Selecting cancellation policy for all listings in Airbnb

This article explains how to select cancellation policy for all listings in your account directly in Rentals United.

Note:

Airbnb is deprecating the "Super Strict 30" and "Super Strict 60" cancellation policies. You can continue using these policies for existing listings until September 15, 2026. After this date, Airbnb will automatically migrate all non-Luxe listings to the "Firm" cancellation policy. 

While adding a new listing to Airbnb, choose another cancellation policy option to avoid an error: "Unexpected error: Invalid cancellation policy".

Available cancellation policies

All Airbnb cancellation policies are listed in the Channel Settings tab. You can choose your one cancellation policy option that will be applied for all your account. Choose your cancellation policy from the list:

ID Name Description
0 Property specific Considers the policy set at the property level and checks it against available system options.
1 Flexible Guests can cancel at least 24 hours before check-in for a full refund.

If canceling after check-in, host will receive 100% for each night the guest stays, plus one additional night.
2 Moderate Guests can cancel at least five days before check-in for a full refund.

If canceling after that, host will receive 100% for each night the guest stays, plus one additional night, and 50% for all unspent nights.
7 Limited Guests who cancel 7-14 days before check-in get 50% back. After that, their trip is non-refundable.
6 Firm Guests can cancel at least 30 days before check-in for a full refund.

If canceling between seven and 30 days before check-in, host will receive 50% for all nights. If cancelled less than seven days before check-in, host will receive 100% for all nights.

If booked fewer than 30 days before check-in, guests can cancel within 48 hours of booking and at least 14 days before check-in for a full refund.

The cancellation policy terms differ depending on the length of stay or the property's location. Refer to this Airbnb Help Centre article for details about the cancellation policies and applied fees.

If you select a cancellation policy for which you're not eligible, you will see "Invalid cancellation policy" error in the Property Settings.

"Limited" cancellation policy restrictions

The "Limited" cancellation policy option is allowed in the listed countries:

  • Canada
  • Argentina
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
  • Poland
  • Turkey
  • Philippines
  • Morocco
  • South Africa
  • Chile
  • Colombia

Set cancellation policy

Step by step:

  1. In Rentals United account, open Channel Settings. Follow the steps here.

  2. Unfold the Cancellation Policy section. Select one of the cancellation policies available in the dropdown list.
    Airbnb channel settings cancellation policy
  3. Click the Save button.
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