What is the hotel tax rate in Sacramento?

The City of Sacramento charges a Transient Occupancy Tax of 12%, and a Sacramento Tourism Marketing District assessment adds about 2%, for a combined rate near 14% on the room rate. The tool uses 14% by default, split into the base occupancy tax and the tourism assessment so you can see each part.

What is a Transient Occupancy Tax?

A Transient Occupancy Tax, or TOT, is a local tax on short-term lodging — hotels, motels, and short stays under about 30 days. It is charged as a percentage of the room rate and collected by the property on the city's behalf. It applies on top of the room price, not instead of it.

Are resort or facility fees taxed?

It depends on the property. Mandatory flat nightly fees are often subject to occupancy tax, while some are billed separately. This tool lets you add a flat nightly fee and choose whether to tax it, so you can match how your specific hotel structures the bill.

Is the tourism assessment separate from the TOT?

Yes. The Sacramento Tourism Marketing District assessment is a self-assessed charge funding destination marketing, typically around 2%, separate from the city's 12% occupancy tax. Together they make up the roughly 14% you see on the bill, which is why the tool shows both lines.

Does this apply to short-term rentals?

Short-term rentals such as vacation homes in Sacramento are generally subject to the same Transient Occupancy Tax as hotels for stays under 30 days. Rates and assessments can vary by platform and listing, so confirm with your host, but the 14% default is a reasonable starting estimate.

Sacramento Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

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The Sacramento Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator shows the real cost of a stay after Sacramento’s 14% occupancy taxes and any nightly fees. It is for travelers comparing total prices, anyone budgeting a trip, and businesses estimating lodging costs. The advertised room rate is rarely what you pay — this tool layers on the city Transient Occupancy Tax, the tourism assessment, and optional flat fees to reveal the all-in total.

How it works

Sacramento’s lodging tax has two parts. The city Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is 12% of the room rate, and the Sacramento Tourism Marketing District assessment adds about 2%, for a combined 14%. The calculation per stay is:

room subtotal = nightly rate x nights
occupancy tax = room subtotal x 12%
tourism assessment = room subtotal x 2%
flat fees = nightly fee x nights (optionally taxed)
total = room subtotal + occupancy tax + assessment + flat fees

If you mark the flat nightly fee as taxable, the tool applies the 14% to it as well, matching hotels that bundle resort fees into the taxable base. The result separates each line so you can see exactly how the headline rate grows into the final bill.

Total = room rate × nights × (1 + 14%) + nightly fees.

Tips and example

A $150/night room for 3 nights has a $450 subtotal. The 12% occupancy tax adds $54, the 2% tourism assessment adds $9, and a $25/night mandatory facility fee adds $75 (plus $10.50 tax if taxable). The all-in total lands near $598 — about a third more than the headline 3 × $150. Watching that gap helps when comparing hotels whose advertised rates look similar but whose fees differ. Everything is calculated in your browser, and nothing you enter is uploaded or stored.