What is the hotel tax rate in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach hotel stays carry a combined transient occupancy tax near 10.5%, which bundles the Virginia state sales tax and the city's lodging levies. A separate flat per-night tourism fee may also apply.

How are flat nightly fees handled?

Virginia localities can add a flat per-room, per-night charge on top of percentage tax. The tool multiplies that flat fee by your number of nights and adds it after the percentage tax is applied.

Is the tax applied per night or per stay?

The percentage occupancy tax applies to the full room subtotal for the stay, which is the same as taxing each night. Flat fees are charged once per night, so longer stays accumulate more flat fees.

Does this include resort or parking fees?

No, it covers occupancy taxes and a flat tourism fee. Add any separate resort fees, parking, or incidentals yourself, since those vary by property.

Why is my real bill slightly different?

Rates change and some properties charge additional district assessments. Treat the result as a close estimate and verify the exact breakdown on your hotel folio at checkout.

Virginia Beach Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

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Estimate your real Virginia Beach hotel bill

A Virginia Beach hotel room costs more than the headline rate once the combined occupancy tax near 10.5% and a flat nightly tourism fee are added. This tool builds the full bill so there are no surprises at checkout.

How it works

The percentage tax applies to the room subtotal, and any flat fee accrues per night:

room subtotal = nightly rate * nights
percent tax   = room subtotal * (tax rate / 100)
flat fees     = flat nightly fee * nights
grand total   = room subtotal + percent tax + flat fees

The combined occupancy tax bundles the Virginia state sales tax with the city’s transient occupancy and tourism levies. Flat fees are charged once per night, so they grow with the length of your stay rather than the room price.

Tips and example

For a 150 nightly rate over 3 nights at 10.5% with a 2.00 flat nightly fee: the room subtotal is 450, percentage tax is 450 * 0.105 = 47.25, and flat fees are 3 * 2.00 = 6. The grand total is 503.25, about 12% over the advertised room price.

Adjust the nightly rate and nights to compare properties on their true all-in cost rather than the sticker rate.