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Booking.com and Airbnb commission calculator
Booking.com usually takes 10–25% of every booking, most often about 15%. From 13 October 2026 Airbnb charges most hosts in Croatia 15.5%, or about 19.4% with VAT for hosts on the flat-rate scheme. How many nights a year do you work for the platform? Enter your average nightly rate, nights booked per year and the commission rate.
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18 nights
That’s how many of your 120 nights a year you work for the platform, about €1,440.
A website from €399 pays for itself once guests book 34 nights directly.
See a website from €399A rough estimate for comparison. Actual commission depends on the platform and your contract.
What the platforms take
The rate depends on the platform and your contract. You can see your exact rate in your account on the platform. Figures checked: October 2026.
How much does Booking.com take?
Booking.com takes a commission on every booking. The rate depends on the country, the type of property and the programmes you take part in, usually between 10 and 25%, most often around 15%. Preferred Partner and Visibility Booster raise it. Genius leaves the rate as it is, but the discount you give guests lowers what you earn per night. Your rate is in your contract and in the Extranet (Booking.com: understanding our commission).
How much does Airbnb take?
From 13 October 2026 Airbnb charges hosts in Croatia, as in the rest of the EEA, a single fee too (Airbnb: simplifying service fees): 15.5% of the booking for most hosts, all of it paid by the host. It is worked out on the nightly rate and the fees you set, such as cleaning. Guests no longer pay a fee of their own, so it is worth recalculating your Airbnb prices. Until then most hosts paid around 3% and the guest paid the rest. What you pay shows in your earnings and payouts (Airbnb: service fees). If you used to pay 3%, raise your Airbnb price by about 15% to keep the same per night. Guests pay roughly what they did before, because they no longer pay a fee of their own. Flat-rate hosts need about 19%.
What do flat-rate hosts really pay?
Hosts in Croatia on the flat-rate scheme (paušalisti) also pay 25% VAT on a foreign platform’s commission, which they usually can’t deduct. So 15% commission really costs 18.75%, and Airbnb’s 15.5% about 19.4%. The “flat-rate host” box in the calculator includes it.
| Platform | Commission | With 25% VAT (flat-rate host) | Who pays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booking.com | 10–25%, most often about 15% | about 18.75% (at 15%) | the host |
| Airbnb until 12 Oct 2026 | about 3% for the host, plus the guest fee | about 3.75% (host’s part) | host their part, guest their fee |
| Airbnb from 13 Oct 2026 | 15.5% | about 19.4% | the host, all of it |
How we work it out
Nights for the platform are your nights per year multiplied by the commission rate. The amount is the average nightly rate multiplied by the nights and the commission rate.
For example: at €80 a night, 120 nights a year and 15% commission, 18 nights go to the platform, about €1,440 a year. The platform takes €12 on every night, so a €399 website pays for itself after 34 nights that guests book directly.
If you tick “flat-rate host”, the calculator adds 25% VAT to the commission: 15% becomes 18.75%, and 15.5% about 19.4%.
It’s a rough estimate for comparison. Actual commission depends on the platform and your contract.
How to pay less commission
Every night a guest books directly with you is one commission less. At €80 a night and 15% commission that is €12 a night, or €15 for a flat-rate host paying VAT.
Booking.com and Airbnb listing makeover
- Returning guestsA happy guest comes back, and the second time they do not need Booking.com. If they find you directly, a week at €80 a night means €84 that stays with you.
- GoogleA guest who types the name of your apartment or your town should find your website, not only the listing. If they find only the listing, they book through the platform and you pay commission.
- RecommendationsYour guests’ friends get a link to your website, not to the listing. Every one of those bookings is all yours.
Common questions
Is the result exact?
Not to the euro: it’s a rough estimate for comparison. Actual commission depends on the platform and your contract.
What does Airbnb take from 13 October 2026?
For most hosts in Croatia, 15.5% of the booking, and the host pays all of it; guests no longer pay a fee of their own. On the flat-rate scheme you add 25% VAT, about 19.4% in total. In the calculator choose “Airbnb 15.5%” and tick “flat-rate host”.
How much should I raise my Airbnb price after 13 October 2026?
If you used to pay 3%, raise it by about 15%: you used to keep 97% of the price and now keep 84.5%, and 97 / 84.5 = 1.148. Flat-rate hosts, who also pay 25% VAT on the commission, need about 19%. Guests pay roughly what they did before, because they no longer pay a fee of their own.
Should I leave Booking.com and Airbnb?
No. Booking.com and Airbnb keep bringing new guests. Your own website works alongside them, for the guests who are already looking for you: people who come back, people who find you on Google and people someone recommended you to.
What does my own website cost?
From €399, with the first year of hosting. After that €99 a year for hosting and any changes you need. You pay only after you approve the design. More on Websites for holiday rentals.
Does the calculator send my numbers anywhere?
No. Everything is worked out in your browser, and the numbers you enter are never stored or sent.
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