What is the hotel tax rate in St. Louis?

The combined hotel occupancy tax in the City of St. Louis is about 17.927%. It stacks Missouri and local sales tax on lodging with convention, tourism, and transient guest levies specific to St. Louis.

Why is the hotel tax higher than the sales tax?

Lodging carries extra tourism and convention-center levies on top of normal sales tax. Cities tax visitors more heavily to fund tourism infrastructure, which is why the 17.927% rate exceeds the 9.679% general sales tax.

Are resort or destination fees taxed too?

It varies by property. Many hotels add a flat nightly fee separately, and some then apply tax to it. The calculator lets you add a flat fee and includes it in your total so the bill is realistic.

Does the tax apply to the whole stay?

Yes. The 17.927% rate is charged on each taxable night, so the tool multiplies the per-night tax by your number of nights to get the total occupancy tax for the stay.

Is my booking data private?

Yes. The whole calculation runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded, logged, or stored anywhere.

St. Louis Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

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A St. Louis hotel quote almost never reflects the price you actually pay, because lodging in the city carries a steep combined occupancy tax of 17.927% — nearly double the general sales tax. This calculator applies that full rate to your nightly room charge, adds any flat resort or destination fee, and reveals the true cost of your stay before you book.

How it works

The 17.927% combined occupancy rate is a stack of several charges that all land on a hotel folio:

Missouri and local sales tax applied to lodging.
Convention and tourism levies that fund visitor infrastructure.
A transient guest (hotel/motel) tax on overnight rooms.

The tool multiplies your nightly rate by 17.927% to get the tax per night, multiplies that by your number of nights, and adds any flat nightly fee you enter:

room subtotal = nightly rate × nights
tax total     = nightly rate × 0.17927 × nights
grand total   = room subtotal + tax total + flat fees

Example and notes

A $150 room for 3 nights has a $450 room subtotal and $80.67 in occupancy tax, for a $530.67 total — an effective $176.89 per night. Some properties tack on a separate resort or destination fee, which you can add in the optional field; note that a few hotels also tax that fee, so your real bill may be a touch higher than the estimate. Always read the folio breakdown at check-in to confirm the line items.