{"id":1462,"date":"2025-06-18T04:35:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2025-06-26T03:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:49:49","slug":"airbnb-security-deposit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/airbnb-security-deposit\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set a Security Deposit for Your Airbnb Listing via Hostex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most hosts are not allowed to charge security deposits, either through our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/help\/article\/3591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resolution Center<\/a>\u00a0or outside the Airbnb platform. To address damage or accidents that happen during a stay, Airbnb offers top-to-bottom protection through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/help\/article\/3142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AirCover for Hosts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Airbnb allows\u00a0select software-connected hosts\u00a0(like those using Hostex) to set a security deposit\u00a0off-platform\u00a0under specific conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The deposit must be\u00a0disclosed to the guest at checkout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It must be clearly indicated in the\u00a0designated fee field\u00a0before booking is confirmed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The guest will be informed that they are subject to a security deposit as part of the reservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As a trusted Airbnb software partner,&nbsp;<strong>Hostex allows you to set a security deposit amount<\/strong>&nbsp;that will automatically be displayed during guest checkout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Set the Security Deposit in Hostex<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these simple steps to set the security deposit for any Airbnb listing connected to your Hostex account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/app\/properties\/properties\">Properties<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0section in your Hostex dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the\u00a0property\u00a0linked to your Airbnb listing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the right-hand side, you&#8217;ll see all listings under this room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Airbnb listing<\/strong>\u00a0you want to edit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the\u00a0<strong>Security Deposit<\/strong>\u00a0field and enter your desired amount.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-1024x524.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once saved, the deposit will appear as part of the guest\u2019s booking details, clearly disclosed before checkout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-hostex-support-center wp-block-embed-hostex-support-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5iNMEHciZZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/security-deposit\/\">How Do I Collect Security Deposits via Hostex?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How Do I Collect Security Deposits via Hostex?&#8221; &#8212; Hostex Support Center\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/security-deposit\/embed\/#?secret=W6dR1XfZYK#?secret=5iNMEHciZZ\" data-secret=\"5iNMEHciZZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most hosts are not allowed to charge security deposits, either through our\u00a0Resolution Center\u00a0or outside the Airbnb platform. To address damage or accidents that happen during a stay, Airbnb offers top-to-bottom protection through\u00a0AirCover for Hosts. However, Airbnb allows\u00a0select software-connected hosts\u00a0(like those using Hostex) to set a security deposit\u00a0off-platform\u00a0under specific conditions: As a trusted Airbnb software partner,&nbsp;Hostex [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airbnb-faqs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1462"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1476,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1462\/revisions\/1476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}