, repair and replacement costs are separate unless the proposal says otherwise.
BnBe will seek owner approval for major work or expenditure outside any emergency authority agreed in advance.
BnBe shapes the service around the property rather than requiring every owner to buy the same standard package.
The six service areas are shown separately so you can understand the work involved. In practice, they often connect. A guest-access problem may require communication, a locksmith and a future change to the check-in process. A cleaning complaint may reveal a turnover problem, a maintenance concern or an inaccurate listing.
The assessment identifies what should work together and what you can continue handling yourself.
No responsible Airbnb management business can guarantee that its fee will produce a particular income, occupancy level or financial return.
Results depend on the property, location, demand, pricing, availability, presentation, reviews, operating costs and the quality of the guest experience.
BnBe can improve the factors within the agreed service scope, including listing presentation, guest information, cleaning coordination, pricing support and property operations. We do not guarantee bookings, revenue or profit.
The owner should assess the proposal against the full cost of operating the property and their own goals.
The exact authority is recorded in your agreement, but the owner retains final control over:
An emergency spending limit can be agreed in advance so genuinely urgent issues can be handled without giving BnBe open-ended access to your money.
Start with a Free Property Assessment.
We will ask about:
You will then receive a proposal explaining the recommended scope, BnBe fees, applicable GST, separate property costs, approval process and the next steps.
The assessment is not a guaranteed-income appraisal, formal valuation, legal-compliance assessment or tax review.
The cheapest headline percentage is not necessarily the lowest total cost, and the highest percentage does not necessarily include everything a property needs.
The useful questions are:
BnBe answers those questions in the property proposal so you can decide based on the complete arrangement.
Explore our Holiday Rental Management Services, read How It Works or visit the Airbnb and Holiday Rental FAQs.
Prefer to speak with the team? Contact BnBe.
