How do airbnb payout hosts in Thailand

[croftrobin]

Thinking in long term letting some bungalows

 

Does anyone have experience of airbnb payouts here or should I stick with Booking.com?

 

Thanks in advance

[simon43]

When I had a small hotel in Phuket, Airbnb paid out by Paypal.

[Andyfez]

Airbnb don't do longer than I think 3 months?

I got payment by PayPal.

[sensiblemick]

Payment direct to you 24 hrs after quest check in. Bank or paypal depending on what you set up. No problems encountered with payments. Paypal may be safer, as its out of country payment. 

 

[Scott Tracy]

Is AirBnB legal in Thailand?

[Krabi King]

53 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

Is AirBnB legal in Thailand?

Airbnb is certainly legal. Whether or not you are legally renting out your property is a different thing. Short term rentals should have a hotel license, long term rentals don't need this.

[bluesofa]

On 11/25/2020 at 7:35 PM, Krabi King said:

Airbnb is certainly legal. Whether or not you are legally renting out your property is a different thing. Short term rentals should have a hotel license, long term rentals don't need this.

If you rent out a room in your house for one or two nights with Air BNB, are you saying you need a hotel licence to do this?

 

Edit:

I've since found some info on AirBNB clarifying this:

"For example, please take note of the 2008 Ministerial Regulation under the Hotel Act, B.E. 2547 (2004), which states that short term property rentals shall not require a hotel license if:

The property has four rooms or less;

The property can accommodate a maximum of twenty guests or less; and

The rental of such property merely provides an additional source of income for the owner"

 

source: https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/2208/responsible-hosting-in-thailand#process

 

Edited December 19, 2020 by bluesofa
Addendum

[Krabi King]

That should be correct, yes. That last line of course leaves room for discussion. Renting out a room in your house would be different from running a home stay kind of accomodation, even with a job on the side. And we all know how rules are interpreted here... don't create opportunities for the bureaucrats ???? A license is not that hard to get for small accommodations.