Tourist tax›United States›checked 6 Nov 2026
Tourist tax in Columbus, Ohio
This is the tax inside Columbus, Ohio'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.
- 18% of the room price per night, all year.
The tourist tax in Columbus, Ohio is 18% of the room price per night, set by Ohio Department of Taxation, City of Columbus (Income Tax Division) and Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority; 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 Columbus, Ohio?
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 Columbus, Ohio?
Ohio sales tax on hotel rooms, Franklin County (8%): paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book. City of Columbus hotel/lodging tax (5.1%): paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book. Franklin County convention-authority hotel tax (4%): paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out. Franklin County convention-authority extra hotel tax in Columbus (0.9%): paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out.
Every rate and rule
Ohio sales tax on hotel rooms, Franklin County (8%) (Ohio sales and use tax on lodging, Franklin County total rate (state + county + COTA transit))
Set by Ohio Department of Taxation · 1 rate
Ohio sales tax on hotel rooms, Franklin County (8%) (Ohio sales and use tax on lodging, Franklin County total rate (state + county + COTA transit))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 8% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other
Source: Ohio Revised Code 5739.01(B)(2) (hotel lodging to transient guests is a sale), 5739.01(M) and (N); Franklin County rate code 25, checked 6 Nov 2026.
City of Columbus hotel/lodging tax (5.1%) (Hotel-Motel Excise Taxes, City of Columbus (C.C.C. chapter 371))
Set by City of Columbus (Income Tax Division) · 1 rate
City of Columbus hotel/lodging tax (5.1%) (Hotel-Motel Excise Taxes, City of Columbus (C.C.C. chapter 371))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 5.1% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other: guests who stay longer than 30 days
Source: Columbus City Codes 371.02: 2.1% under ORC 5739.02(C)(1) plus 3% under ORC 5739.02(C)(2), 'combined 5.1 percent' (as amended by Ord. 0484-2014),
checked 6 Nov 2026. The source says: the city's combined 5.1 percent hotel/motel tax
Franklin County convention-authority hotel tax (4%) (Hotel tax of the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, county-wide 4%)
Set by Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority · 1 rate
Franklin County convention-authority hotel tax (4%) (Hotel tax of the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, county-wide 4%)
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 4% |
Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other
Source: FCCFA Resolution 1988-1 (1988-08-30), Tax Regulations s. 2(a)(i), under ORC 351.06(A), checked 6 Nov 2026.
Franklin County convention-authority extra hotel tax in Columbus (0.9%) (Hotel tax of the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, additional 0.9% inside Columbus)
Set by Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority · 1 rate
Franklin County convention-authority extra hotel tax in Columbus (0.9%) (Hotel tax of the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, additional 0.9% inside Columbus)
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 0.9% |
Paid at the property, usually at check-in or check-out.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other
Source: FCCFA Resolution 1988-1 (1988-08-30), Tax Regulations s. 2(a)(ii), under ORC 351.06(A), checked 6 Nov 2026.
Checked 6 Nov 2026 · next check due by 6 Dec 2026.