Tourist tax›United States›checked 24 Oct 2026
Tourist tax in Boston
This is the tax inside Boston's own boundary. Neighbouring towns, including the ones near the airport, set their own; it follows where your accommodation is.
Across every type of stay. Your exact stay depends on dates, star rating, children and night limits: the calculator works it out.
- 14.95% of the room price per night, for rooms from $15.00 a night, all year.
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Quick answers
Do children pay the tourist tax in Boston?
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 Boston?
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Every rate and rule
Massachusetts state room occupancy tax (5.7%) (Massachusetts state room occupancy excise)
Set by Massachusetts Department of Revenue · 1 rate
Massachusetts state room occupancy tax (5.7%) (Massachusetts state room occupancy excise)
| Type of stay | Room price | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| All types of stay | $15.00 or more per room per night | 5.7% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other: short-term rentals: 31 days or less
- Other
Source: M.G.L. c. 64G § 3 (5%) plus an uncodified 0.7% surtax, as stated by DOR, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Boston local room occupancy tax (6.5%) (Boston local option room occupancy excise)
Set by City of Boston (collected by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue) · 1 rate
Boston local room occupancy tax (6.5%) (Boston local option room occupancy excise)
| Type of stay | Room price | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| All types of stay | $15.00 or more per room per night | 6.5% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other: short-term rentals: 31 days or less
- Other
Source: M.G.L. c. 64G § 3A local option; Boston rate raised from 6% to 6.5% in FY20 (City of Boston budget), checked 24 Oct 2026.
Massachusetts convention center fee on Boston hotel rooms (2.75%) (Convention Center Financing Fee (Boston))
Set by Massachusetts Department of Revenue · 1 rate
Massachusetts convention center fee on Boston hotel rooms (2.75%) (Convention Center Financing Fee (Boston))
| Type of stay | Room price | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| All types of stay | $15.00 or more per room per night | 2.75% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other: short-term rentals: 31 days or less
- Other
Source: Convention center financing fee, as described by DOR (see DOR TIR 05-01, not read); applies in Boston, Worcester, Cambridge, Springfield, West Springfield and Chicopee, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Checked 24 Oct 2026 · next check due by 22 Jan 2027.