What is the hotel occupancy tax rate in Tucson?

The combined hotel occupancy tax in Tucson is about 12.05%. It stacks the Arizona state transient lodging tax with Pima County and City of Tucson bed taxes that apply to short-term lodging.

What taxes make up the Tucson hotel tax?

The total combines the Arizona state transient lodging and transaction privilege tax with the Pima County excise tax and the City of Tucson hotel/bed tax, which together reach about 12.05% 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 these taxes apply to resort or destination fees?

Mandatory fees that are part of the room charge are generally taxable. If your hotel adds such a fee, include it in the nightly rate so the tax is computed on the full taxable amount.

Does this cover short-term rentals like Airbnb?

Short-term rentals in Tucson are subject to the same transient lodging and bed taxes. The 12.05% combined rate gives a close estimate, though platform service fees are billed separately.

Tucson Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

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This calculator shows what a Tucson hotel room really costs once occupancy taxes are added. The advertised rate is only the base — the Arizona state transient lodging tax plus Pima County and City of Tucson bed taxes push the effective rate to about 12.05%.

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 = 0.1205   (state lodging + county + city bed tax)
tax_per_night = nightly_rate * combined_rate
total_tax     = tax_per_night * nights
grand_total   = nightly_rate * nights + total_tax

Example

A $130 room for 3 nights carries 130 * 0.1205 ≈ $15.67 tax per night, about $47.00 of tax total, for a grand total near 390 + 47 = $437.00.

Notes

The 12.05% figure is the effective combined rate for Tucson lodging and is an estimate. Exact components vary slightly by property and district, and mandatory resort fees should be folded into the nightly rate. Confirm the line items on your folio.