European Alternatives to Airbnb
Looking for a European alternative to Airbnb? Airbnb, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, so guests and hosts who want a European company as their contract partner look elsewhere, and hosts who rely on one marketplace for bookings, reviews and calendar often want a second channel.
The European platforms below include metasearch (HomeToGo), a Munich portal with published host fees (Holidu), curated homes (Plum Guide), regional specialists and a mid-term rental platform. Airbnb is stronger on global reach and on private-room and city stays.
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9 European Alternatives to Airbnb
Holidu
Munich rental portal with a published 3% to 6% host fee
HomeToGo
Berlin metasearch across millions of holiday home listings
Plum Guide
London platform for hand-picked homes with a 3% host fee
Interhome
Swiss holiday home agency with an owner portal
Natuurhuisje
Dutch booking platform for nature holiday homes
Sykes Cottages
Chester-based holiday cottage site with 25,000+ properties
atraveo
Holiday home portal that distributes owners' listings widely
Casamundo
Berlin booking site for holiday homes and apartments
Spotahome
Madrid platform for mid- and long-term furnished rentals
Key takeaways
- Airbnb, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, and for most activity by users in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK the Terms of Service name Airbnb Ireland UC in Dublin as contracting entity under Irish law.
- Airbnb's help centre states a host fee of 15.5% for most hosts on the single fee structure, and a guest service fee of 14.1% to 16.5% on the split structure, where most hosts pay 3%.
- Airbnb describes the single fee as mandatory for hosts who use property management software and for traditional hospitality listings, and says a host cannot switch back after migrating.
- Holidu lists Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo among the channels it distributes to, so a Holidu listing adds a European channel without removing Airbnb.
- HomeToGo, Casamundo, Interhome and atraveo form one group, so four of the nine European alternatives here share an owner and can show the same properties.
Why people leave Airbnb
Airbnb, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco and runs the marketplace where many people first look for a private room, a city flat or a holiday home. For European users the contract is not simply American. According to the Terms of Service for European Users (last updated 5 February 2026), most activity is contracted with Airbnb Ireland UC at 25 North Wall Quay in Dublin, under Irish law, with consumers able to sue in their own courts.
The same terms name other entities for other products. Certain hotels and traditional accommodations are contracted with Airbnb Travel, LLC in San Francisco, listings marked Luxury Retreats with a Canadian company in Montreal, and services and experiences with Airbnb Beyond Limited in Dublin.
Airbnb also says it does not own, control, offer or manage any listing and is not a party to the contract between host and guest, so the European entity is a platform operator, not a landlord or a travel agent.
People who look beyond Airbnb rarely start with the legal schedule. They start with the fee line on a payout, with a calendar they cannot fill from a second source, or with a wish to have a European company as the owner of the platform that holds their guests, reviews and earnings. The site footer still reads Airbnb, Inc.
- The host fee is moving to one larger charge Airbnb's help centre describes two fee structures for home stays, split and single, and says it is moving all home hosts to the single fee. Under it, the whole fee comes out of the host payout: most hosts pay 15.5% and the rest typically 14% to 16%. After a host has switched, the help page says there is no way back. Against a split fee where most hosts paid 3%, that is a different business to run.
- Some hosts have no choice of structure The single fee is described as mandatory for most hosts, including traditional hospitality listings such as hotels and serviced apartments, hosts who use property management software, and hosts in countries that apply it. A host who connects property management software to Airbnb is therefore placed on the single fee, so check the fee structure before connecting a channel manager.
- Guests pay on top under the split structure Where the split fee still applies, the help page gives a guest service fee of 14.1% to 16.5% of the booking subtotal, higher for cross-currency bookings. The nightly price a guest sees is therefore a poor guide to what they pay, which is one reason hosts and guests both look for platforms that publish a single clear number.
- Calendar, reviews and payouts sit in one place Airbnb Payments collects the money and deducts what a host owes from the payout, reviews are governed by Airbnb's own Reviews Policy, and the messaging happens on the platform. A host who relies on that single system for bookings has no second source of guests, and a dispute with the platform touches everything at once.
What you have to replace, not just match
The first thing to replace is demand, and no European tool on this page matches Airbnb on it. Airbnb is stronger on global reach and on private-room and city stays, and a host who leaves loses the traffic along with the tooling. For most hosts, therefore, the realistic plan is to add a European channel before taking anything away.
The second thing is the operating layer. Airbnb collects payment, messages guests, applies a cancellation policy chosen by the host and publishes the host damage protection terms. Holidu covers part of that with a channel manager, dynamic pricing, guest messages and online check-in.
Interhome's myhome portal handles pricing, and an agency model means HHD AG, not the owner, contracts with the guest. atraveo and HomeToGo bring distribution, and the HomeToGo group, which includes Casamundo, Interhome and atraveo, is best treated as one network rather than four independent ones.
The third is the rule set. Airbnb's terms link a policy on pricing and payment transparency and a policy on limiting host-imposed contracts, both about what a host may do outside the platform. Read them before you list the same home elsewhere at a different price or ask guests to book direct, because both policies describe what a host may do outside the platform.
The alternatives compared
| Position | Tool | Headquarters | Pricing | Jurisdiction |
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| #1 | Holidu | Munich, Germany | Holidu Fee 6% per booking (as low as 3%); channel commission from 15%; onboarding fee from €90 | EU (Germany) |
| #2 | HomeToGo | Berlin, Germany | Free for guests; hosts pay 15% per booking or an annual subscription | EU (Germany) |
| #3 | Plum Guide | London, United Kingdom | Host fee 3% per booking plus taxes; one-time joining fee of £300 | United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| #4 | Interhome | Glattbrugg, Switzerland | See website | Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| #5 | Natuurhuisje | Breda, Netherlands | See website | EU (Netherlands) |
| #6 | Sykes Cottages | Chester, United Kingdom | See website | United Kingdom (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| #7 | atraveo | Berlin, Germany | See website | EU (Germany) |
| #8 | Casamundo | Berlin, Germany | See website | EU (Germany) |
| #9 | Spotahome | Madrid, Spain | Landlord fee from 8% per booking; no subscription | EU (Spain) |
How each alternative compares to Airbnb
Best for: Hosts in Germany and neighbouring markets who want fees stated up front and a channel manager
Munich-based Holidu GmbH competes with Airbnb mainly on how it prices. Airbnb is moving home hosts to one fee, 15.5% for most, deducted from the payout. Holidu splits the charge into a Holidu Fee of 6% that can fall to 3% through exclusivity and growth discounts and a channel commission from 15% that covers payment cost and booking fees on Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and other portals, plus a one-time onboarding fee from €90, all excluding VAT.
Because Airbnb sits among the channels Holidu distributes to, Holidu is a second channel rather than an exit. The host side bundles dynamic pricing, a channel manager, guest messages and online check-in, and free professional photography is listed. Guests find a smaller inventory than on Airbnb, and the lowest fee needs exclusivity, so check what that means for keeping an Airbnb listing.
What Holidu does better than Airbnb
- Both fee layers are published on one pricing page, including the lower tier
- The contracting entity is a named German company in the EU
- Channel manager, pricing and online check-in come in one host tool
- Professional photography is listed as included
Where Holidu is a step down from Airbnb
- A smaller guest inventory than Airbnb
- The lowest fee needs an exclusive listing, so check how it fits with staying on Airbnb
- Portal bookings carry a channel commission from 15%, close to Airbnb's own single fee
Standout against Airbnb. Holidu publishes both fee layers on one pricing page, one for the platform and one for the channel, which makes the cost of each booking source easier to see.
Best for: Guests who want to compare many European holiday homes before choosing where to book
HomeToGo is a Berlin metasearch where guests pay nothing for the search, according to its terms. That differs from Airbnb's split fee, under which the help centre puts the guest service fee at 14.1% to 16.5% of the booking subtotal. The money question moves to the provider's booking page, where each provider applies its own price and terms.
Hosts pay 15% per booking or an annual subscription whose prices were not on the page we opened, and the terms say providers who pay no remuneration are not listed. HomeToGo says it is not the service provider for the stays, so a guest with a complaint goes to the provider, with no single support partner. The parent HomeToGo SE is listed in Frankfurt, and Casamundo, Interhome and atraveo are group brands.
What HomeToGo does better than Airbnb
- Free for guests, according to its terms
- One search reaches listings from many providers, not one marketplace
- The Berlin contracting entity and Frankfurt-listed parent are named
- Some listings offer direct booking with the provider
Where HomeToGo is a step down from Airbnb
- No single support partner, because HomeToGo is not the service provider
- Only paying providers appear, which shapes the results
- Group listings overlap across HomeToGo, Casamundo, Interhome and atraveo
Standout against Airbnb. HomeToGo is a broad European search for guests, but it says it is not the service provider for the stays.
Best for: Hosts with high-quality homes and travellers who want vetted stays, not an open marketplace
Plum Guide, run by Plu&m Limited in London, trades breadth for selection. Homes are chosen rather than open to all, and the host page says about 75% of bookings come through the matchmaking team. Hosts pay 3% per booking plus taxes and a one-time joining fee of £300 (or €300 or $400), charged after the first booking is checked in.
The 3% looks similar to the host side of Airbnb's split fee, but the two are not equivalent: Airbnb also charges guests 14.1% to 16.5% under its split structure, so compare what a guest pays in total on each. Under its terms Plum Guide provides an introduction service, and hosts decide whether to accept a request. The selection is much narrower than Airbnb, the joining fee applies to every listing, and the UK sits outside the EEA.
What Plum Guide does better than Airbnb
- A published 3% host fee, against Airbnb's single fee of 15.5% for most hosts
- Homes are hand-picked, which suits guests who dislike sifting through listings
- Instant-book guests are ID-verified through Onfido
- A matchmaking team handles most bookings
Where Plum Guide is a step down from Airbnb
- A narrow selection compared with Airbnb
- A £300 joining fee on top of the booking fee
- The operating company is in the UK, outside the EEA
Standout against Airbnb. Plum Guide is the curated option here, where homes are selected rather than open to all.
Best for: Owners who prefer an agency to run the letting and guests who want an agent as contract partner
Interhome inverts the Airbnb arrangement. Airbnb says it is not a party to host-guest contracts and not a travel agency, whereas Interhome's imprint says HHD AG acts as travel agent for its rentals, so the guest contracts with HHD AG rather than with the owner. The owner works through the myhome portal, which offers dynamic pricing.
HHD AG is a Swiss company and the imprint states it belongs to the HomeToGo Group, with data sharing within the group in section 3.3.3. A referral scheme pays 10% extra commission on bookings made through a shared link, but standard owner commission was not on the pages opened. Switzerland is outside the EU, so check the transfer terms before listing.
What Interhome does better than Airbnb
- The guest has a single contracting partner with a commercial register number
- An agency handles the letting, where Airbnb leaves it to the host
- The imprint names a contact for Digital Services Act matters
Where Interhome is a step down from Airbnb
- Owner commission was not verified on the pages opened
- The owner is not the contract partner, which takes control from them
- Group data sharing with HomeToGo and sister sites
Standout against Airbnb. Interhome names the agency, HHD AG, not the owner, as the guest's contract partner.
Best for: Dutch and nearby travellers, and landlords of cabins and cottages in nature
Natuurhuisje B.V. in Breda only lists nature holiday homes, a narrower field than Airbnb's mix of private rooms, city flats and houses. Landlords use a dashboard for bookings, calendar and promotions, and guests chat directly with the landlord. The site runs in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and Italy.
The company is identified by Chamber of Commerce number 83200576, and the privacy notice names Nature.House B.V. as joint controller. Coverage is strongest in the Netherlands, landlord fees were not verified, and the terms were a PDF we could not read as text, so a landlord should read them before listing. City apartments are outside its focus.
What Natuurhuisje does better than Airbnb
- A clear specialism, so guests searching for nature stays find only those
- A register number and registered office named in the privacy notice
- Direct chat between guest and landlord
- A landlord dashboard with promotions
Where Natuurhuisje is a step down from Airbnb
- Fewer properties and a thinner map outside the Netherlands
- No city or private-room stays
- Landlord fees not verified
Standout against Airbnb. Natuurhuisje lists only nature homes, on sites for five countries.
Best for: UK and Irish holidaymakers who want cottage rentals from an established agency
Sykes Cottages Ltd in Chester covers cottages, lodges, parks and group accommodation, mostly in the UK and Ireland, and is no replacement for Airbnb on the continent. The homepage claims more than 30 years in UK self-catering and over 25,000 properties, both of which are the company's own figures.
The privacy notice gives company number 4469189, names the Forge Holiday Group and lists 19 trading names. The investor page lists accounts for Priestholm TopCo Ltd and Priestholm MidCo Ltd, and the owners behind them are not named. Owner commission and guest fees were not published on the pages opened, and the UK is outside the EEA.
What Sykes Cottages does better than Airbnb
- A named UK company number and head office
- Lodges, parks and group accommodation beside cottages
- A long track record in one region
Where Sykes Cottages is a step down from Airbnb
- UK and Ireland only
- Fees not published on the pages opened
- Owners of the holding chain not named
Standout against Airbnb. Sykes Cottages is the regional specialist here, with a catalogue built around British self-catering.
Best for: Owners who want one registration to reach many portals, including non-European ones
atraveo sits behind e-domizil GmbH in Berlin (HRB 106174, Düsseldorf court) and its guide describes a distribution network that includes HomeToGo, Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia. Registration for owners is free, but owner commission was not stated on the pages opened.
The site header reads "atraveo by Interhome" and HomeToGo's about page lists atraveo as a group brand, so the same group stands behind several channels and listings overlap. Guest bookings follow the provider's terms. Against Airbnb it is a feeder, not a destination.
What atraveo does better than Airbnb
- Free owner registration with a published distribution network
- The imprint names a German company and register number
Where atraveo is a step down from Airbnb
- Owner commission was not verified
- The group link is stated on HomeToGo's pages, not its own
Standout against Airbnb. atraveo's own guide names Airbnb, HomeToGo, Booking.com and Expedia as destinations for the owner's listing.
Best for: Guests who already search HomeToGo and want a direct booking site
Casamundo GmbH in Berlin names itself and its managing directors on its legal info page, and its homepage claims simple booking and extensive support, which are the site's own words. Cancellation terms depend on the booking. Its parent is named on HomeToGo's about page, not its own. Host commission was not verified, and listings overlap with HomeToGo.
What Casamundo does better than Airbnb
- The contracting company and directors are named on the legal page
- A German company and a booking flow aimed at guests
Where Casamundo is a step down from Airbnb
- Host fees not verified, and listings overlap with HomeToGo
Standout against Airbnb. Casamundo names the company and its managing directors on its legal info page.
Best for: People relocating or working abroad for months, and landlords letting furnished homes mid-term
Spotahome, run by SPOTAHOME, S.L.U. in Madrid, is a different product from Airbnb's short-stay core. Its landlord page states a fee from 8% per booking, with no subscription, no setup fees and no hidden costs, and the homepage says payment is held until the tenant moves in. Homecheckers visit and film homes.
Like Airbnb, it disclaims the contract: the terms state that Spotahome is not a party to the lease and not an owner, manager or agent, and the tenancy is between landlord and tenant. Founded in Madrid in 2014, it names investors such as Actyus, Passion Capital and Seaya without showing any as controlling owner. It replaces Airbnb only for stays of several months.
What Spotahome does better than Airbnb
- Payment is held until move-in, backed by filmed home visits
- A fee from 8% is published, with no subscription
- A Spanish entity with a tax number is named in the terms
Where Spotahome is a step down from Airbnb
- Not meant for short holidays
- It is not a party to the lease, so disputes go to landlord and tenant
- Investors are listed, but no controlling owner is stated
Standout against Airbnb. Spotahome says it holds the tenant's payment until the tenant moves in.
What actually breaks when you switch
Reviews and history do not travel. Airbnb's reviews are governed by its own Reviews Policy and live on its platform, and none of the European pages we opened describes importing them, so assume a new listing starts with none. For a host whose bookings depend on a long review record, that is the biggest cost of moving volume, and a reason to add channels before leaving one.
Money and bookings also need attention. Airbnb Payments deducts what you owe from payouts, so settle outstanding bookings before you change anything. A host who has migrated to the single fee cannot switch back, according to the help page, so decide on the fee structure before connecting software that may force it. New platforms bring their own cancellation rules, onboarding fees (Holidu from €90, Plum Guide £300) and, for Interhome, an agency contract.
Does Airbnb have a European entity, and does that make it a European company?
It has a European contracting entity, which is not the same thing. The terms for users in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK name Airbnb Ireland UC in Dublin for most bookings and offerings. Irish law governs the agreement, and consumers may use the courts of their place of residence or of Airbnb's place of business in Ireland.
What the pages we opened do not do is say who owns that entity. The site footer reads Airbnb, Inc., a company headquartered in San Francisco. For European Purpose, which lists only vendors with a European contracting entity and European ownership, that rules Airbnb out as a listing and in as an incumbent.
Do I have to leave Airbnb to use a European platform?
No, and for most hosts it would be a mistake. Holidu's host pricing page names Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo as channels it distributes to, and atraveo's guide names Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia in its network. Listing through them keeps a presence on Airbnb while adding a European contract partner for the other bookings.
The catch is the fee mix. A host who connects through software may be placed on Airbnb's single fee of 15.5% for most hosts, and Holidu adds a channel commission from 15% on bookings that arrive from other portals. Calculate what a booking costs end to end on each route before you move the calendar, and keep one source of truth for availability.
Which one to pick
A host with a flat or house in Germany who wants published fees and tooling should look at Holidu first, and keep Airbnb as a channel.
A host with a home that would pass a quality screen can apply to Plum Guide, and a landlord of cabins in the Low Countries should look at Natuurhuisje. An owner who wants somebody else to run the letting is the Interhome case, and an owner who wants reach with one registration is the atraveo case.
Guests who want to compare should begin with HomeToGo and keep in mind that Casamundo, Interhome and atraveo belong to the same group. Those looking in Britain and Ireland should open Sykes Cottages, and anyone staying for months should start with Spotahome. If a single marketplace with global reach is what you need, none of these replaces Airbnb, and the honest move is to use a European platform beside it.
Frequently Asked Questions
There is no single replacement. Holidu is the closest for hosts who want published fees (6% per booking, as low as 3%) and a channel manager, HomeToGo is a broad search for guests, and Plum Guide suits homes that pass a quality screen at a 3% host fee. Natuurhuisje covers nature stays, Sykes Cottages covers the UK and Ireland, and Spotahome covers stays of several months.
According to Airbnb's help centre, the split fee charges most hosts 3% and guests 14.1% to 16.5% of the booking subtotal. The single fee takes the whole amount from the host: most hosts pay 15.5%, and the rest typically 14% to 16%. Services carry a 15% fee with a minimum of $6 and experiences typically 20%. VAT may apply depending on the jurisdiction.
For most bookings and listings, the Terms of Service for users in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK name Airbnb Ireland UC in Dublin. Certain hotels and traditional accommodations name Airbnb Travel, LLC in San Francisco, Luxury Retreats listings name a Canadian company, and services and experiences name Airbnb Beyond Limited. The entity shown at checkout is the one that applies.
Spotahome, a Madrid company, is built for furnished mid- and long-term lets. Its landlord fee starts at 8% per booking with no subscription, homecheckers film the homes, and payment is held until the tenant moves in, according to its homepage. It is not meant for short holidays, and its terms say it is not a party to the lease.
Yes. Holidu and atraveo both describe distribution to Airbnb and other portals, and Interhome and Plum Guide accept homes directly. The risk is double bookings, because the pages we opened do not describe how calendars synchronise, so ask each vendor how availability updates and who is liable if two portals sell the same night.
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