Tourist tax›United States›checked 5 Nov 2026

Tourist tax in Myrtle Beach (South Carolina)

This is the tax inside Myrtle Beach (South Carolina)'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
13% 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
  • 13% of the room price per night, all year.
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Quick answers

Do children pay the tourist tax in Myrtle Beach?

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 Myrtle Beach?

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

Every rate and rule

South Carolina state sales tax on hotel rooms (5%) (South Carolina state sales tax on accommodations (5%))

Set by South Carolina Department of Revenue · 1 rate
Note: South Carolina's sales tax as it applies to hotel and short-term rental rooms: 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 stay5%

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

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other
  • Other

Source: South Carolina sales tax on accommodations, as described by SCDOR (statute not read), checked 5 Nov 2026.

South Carolina state accommodations tax (2%) (South Carolina state Accommodations Tax (2%))

Set by South Carolina Department of Revenue · 1 rate

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

Type of stayRate
All types of stay2%

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

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other
  • Other

Source: South Carolina state accommodations tax, as described by SCDOR (statute not read), checked 5 Nov 2026.

Horry County local sales taxes on hotel rooms (2%) (Horry County local sales and use taxes on accommodations (ECI 5261, TT 1026))

Set by South Carolina Department of Revenue, for Horry County · 1 rate
Note: Horry County's local sales taxes as they apply to hotel rooms: not tourist taxes, 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 stay2%

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

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other
  • Other

Source: Horry County Education Capital Improvement (5261) and Transportation Tax (1026) sales taxes, collected by SCDOR (ST-575), checked 5 Nov 2026.

Myrtle Beach Tourism Development Fee (1%) (City of Myrtle Beach Tourism Development Fee (TD 2615))

Set by City of Myrtle Beach (Tourism Development Fee, collected by the South Carolina Department of Revenue) · 1 rate

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

Type of stayRate
All types of stay1%

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

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other
  • Other

Source: S.C. Code 4-10-910 ff. (Tourism Development Fee: 'a fee not to exceed one percent', 'not more than ten years', collected by SCDOR 'in the same manner that sales and use taxes are collected'); current term from 2019-08-01 per SCDOR, checked 5 Nov 2026.

Myrtle Beach local accommodations tax (0.5%) (City of Myrtle Beach Local Accommodations Tax (0.5%))

Set by City of Myrtle Beach (Business License office) · 1 rate

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

Type of stayRate
All types of stay0.5%

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

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other: 90

Source: City of Myrtle Beach local accommodations tax (S.C. Code 6-1-500 ff.; city ordinance not read), checked 5 Nov 2026.

Myrtle Beach hospitality fee on rooms (1%) (City of Myrtle Beach Hospitality Fee (1%))

Set by City of Myrtle Beach (Business License office) · 1 rate

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

Type of stayRate
All types of stay1%

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

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other

Source: City of Myrtle Beach hospitality fee ordinance (not read); rate as stated by the City, checked 5 Nov 2026.

Horry County hospitality fee on rooms (1.5%) (Horry County Hospitality Fee (1.5% inside the city limits))

Set by Horry County (Treasurer) · 1 rate

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

Type of stayRate
All types of stay1.5%

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

Source: Horry County hospitality fee ordinance (1996, not read); collection inside municipalities resumed 2021-07-01 under the City-County settlement, checked 5 Nov 2026.

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · next check due by 3 Feb 2027.