Tourist tax›United States›checked 6 Nov 2026

Tourist tax in Baltimore

This is the tax inside Baltimore's own boundary. Neighbouring towns, including the ones near the airport, set their own; it follows where your accommodation is.

Today: one adult, one night
15.5% of the room price per night

Across every type of stay. Your exact stay depends on dates, star rating, children and night limits: the calculator works it out.

The next 12 months
  • 15.5% of the room price per night, all year.
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The tourist tax in Baltimore is 15.5% of the room price per night, set by Comptroller of Maryland and Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (Department of Finance); checked by Stay Cost Brain on 6 Nov 2026. How we check

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Quick answers

Do children pay the tourist tax in Baltimore?

It is charged per room (or as a share of the room price), not per person, so children don't change it.

How do you pay the tourist tax in Baltimore?

Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.

Every rate and rule

Maryland sales tax on hotel rooms (6%) (Maryland sales and use tax on accommodations)

Set by Comptroller of Maryland · 1 rate
Note: Maryland's general sales tax on the room, not a tourist tax, but added on top of the quoted room rate.

Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).

Type of stayRate
All types of stay6%

Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other

Source: Maryland Tax-General 11-102, 11-104(a); accommodations taxable per Acts of 2016, ch. 3, checked 6 Nov 2026. The source says: The Maryland sales and use tax rate is 6% on taxable sales.

Baltimore City hotel tax (9.5%) (Hotel Tax, Baltimore City (Baltimore City Code Art. 28, Subtitle 21))

Set by Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (Department of Finance) · 1 rate

Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).

Type of stayRate
All types of stay9.5%

Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other

Source: Baltimore City Code Art. 28 (Taxes), Subtitle 21 (Hotel Tax), sections 21-1 and 21-2, checked 6 Nov 2026. The source says: A tax of 9.5%, to be paid and collected as provided in this subtitle

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · next check due by 4 Feb 2027.