Can I choose to only host people of my own gender?

The following information explains under what circumstances hosts of homes, services or experiences can choose to host only guests of a certain gender. Please read this carefully as there are different rules based on whether you are a home, service, or experience host.

When hosts can have listings for only one gender

Homes: According to our Nondiscrimination Policy, you may make a listing available to only guests of your gender when you share living spaces with them (for example, bathroom, kitchen, or common areas). If you do not share living common spaces with your guests, then you can’t decline a guest based on their gender.

Services and experiences: You may make a service or experience available only to guests of a single gender to promote the following: safety, privacy, or comply with applicable law.

• If you think that you are eligible to host a service or experience for only one gender, get in touch with a member of our team, and we’ll assess your eligibility.
• If you do receive an Airbnb-granted exemption, please note that it is tied only to a specific service or experience, and not to any other home, service, or experience listing that you may offer. Please be clear and polite when communicating with guests about your exemption. If approved, you should prominently include gender restrictions in your listing description in order to properly inform prospective guests.

Important rules on gender

You may not:

• Decline to offer a home, service, or experience to a guest based on gender
• Impose any different terms or conditions based on gender
• Post any listing or make any statement that discourages or indicates a preference for or against any guest on account of gender

Note: Airbnb does not assign a gender identity to our users. We consider the gender of an individual to be what they identify and/or designate on their profile.

Adding a custom house rule for homes

If you share living spaces with your guests, you can add a custom house rule in your settings that specifies which gender is allowed to book your listing. Find out how to add a custom house rule.

Canceling a reservation

If you get a reservation from a guest whose gender is different from yours, you can cancel without fees or other consequences if you meet all of the following requirements:

For homes:

• The reservation was booked using Instant Book
• You share living spaces with your guests
• You specified in your house rules or informed the guests that you allow only one gender to book

For services and experiences:

• The restriction was already approved by Airbnb
• You specified the applicable gender restriction in the Services or Experience description

How to cancel a reservation

Find out how to cancel a reservation for a home, service, or experience. Some things to note:

• You may have to provide additional information, contact the guest, or contact us in order to confirm your cancellation.
• You can only cancel an entire service or experience, not just remove a single guest

If you don’t meet the requirements above, you can still cancel the reservation but fees or other consequences may be applied.