How do you choose a cancellation policy for your listing?

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Choose Flexible, Moderate or Strict in your listing editor under Cancellation Policy > Your Policy. The policy decides how much a guest gets back if they cancel, and guests see its name on your listing page before they book.

Compare the policies

PolicyRefund of the nights to the guest
FlexibleFull refund if the guest cancels at least 24 hours before check-in.
ModerateFull refund if the guest cancels at least 7 days before check-in.
Strict50% refund if the guest cancels at least 7 days before check-in.

Times are counted from your listing's local check-in time (3:00 PM if you have not set one). All the details and examples are on the Cancellation Policies page.

Whatever the policy:

  • Additional-guest fees follow the same rules as the nights.
  • Cleaning fee: refunded to the guest if the booking is cancelled before check-in, not after.
  • Local taxes: where they were charged, they are refunded when the guest cancels.
  • Service Fee: non-refundable to the guest when the guest cancels; it is JWguest's fee, not part of your price.
  • Only our Guest Refund Policy can override your cancellation policy, for example when a guest reports a serious problem with the accommodation within 12 hours of check-in.

Which one suits you? A Flexible policy reassures guests who are planning far ahead, for example for a convention. A Strict policy protects you more if a late cancellation would leave your home empty.

How to set your policy

Here's a step-by-step guide:

Open your listing: in the Personal Area bar, click Listings, then Manage Listing (1) next to the listing.

Listings page, Manage Listing

Open Cancellation Policy: select Cancellation Policy in the menu on the left.

Choose Your Policy (1): pick Flexible, Moderate or Strict from the list.

Cancellation Policy, Your Policy

Important: If you cancel a confirmed booking, the guest gets a full refund, Service Fee included, and you may have to pay a cancellation fee and face other penalties. See Steps for Hosts to Cancel a Booking.

Related articles: Cancel your booking · Update your listing · Set minimum and maximum stay and availability rules

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Choose Flexible, Moderate or Strict in your listing editor under Cancellation Policy > Your Policy. The policy decides how much a guest gets back if they cancel, and guests see its name on your listing page before they book.

Compare the policies

  • Flexible: full refund of the nights if the guest cancels at least 24 hours before check-in.
  • Moderate: full refund of the nights if the guest cancels at least 7 days before check-in.
  • Strict: 50% refund of the nights if the guest cancels at least 7 days before check-in.

Times are counted from your listing's local check-in time (3:00 PM if you have not set one). All the details are on the Cancellation Policies page.

Whatever the policy: additional-guest fees follow the same rules as the nights; the cleaning fee is refunded to the guest if the booking is cancelled before check-in, not after; local taxes, where charged, are refunded when the guest cancels; the Service Fee is non-refundable to the guest when the guest cancels. Only our Guest Refund Policy can override your cancellation policy.

How to set your policy on your phone

Here's a step-by-step guide:

Open your listing: tap the menu (three lines, top right), then Listings in the black Personal Area bar, then Manage Listing (1).

Listings page on a phone

Open the editor menu: tap Edit your listing (the icon with lines, at the top) and tap Cancellation Policy.

Listing editor menu on a phone

Tap Your Policy (1) and choose Flexible, Moderate or Strict.

Cancellation Policy on a phone

Important: If you cancel a confirmed booking, the guest gets a full refund, Service Fee included, and you may have to pay a cancellation fee and face other penalties. See Steps for Hosts to Cancel a Booking.

Related articles: Cancel your booking · Update your listing · Set minimum and maximum stay and availability rules

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