How much does Sniffspot charge hosts?

This article is about the fees that Sniffspot charges to hosts. Guests do not pay any extra administrative fees to use Sniffspot. To learn how to set the price for your spot, go here. To learn how hosts get paid, go here.

There is no flat charge to host with Sniffspot. Sniffspot charges a commission on each booking or subscription to cover our costs. The total commission cost to hosts is usually 24.37% plus $0.22 per charge. Here is the breakdown of the charges:

  • Sniffspot Fees: 22% for Sniffspot operations and marketing (including Host Protection Insurance, customer service, web ops, etc.)
  • Payment Processing Fees: 2.37% for US-based cards, plus $0.22 per charge paid to the payment processor (Stripe) for credit card processing. Payment processing fees outside the US vary depending on country. You can see Stripe's full pricing list here.

There are a few ways that your fees could be different than this, mainly having to do with payment processing fees:

  • If a given reservation has multiple charges, the payment processing fee is 2.37% plus $0.22 per charge, so there could be multiple $0.22 charges on a given reservation.
  • If a guest modifies a reservation such that the total price is lower than the original reservation, Stripe does not refund payment processing fees for that difference, so the original payment processing fee based on the higher price will still be charged on the reservation.
  • For non-US cards, there could be higher payment processing fees. You can see Stripe's full pricing list here.
  • If a booking is made entirely using Sniffpass credit, Sniffspot will cover the payment processing fees with no charge to the host.
  • If a booking is made in part using Sniffpass credit, Sniffspot will cover the relevant portion of payment processing fees with a reduced charge to the host.

Here are some simple examples of how our fees work:

  • Let's say someone booked your spot for 1 dog and 1 hour and paid $10 total.
    • The Sniffspot fee would be $2.20 ($10 * 22%).
    • The payment processing fee would be $0.457 ($10 * 2.37% + $0.22) (assuming it is a US-based card).
    • The host net earnings would be $7.34 ($10 - $2.20 - $0.457).
  • Let's say someone booked your spot for 2 dogs and 1 hour and paid $15 total.
    • The Sniffspot fee would be $3.30 ($15 * 22%).
    • The payment processing fee would be $0.5755 ($15 * 2.37% + $0.22) (assuming it is a US-based card).
    • The host net earnings would be $11.1245 ($15 - $3.30 - $0.5755).

As a host, you can see all of your earnings in your account on your reservation page here. If you would like a detailed reporting of your earnings, you can email support@sniffspot.com and ask for it.

Notes for non-US based hosts:

  • All of our prices are in USD, and we do not support additional currencies at this time. If you are an international host, make sure to keep in mind when you set prices that you are setting them in USD. The prices on your spot will show in USD, and your guests will pay in USD. We hope to be able to support additional currencies in the future.
  • Stripe charges a fee for monthly payouts that is $2.25 + 0.25% of the earnings amount. Monthly payouts will be net of this amount, and this amount is not reflected in your accounting earnings page.

Hosts have complete control over their pricing. You can learn more about how hosts get paid here. 

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