Can't recall cleaning fees higher than $100 over the hundreds of AirBnbs I've looked at (generally studios/1 beds throughout Europe and major US cities which would be seen as hotel competitive units). Was that for a house or something like a luxury 2 bed in NYC?

I've heard this is a major issue but I feel like it's very rare thing, usually it's what I'd expect for having to clean a 500 sqft space. The only time I'm disappointed is say a $50 fee is assessed for use of a bedroom.

I recently was looking at one place and started the process to book it when I realized that the cleaning fee was $279/night and the stated rental rate was $179/night. The cleaning fee was significantly larger than the rental fee!