Tourist tax · Berlin · checked 22 Oct 2026
Tourist tax in Berlin
What you pay on top of the room price to stay in Berlin: every rate, who is exempt and how it is collected, from the authorities' own pages.
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One tax applies across Berlin, wherever you stay.
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Berlin overnight-stay tax (City Tax) (Übernachtungsteuer (City Tax))
Set by Land Berlin (Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen; administered by Finanzamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 7.5% of the room price, per night (excluding VAT, breakfast and extras) |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book. VAT is charged on it.
Who pays less or nothing
- Medical stays: stays for prescribed medical treatment
- Disability: companion of a disabled person not taxed
- Students: approved school trips, pupils and teachers
- Other: homeless, asylum seekers
- Other: home unusable during renovation
Source: Übernachtungsteuergesetz (ÜnStG) Berlin of 18 Dec 2013, § 1 (subject, short-term < 6 months), § 4 (base), § 5 (rate 7.5%), as amended by the Zweites Gesetz zur Änderung des ÜnStG (Drucksache 19/2050; law of 20 Dec 2024), rate and 21-night repeal in force 1 Jan 2025, checked 22 Oct 2026.
Next check due by 20 Jan 2027.