Is there a state hotel tax in California?

California has no statewide lodging tax. Hotel taxes are set locally, so Long Beach's TOT and tourism assessment are the main charges. Some hotels also add optional resort or facility fees, which you can enter as a flat nightly fee.

Are long stays exempt?

Yes. Under most California occupancy-tax rules, a guest staying more than 30 consecutive days becomes a "resident" and is exempt from the Transient Occupancy Tax. The tool applies that exemption automatically beyond 30 nights.

Does the tax apply to resort fees?

It can. Many jurisdictions treat mandatory resort and facility fees as taxable room charges. This tool taxes the room rate and adds any flat nightly fee as a separate line; confirm with the property how fees are taxed.

Why is my bill higher than the advertised rate?

The advertised nightly rate excludes the roughly 13% occupancy tax and any resort fee. On a $200 room that adds about $26 per night, so the headline rate understates what you actually pay.

Long Beach Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

Q: What is the hotel tax in Long Beach?

Long Beach charges a 12% Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) plus a roughly 1% Tourism Business Improvement District assessment, for a combined lodging tax near 13% on the room rate.

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Your real Long Beach hotel bill

The nightly rate you see online is not what you pay. Long Beach adds a combined lodging tax near 13% — a 12% Transient Occupancy Tax plus a roughly 1% Tourism Business Improvement District assessment. This calculator reveals the true total for any stay.

How it works

The tool totals the room charge, applies the occupancy tax, and adds any flat nightly fee:

room charge   = nightly rate * nights
occupancy tax = room charge * (taxRate / 100)   (~13% combined)
fee total     = flat fee * nights
total         = room + tax + fee

Stays over 30 consecutive nights are treated as residency under California rules and become exempt from the occupancy tax, so the tool zeroes out the tax for those long stays.

Tips and example

A 200/night room for 3 nights is a 600 room charge. At a 13% occupancy tax that adds 78, for an 678 total — about 226/night, roughly 13% over the advertised rate. Add a 25 resort fee per night and the total climbs to 753.

If your stay exceeds 30 consecutive nights, the occupancy tax drops off entirely, which can make extended stays substantially cheaper per night.