Keep this card on your phone or print it for checkout morning. It lists the four checkout requests a host can still make and the four chores a host can no longer require, for reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026 (official Help Center). One line on the card gives you a reply to use when a host asks for a banned chore anyway.
Guest checkout card: bookings on or after November 20, 2026
Do these four (allowed requests, official Help Center)
- Put used dishes in the sink
- Gather used towels in one place
- Sort trash and recycling into the indoor bins provided
- Lock up when you leave
Skip these four
- Strip the beds (banned, official Help Center)
- Wash and put away the dishes (banned, official Help Center)
- Start a load of laundry (banned, official Help Center)
- Take trash off the property (banned, official Help Center)
If your host asks anyway, say this: Thanks for the note. My booking falls under the checkout rules in place from November 20, 2026, so I will stick to the allowed steps on this card. Your cleaning team can cover the rest.
Report it
- Screenshot the host ask and save your booking confirmation showing the booking date
- Report the request from inside the listing
- Contact Airbnb support from the reservation help flow and attach the screenshots
Booking date reminder: this card covers reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026. Find the date on your booking confirmation. That date decides which checkout rules apply to your stay.
When this card applies
This card applies to reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026. Airbnb states the cutoff directly in the policy text (official policy article). Reservations booked earlier follow the checkout terms shown in the listing at the time of booking. The four allowed requests and the four banned chores on the card come from the same official source (official Help Center). Read the source text in Airbnb's Reasonable house rules and requests article (official policy article).
House rules and requests must be disclosed in the designated section of the listing at booking time. A host cannot add new requests after booking by message, signs in the home, or in person (official policy article).
The full reporting path, with evidence steps for each stage of a trip, is in Host Asked You to Do Banned Chores? What to Do Next. The guest overview is on the home page. For the morning itself, the checkout morning plan turns this card into a timed routine built around your checkout time.
Last checked against Airbnb's official policy article: October 23, 2026.