What you keep after Booking.com’s commission
Booking.com charges a commission set in your contract, on the room rate plus any fees you add. Enter your rate to see your payout per night, next to Airbnb and Vrbo at the same price.
Prices checked 15 November 2026.
Booking.com doesn’t publish one rate: it depends on your country, property type and contract, and rises if you join Preferred Partner or Visibility Booster. We start at 15%, a commonly reported figure. Your rate is in the extranet under Finance.
Platforms in the EU and UK usually add VAT to their fee unless you’re VAT-registered and account for it yourself.
What you keep on Booking.com at 15%
Your payout per night
82.00
Fee per night
18.00
including VAT on the fee
The same 100.00 a night on each site
Airbnb at 15.5%81.40
Vrbo at 12%85.60
Booking.com at 15%82.00
Payout = price × (1 − fee × (1 + VAT)). Works in any currency. Source: Booking.com Partner Help, understanding your commission, checked 15 Nov 2026.
Joining Preferred Partner or Visibility Booster raises the commission on bookings they bring. To see what software costs on top of these fees, use the cost calculator.
Questions about Booking.com fees
Booking.com doesn’t publish one rate. It depends on your country, property type and contract, and your rate is in the extranet under Finance. 15% is a commonly reported figure for vacation rentals.
On the total booking amount: the room rate plus any extra fees you charge, such as cleaning or service fees.
At the same nightly price, a 15% Booking.com commission leaves slightly more than Airbnb’s 15.5% host fee, and Vrbo’s 12% leaves more again. Guests on Vrbo also pay a service fee, so the price they see is higher.
Booking.com says a higher rate on a statement usually means you take part in a marketing programme such as Preferred Partner or Visibility Booster.