Airbnb bans making guests do dishes and take out the trash

October 21, 2026 Stevie Bonifield

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Checking out of your next Airbnb might be less of a hassle now that the company is banning hosts from including time-consuming chores in their house rules. Airbnb's updated house rules policy, which starts with reservations booked on or after November 20th, says hosts can't ask guests to "complete tasks that require significant effort or time, or would typically be performed by a cleaner." According to Airbnb, that includes:

  • Dishes: Guests shouldn't be asked to wash and put away dishes, but you can ask them to put used dishes in the sink.
  • Laundry: Guests shouldn't be asked to remove sheets from the bed or start a load of laundry, but yo …

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