How to set quiet hours and a noise policy for your Airbnb

Save quiet hours in the listing’s House rules and requests section before a guest books, with a start and an end. Repeat those same hours in the check-in instructions and on a printed sheet. If a neighbor complains and no one is in danger, message the guest in the reservation thread and point to the hours that were already on the listing.

The house rules generator prints those hours on a one-page sheet from times you type. It does not write the policy, send it to Airbnb, or change the listing. A sheet in the home can repeat what the guest already saw. For a reservation booked on or after November 20, 2026, it cannot introduce a new hour.

The pages below were checked on 27 October 2026. This guide is not legal advice. It does not state a noise ordinance, a decibel limit, or which hours to use. Leases, building rules, and local quiet hours differ. Confirm them for the property. How to write Airbnb house rules is the longer page for pets, smoking, check-in, and the rest of the house-rule topics. This page stays on the hours, the lines that sit next to them, and a complaint.

What the policy says

Quiet hours are one of the house-rule areas on How to set house rules. Write a start and an end. A line that only says to be respectful does not say when the home is supposed to be quiet, so there is nothing to point to later.

Guest ground rules say guests should respect designated quiet hours and should not disturb the surrounding community with a disruptive level of noise. The page’s examples are loud music, shouting, and slamming doors. Those examples are Airbnb’s, for noise that disturbs the community. They are not a sentence you have to paste. If you want a line about music or outdoor space, write it in your own words, and save it on the listing before the guest books.

A general responsible-hosting article says that if you are concerned about disturbances, you can limit excessive noise in four ways: a quiet-hours policy saved as a house rule, events prohibited as a house rule, a maximum number of overnight guests, and any extra visitor limits in requests. The article says it is a general overview, that it is not legal advice, and that you have to follow the laws that apply where you host. The US responsible-hosting page tells hosts there to add quiet hours as a house rule, to keep the overnight-guest maximum accurate, to note extra visitor limits in requests, and to have a policy for people the guest invites over. It also says disruptive gatherings and other community disturbances are not allowed. If you host outside the United States, do not treat that US page as the rule for your city. Use the general article’s list, and confirm the local rule yourself.

The community disturbance policy is separate from the hours you choose. It does not allow disruptive gatherings during a reservation, regardless of size, and it lists excessive noise as one sign of a disturbance. A house rule that allows events does not turn that policy off. How to write Airbnb house rules covers the Events field, the guest limit, and the difference between a house rule and a request. A visitor limit is the kind of extra detail Airbnb already gives as a request example on the house-rules page.

When a neighbor reports an issue suggests selecting Not allowed for Events, setting a maximum number of overnight guests, and printing house rules that match the listing. That is Airbnb’s suggestion on that page for avoiding a dispute. It is not a form this site submits for you.

Leave a host fine off the policy. What rules are allowed says hosts are generally not allowed to impose fines or other penalties. The page says this policy applies to reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026. If a homeowners association or a local government might impose a fine, the page says hosts can give notice in the designated section. That notice is not a penalty you invent.

Local rules are for a rule from a homeowners association or a local government that could result in a fine. The page says to share what the rule is and who sets it, what the guest needs to do, the amount of the fine or how it is calculated, and when or how the fine may be charged. It says Airbnb does not collect or enforce these fines for hosts. If a guest’s violation leads to a fine charged to you, the page says you can request reimbursement through the Resolution Center, and that it helps to include who issued the fine, when, the amount, and any notice you received. This guide does not say Airbnb will pay that request. Do not type a fine amount you have not confirmed. This page cannot supply the amount, the hours, or the ordinance. Look them up for the property, or leave the local-rules block off the listing.

Ground rules for homes say the listing should disclose surroundings that may affect the noise a guest should expect. A train, a bar, or a shared wall belongs in the description. That sentence is about the place. It is not a substitute for quiet hours.

On the listing

Save the hours where the guest can read them before booking.

How to set house rules: house rules are the expectations guests are required to follow. Anything else you want them to keep in mind goes in requests.

On desktop:

1. Click Listings and select the listing.
2. Under Listing editor, click House rules and requests.
3. Click Add house rule, or click a rule to edit, then click Save.

The page lists quiet hours as one of the areas. It does not print a clock for you. You choose the start and the end.

Rules and requests show in that section of the listing, to anyone who views it. They are also in the booking terms, in automated emails, and in the reservation details in the guest’s Trips tab. A change applies only to future reservations received after you save it. A pending or confirmed reservation keeps the rules that were on the listing when you received it. If you tighten the hours after a guest books, that stay still has the old hours.

For a local rule that can lead to a fine, the local-rules page uses a different control on the same screen. On desktop:

1. Click Listings and select the listing.
2. Under Listing editor, click House rules and requests.
3. Under Requests, click Add details.
4. Add the rules set by the homeowners association or the local government, including any fines they charge.
5. Click Save.

The page says those local rules appear in the same House rules and requests section, in the booking terms, in automated emails, and in the Trips tab. How guests find them says local regulations or community policies that could result in a fine are listed under Local rules, when the host has added them.

What rules are allowed says hosts may not introduce new rules or requests after booking, including by message, by a sign in the home, or in person. The rules have to match the rest of the listing. Write the outdoor line, the visitor line, and the hours in that section first. Then repeat them.

On the sheet

The neighbor-reports page says to print the house rules and any building rules and display them, and to make sure they match the house rules and requests on the listing when the guest booked. Getting started as a host says check-in instructions should include the house rules and requests that are on the listing, plus contact information and anything else the guest needs on arrival. The hours in the check-in note and the hours on the sheet should be the hours already saved. What to put on your Airbnb Wi-Fi sign and guest welcome info treats a welcome note the same way. It can repeat a rule. It is not a place to add one.

The house rules generator builds the preview in the browser. It does not call an AI model, and it does not store the form in a database, in the browser, or in the page address. Nothing you type is sent to bnbutils or to Airbnb.

Quiet hours on that sheet are optional. If you fill either time, fill both. Each field holds at most 40 characters. The sheet shows them as start – end. Type the hours that are already on the listing. An optional example line, off until you turn it on, reads “Quiet hours apply outdoors as well as indoors.” Edit it if you use it. It is an example on this site, not a sentence Airbnb requires. If the listing does not say that outdoor hours match the indoor hours, leave the line off.

An extra detail that does not fit in the time fields can go in one of the extra lines. You can add up to 6, each at most 100 characters. Blank lines are omitted. A property name alone is not enough to print. At least one rule, note, or included example line is required.

Sizes are US Letter, 8.5 by 11 inches, and A4, 210 by 297 millimeters. The sheet is one page. For a PDF, open Print and choose Save as PDF. Set margins to none, scale to 100 percent, and turn headers and footers off. Download PNG draws the same words in the browser at 300 pixels per inch.

The sheet says the words are the host’s, that it is not legal advice, and that you should check local rules and Airbnb’s policies before you post it. Printing the sheet does not update the listing.

The quiet hours sign generator prints the same start and end in large type on their own page. Both times are required there, and each field holds at most 40 characters. A property name, a short message, an occupancy number, a note for questions, extra lines, and the example lines are optional. The example lines start turned off. Edit one before you turn it on. They are examples on this site, not sentences from a noise ordinance and not sentences Airbnb requires. The sign says the words are yours. It does not claim the hours meet a noise ordinance. The hours on the sign have to be the hours saved on the listing. For a reservation booked on or after November 20, 2026, the sign cannot introduce an hour that was not in the House rules and requests section.

A noise monitor is not the policy

A device that measures sound is not a quiet-hours line, and it is not a fine.

Security cameras and recording devices says these rules took effect on April 30, 2024. A noise decibel monitor assesses sound levels and their duration and does not record audio. Home hosts may have one in the home’s interior when they disclose it and do not place it in a bedroom, a bathroom, or a sleeping area. The page says hosts are not required to disclose where the monitor is. A camera or any device that records or transmits audio is a different rule on that page. The New Airbnb host checklist covers indoor cameras, which Airbnb does not allow, including a device that is off.

On desktop, the monitor steps on that page are:

1. Click Listings and select the listing.
2. Under Listing editor, click Your space.
3. Click Guest safety.
4. Click Noise decibel monitors, then click Save.

The same page also describes a Safety devices checkbox labeled for an exterior camera or a noise decibel monitor, in the steps for disclosing a camera, and those steps say to describe each device and its location. The noise section itself says you do not have to disclose the monitor’s location. Follow the Noise decibel monitors steps for the monitor. Use the camera steps only for a camera, and read them on the host checklist before you check a box.

The monitor still has to follow the laws that apply. This page does not say whether a monitor is allowed in a particular building.

A complaint

If someone is in danger, or a disturbance is an emergency in progress, contact local emergency services. The community disturbance policy says that. Neighborhood Support says the same thing for an emergency, and it says that team is for a party, a noise complaint, or a neighborhood concern. It is not the desk for a reservation, hosting, or an account question. The number to call for an emergency is the one you confirmed for the address. What emergency information to give Airbnb guests is where that number, the address, and the exits go.

For a noise complaint that is not an emergency, use the reservation thread.

Guest ground rules ask a host who is dealing with a suspected or confirmed violation to:

• Communicate with the guest. The page says this is often the quickest path.
• Document the issue. The page’s examples are the Airbnb message thread and written email complaints from neighbors.
• Contact Airbnb to report the issue, or request payment for damages through the Resolution Center.
• Leave an honest review so the guest can improve for later hosts.

Name the quiet hours that were on the listing when you received the reservation. The house-rules page says those are the rules that still apply to that stay. Do not add a new hour, a new chore, or a fine in the message. What rules are allowed says a message after booking is not a way to introduce one, for a reservation booked on or after November 20, 2026.

If the guest messages you, answer in the thread. Ground rules for homes say that close to check-in, or when a time-sensitive issue comes up during the stay, hosts are expected to respond within 1 hour to guest messages received during local daytime hours. Other inquiries during the stay, or within five days of arrival, are expected within 12 hours for messages received during local daytime hours. A noise complaint during the stay is a time-sensitive issue. The one-hour line is a reply expectation. It is not a reason to wait before calling local emergency services when someone is in danger.

When a violation is reported, the ground-rules page says Airbnb will try to contact the guest. Actions it describes include educating the guest and issuing warnings. It says repeated or severe violations may lead to suspension or removal. Guests can appeal. This guide does not say Airbnb will remove a guest, pay a claim, or agree with the host.

The community disturbance policy says lesser disturbances may result in warnings, and repeated or more severe disturbances may result in account or listing suspension or removal. Neighbors can report a listing through Neighborhood Support. When a neighbor reports an issue encourages you and the neighbor to talk to each other as well. You can send the neighbor the Neighborhood Support page. Your own reservation still goes through Airbnb Support, which is the contact the ground-rules page describes for hosts.

A review can mention what happened. The ground-rules page asks for an honest review. This guide does not add review rules beyond that sentence.

After the stay, you can change the hours for the next guest. The change does not rewrite the stay that already happened.

Help center pages checked on 27 October 2026

• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/472 for quiet hours as a house rule, where the rules appear, and when a change applies.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/4168 for the house-rules policy on reservations booked on or after November 20, 2026, including signs, messages, and fines.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/2894 for guest ground rules on noise, and for what a host does when a rule is broken.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/3345 for the community disturbance policy, including excessive noise and emergencies.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/3179 for the neighbor-report suggestions, including a printed copy that matches the listing.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/3354 for the general responsible-hosting list on quiet hours, events, guests, and visitors.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1376 for the US notes on quiet hours, visitors, and disturbances.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/4186 for local rules that can result in a fine, and for reimbursement requests.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/4227 for where a guest sees local rules on a listing.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/2895 for surroundings that affect expected noise, and for reply times during a stay.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1189 for house rules in the check-in instructions.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/3061 for noise decibel monitors.
• https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/3290 for Neighborhood Support, and for sending an emergency to local services.