Hipcamp and our community of Hipcampers subscribe to the idea that we should Leave no Trace, and if we do leave a trace, we should always leave things better. That said, we wouldn't recommend charging a Cleaning Fee for your Cabin & Lodging unless you clean linens or otherwise bring in a professional cleaning service between bookings.
We know hosting Hipcampers cabins and shelters may require a bit more care than usual, so we do allow our hosts to add a cleaning fee to these Units. Here's a rundown of how it works:
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The fee is incurred per booking, not per night
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The fee can only be applied to structures (Cabin & Lodging)
- If you have Units that aren't structures and state a cleaning fee in your rules, please check our guide here: Can I charge fines to campers who break rules?
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Hipcamp takes a commission on the fee
To add the fee to your structure, follow these steps:
- Head to your Property page
- Click on Unit Pricing & Capacity to navigate to the setting
- Scroll down until you see Would you like to add a cleaning fee?
- Select Yes and select the amount
- Select Done at the bottom
Once you save your changes, any new bookings for this site will incur the cleaning fee. Keep in mind if this is an established site with bookings made previous to your update, those already-confirmed bookings will not incur the fee as they were guaranteed prior to the fee's existence.