Spotahome would appear to provide a competitive alternative to AirBnb and similar sites. However,…read morethey levy an extortionate booking fee of over 50%(!) on a month long booking, and this is charged even if you cancel the booking within 24 hours. Their FAQ does not explicitly disclose this, and they are unwilling to make good faith exceptions. Spotahome is based in Spain, and governed by EU regulations. Note, however, that were a company to charge a fee of 50% in the U.S., this would be considered extreme and not survive a legal challenge. AirBnb has its own issues, but they are more transparent about fees, and you can also be assured that you'll never be hit with a 600 fee on an 1,100 booking! I recommend steering clear of Spotahome completely. Recommendation: Avoid! If you're in Portugal, consider idealista.pt instead - but when dealing with a landlord, get everything in writing!

We had some concerns about the apartment we booked and cancelled our reservation after paying 1st…read moremonths rent and spotahome fee, however, we spoke to landlord directly and those concerns were addressed, we asked spotahome if we could keep our reservation after about an hour after we cancelled it. They assured us our reservation was not cancelled after all and since we paid, it was secured. ...Then they proceeded to keep the reservation cancelled so that we would have to make another and pay their fee a second time, not only that, they kept sending the same exact auto message on whatsapp reassuring us that it was not cancelled and it was confirmed regardless of the questions we asked via email, whatsapp, and on their website directly while adding their fee for a second time to the online booking. See image of added fees, confirmation message, and cancelled booking.

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