What is the hotel occupancy tax rate in Baltimore?

Baltimore City levies a 9.5% hotel room tax, and Maryland adds its 6% sales tax on lodging, for a combined effective rate of 15.5% on the room charge. This tool defaults to that 15.5% figure.

Is the 6% Maryland sales tax separate from the city tax?

Yes. The 15.5% is the sum of the Baltimore City room tax (9.5%) and the Maryland state sales tax (6%). The calculator shows the combined amount and can break it into its city and state components.

Are long-term stays exempt from the tax?

Maryland generally exempts stays longer than a defined threshold of consecutive nights. This tool flags stays over 90 nights, after which most properties stop charging occupancy tax, though you should confirm with the hotel.

Does the tax apply to resort fees and parking?

The occupancy tax applies to the room charge itself. Mandatory resort fees are often taxed too, while incidental charges like parking or dining are taxed under separate rules. This tool taxes only the room rate you enter.

How do I find my effective nightly cost?

Divide the all-in total by the number of nights. The calculator does this for you and also shows the percentage premium over the advertised rate so you can compare hotels honestly.

Baltimore Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

Hotels in Baltimore advertise a nightly rate, but your final bill is materially higher once the city’s occupancy tax and Maryland’s sales tax are added. This calculator shows the true total so you can budget accurately and compare properties on an apples-to-apples basis.

How it works

The combined Baltimore occupancy rate is the sum of the city room tax and the state sales tax on lodging:

room charge   = nightly rate × nights
occupancy tax = room charge × (combined rate / 100)
combined rate = 9.5% city room tax + 6% MD sales tax = 15.5%
total         = room charge + occupancy tax
per night     = total / nights

Stays beyond a long-term threshold are generally treated as residential rather than transient lodging and become exempt from the occupancy tax.

Example and tips

A 200 per-night room booked for 3 nights has a room charge of 600. At the combined 15.5% rate the occupancy tax is 93, for an all-in total of 693, or 231 per night — about 15.5 percent over the headline rate. When comparing two hotels, always compare the all-in per-night figure rather than the advertised rate, since differing resort fees and tax treatments can flip which property is actually cheaper.