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What are platform fees costing you?
Pick your platform, drag the sliders to roughly match your year, and see what would've stayed in your account with direct bookings on Hostcation instead. All the assumptions stay on screen — no sign-up needed.
Your situation
Slide it. See what you'd keep.
140 nights
£135
Assumes a 18.6% effective Airbnb fee (15.5% host fee + 20% UK VAT). 15.5% host fee + 20% UK VAT (≈18.6%). Tick “VAT-registered” to drop it to 15.5%. Hostcation cost includes the £10/property/month annual plan plus standard Stripe processing (~1.5% + 20p per booking, UK).
You'd keep an extra
£3,103
per year, per property
Airbnb fees today
£3,515
Hostcation total
£413
That's about £66 back in your pocket on every booking.
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