Tourist tax›United States›checked 24 Oct 2026
Tourist tax in Denver
This is the tax inside Denver'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.
- 14.75% to 15.75% of the room price per night, all year.
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Quick answers
Do children pay the tourist tax in Denver?
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 Denver?
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Every rate and rule
Colorado state sales tax on hotel rooms (2.9%) (Colorado state sales tax on rooms and accommodations)
Set by Colorado Department of Revenue (state sales tax) · 1 rate
Colorado state sales tax on hotel rooms (2.9%) (Colorado state sales tax on rooms and accommodations)
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 2.9% 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
Source: C.R.S. 39-26-104 (sales tax on rooms and accommodations), permanent-resident exemption C.R.S. 39-26-704; CDOR 'Sales & Use Tax Topics: Rooms & Accommodations', checked 24 Oct 2026.
Regional Transportation District (RTD) sales tax on hotel rooms (1.0%) (Regional Transportation District (RTD) sales tax)
Set by Regional Transportation District (collected by the Colorado Department of Revenue) · 1 rate
Regional Transportation District (RTD) sales tax on hotel rooms (1.0%) (Regional Transportation District (RTD) sales tax)
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 1% 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
Source: RTD special district sales tax (C.R.S. 32-9-119), collected by CDOR, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District sales tax on hotel rooms (0.1%) (Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) sales tax ('Special District' on Denver's table))
Set by Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (collected by the Colorado Department of Revenue) · 1 rate
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District sales tax on hotel rooms (0.1%) (Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) sales tax ('Special District' on Denver's table))
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 0.1% 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
Source: SCFD special district sales tax (C.R.S. 32-13-107), collected by CDOR, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Denver lodger's tax (10.75%) (Lodger's Tax (City and County of Denver))
Set by City and County of Denver (Department of Finance, Treasury) · 1 rate
Denver lodger's tax (10.75%) (Lodger's Tax (City and County of Denver))
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 10.75% 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
Source: Denver Revised Municipal Code, Chapter 53, Article III (Lodger's Tax), as cited by Denver Treasury, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Denver Tourism Improvement District tax (1%, hotels with 50+ rooms) (Tourism Improvement District (TID) Tax)
Set by City and County of Denver (Denver Tourism Improvement District) · 2 rates
Denver Tourism Improvement District tax (1%, hotels with 50+ rooms) (Tourism Improvement District (TID) Tax)
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay: hotel with 50 or more rooms | 1% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it) |
| All types of stay: lodging with fewer than 50 rooms | 0% 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
Source: Denver Tourism Improvement District (created by Denver City Council 2017, approved by an election of district hotel owners in November 2017, in force from 2018), as listed by Denver Treasury, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Checked 24 Oct 2026 · next check due by 22 Jan 2027.