What is the hotel occupancy tax rate in Dallas?

The combined hotel occupancy tax in Dallas is 15%. It stacks the 6% Texas state hotel tax with a 7% Dallas city hotel tax and a roughly 2% county and venue project assessment.

What taxes make up the Dallas hotel tax?

The total combines the 6% Texas state hotel occupancy tax, the 7% City of Dallas hotel tax, and about a 2% Dallas County and sports/convention venue tax, which together reach 15% on the room charge.

Is hotel tax charged per night or per stay?

It is applied to the room charge for each night, so the total tax scales with both the nightly rate and the number of nights. The tool multiplies per-night tax by your length of stay.

Do Texas hotel taxes apply to long stays?

A permanent resident exemption applies in Texas once a guest stays 30 or more consecutive days. Short stays under that threshold are fully taxable at the combined 15% rate.

Does this cover short-term rentals like Airbnb?

Short-term rentals in Dallas are generally subject to the same state and city hotel occupancy taxes. The 15% combined rate gives a close estimate, though platform service fees are billed separately.

Dallas Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

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This calculator shows what a Dallas hotel room really costs once occupancy taxes are added. The advertised rate is only the base — the 6% Texas state hotel tax plus the 7% Dallas city tax and a county and venue assessment push the effective rate to 15%.

How it works

The combined occupancy tax is applied to the taxable room charge per night, then multiplied across the length of stay:

combined_rate = 0.15   (6% state + 7% city + ~2% county/venue)
tax_per_night = nightly_rate * combined_rate
total_tax     = tax_per_night * nights
grand_total   = nightly_rate * nights + total_tax

Example

A $150 room for 3 nights carries 150 * 0.15 = $22.50 tax per night, $67.50 of tax total, for a grand total of 450 + 67.50 = $517.50.

Notes

The 15% figure is the standard combined rate for Dallas lodging. Texas exempts guests who stay 30 or more consecutive days under the permanent resident rule. Mandatory resort fees that form part of the room charge are generally taxable, so fold them into the nightly rate. Confirm the line items on your folio.