How much does Sniffspot charge hosts?
Sniffspot does not charge any up-front or monthly hosting fees.
Instead, Sniffspot deducts fees from host earnings.
For most US bookings, the total fees include:
- 22% Sniffspot fee
- Payment processing fees, when applicable*
- 2.37% payment processing fee
- $0.22 per charge
* Payment processing fees are waived for bookings made with Membership credits.
Hosts keep the remaining earnings from each booking.
To learn how to set pricing for your spot, go here.
To learn how hosts get paid, go here.
What host fees support
Host fees help support:
- Marketing that brings guests to Sniffspot
- Host Protection Insurance
- Customer support for you and for your guests
- Payment processing
- Improving and maintaining the Sniffspot platform
- Safe and secure payment processing
Example booking
If a guest books your spot for $10 total:
- Sniffspot fee (22%): $2.20
- Payment processing fee (~2.37% + $0.22): approximately $0.46
- Host earnings: approximately $7.34
If a guest books your spot for $15 total:
- Sniffspot fee (22%): $3.30
- Payment processing fee (~2.37% + $0.22): approximately $0.58
- Host earnings: approximately $11.12
Standard host fees
Sniffspot fee: 22%
This fee supports Sniffspot operations, marketing, Host Protection Insurance, customer support, and the platform itself.
Payment processing fee: typically 2.37% + $0.22 per charge
Payment processing fees are charged by Stripe to process card payments.
For most cards, the fee is:
- 2.37% of the transaction amount for U.S. cards, or
- 3.87% of the transaction amount for non-U.S. cards, and
- $0.22 each time a card charge is processed.
Situations where fees may vary
Multiple charges on one reservation
If a reservation includes multiple separate charges, the $0.22 payment processing fee applies to each charge processed.
Reservation modifications
If a reservation is modified to a lower total after payment has already been processed, Stripe does not refund the original payment processing fee on the removed amount.
This means the original processing fee may still apply even if the reservation total decreases.
International cards
Payment processing fees are typically 3.87% + $.22 per charge for non-US cards.
Membership credits
If a booking is paid entirely using Sniffspot Membership credits, Sniffspot covers the payment processing fees with no charge to the host.
If a booking is paid partially using membership credits, Sniffspot covers the corresponding portion of the payment processing fees.
Tracking your earnings
Hosts can view earnings directly from the Reservations tab in your host account.
If you would like more detailed earnings reporting, you can contact us for additional reporting information.
Notes for international hosts
Pricing is currently in USD
All Sniffspot pricing is currently listed in USD.
If you are an international host:
- Your pricing will appear in USD.
- Guests will pay in USD.
- Payouts will be based on USD earnings.
Please keep this in mind when setting your prices.
We hope to support additional currencies in the future.
International payout fees
Stripe charges additional fees for some international monthly payouts.
These fees are currently:
- $2.25
- plus 0.25% of the payout amount
Monthly payouts will be sent net of these fees.
These payout fees are not currently reflected on the earnings page.
Hosts control their pricing
Hosts have complete control over their pricing and availability.
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