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I found a place on Airbnb that goes for $90 a day or $1,000 a month. Since I need it for a month, it is going to cost me $1,000.

However, there is a possibility that I might have to leave little bit earlier. According to cancellation policies, host now has two options:

(1) accept the changes and enforce the cancellation policy or (2) accept the changes and only charge for the actual nights stayed

Am I understanding correctly that if my host chooses option 2 (and why wouldn't he?), my total is going to increase from $1,000 to 27 * $90 = $2,430. Reservation price calculator seems to confirm it: just one extra day makes the total go down by almost $1,500.

Can I really be asked to pay more if I stay less?

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There's a simple third option -- don't change your booking. You've booked it for a month, so it's yours for a month, it's not the host's problem if you leave before the full month is up.

lambshaanxy
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You are required to pay for the nights that you book, not the nights that you sleep at the reservation. Think of the reverse scenario, if you don't know if you will actually sleep at a hotel, is it fair that you ask them to reserve it for 3 nights, and only charge you for the nights you stay there? Of course not. In the same manner, they can't enforce how much you choose use the room, just how long you can use it for.

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