What is the hotel tax rate in Richmond?

Richmond's combined lodging tax is about 12.5%, made up of the Virginia sales tax applied to lodging plus the city's transient lodging (occupancy) tax. Some stays also carry a small flat per-night assessment.

Is the tax charged per night?

Yes. The percentage tax applies to each night's room charge, and any flat fee is added once per night, so a longer stay multiplies both components.

Does the tax apply to resort or cleaning fees?

Lodging tax generally applies to the room charge and many mandatory fees, but treatment of optional or separately stated fees varies. This tool taxes the room rate you enter; check your folio for fee-level detail.

Why is the lodging tax higher than regular sales tax?

Lodging carries both the general sales tax and an additional transient lodging tax that funds tourism and the convention center, which is why the combined rate of ~12.5% exceeds ordinary retail sales tax.

Can I change the rate?

The tool uses 12.5% as the combined default, and you can adjust the flat per-night fee. Confirm the exact current rate with your hotel, since city ordinances can change the lodging tax.

Richmond Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

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Budget your real Richmond hotel cost

The advertised room rate is rarely what you pay. Richmond, VA layers a combined lodging tax of about 12.5% — the Virginia sales tax on lodging plus the city’s transient lodging tax — on top of the nightly rate, and some stays add a small flat assessment. This tool shows the full out-the-door total.

How it works

The calculator taxes each night’s room charge and adds any flat fee per night:

tax per night = room rate * 0.125
percentage tax = tax per night * nights
flat fees      = flat fee per night * nights
total tax      = percentage tax + flat fees
room subtotal  = room rate * nights
grand total    = room subtotal + total tax

The percentage tax scales with both the room rate and the length of stay, while flat fees scale only with the number of nights.

Tips and example

A $140 room for 3 nights has a room subtotal of $420. The tax per night is 140 * 0.125 = $17.50, so the percentage tax is $52.50. Add a $1.00 nightly fee ($3.00 total) and the grand total is about $475.50.

When comparing hotels, compare grand totals rather than headline rates — a slightly cheaper room with extra mandatory fees can cost more once the 12.5% tax compounds.