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I've had hotel fees in the hundreds of dollars, it's not uncommon.

But I do agree, the fees are generally a higher percentage.

Don't forget "resort fees".

Good point! I just stayed at a hotel in hollywood and was charged $20/day "destination charge" and I've had similar resort charges at hotels in hawaii. Hotels are no better than airbnb with these extra fees.

You only really see that in the US (as far as I know).

You may encounter a city tax of a couple Euro in most European cities as an add on, but nothing in the range of dozens of Euro.

I think it's nothing less than a scam and should be made illegal. Period.

The "cleaning fees" on Airbnb are super reminiscent of the the "shipping fees" on early 2000s e-bay. The only difference is that it was a somewhat fresh concept with e-bay. The people who built Airbnb should know better.