Soon You Won’t Have to Do Dishes at an Airbnb (Unless You Really Want To) - CNET
You’re checking out in an hour, and there’s a pile of dishes. If it’s an Airbnb, don’t worry about it. The lodging platform recently updated its policy about what hosts can ask guests to do, and some cleaning chores are now off the list.
In the Reasonable House Rules and requests page on its website, Airbnb says hosts cannot “ask guests to complete tasks that require significant effort or time, or would typically be performed by a cleaner, including stripping the bed, taking trash offsite, or washing and putting away dishes.”
Airbnb said there could be exceptions — “We understand every home is unique” — such as asking guests to limit water use if there are local restrictions due to drought, or to put trash in a bear-proof container at a woodsy lodging.
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