Tourist tax›United States›checked 24 Oct 2026

Tourist tax in Seattle

One tax applies across Seattle, wherever you stay.

Today: one adult, one night
15.7% 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
  • 15.7% of the room price per night, all year.
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Quick answers

Do children pay the tourist tax in Seattle?

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 Seattle?

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

Every rate and rule

Washington State and Seattle-area sales tax on hotel rooms (8.7%) (Washington State and local retail sales tax on lodging (Seattle lodging location code 5026))

Set by Washington State Department of Revenue (state and local retail sales tax) · 1 rate
Note: Washington's general 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.
Type of stayRate
All types of stay8.7% 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

Source: RCW 82.08 (retail sales tax), RCW 82.04.050 (lodging under 30 days is a retail sale), WAC 458-20-166; DOR lodging rates for Seattle - Lodging (location code 5026), checked 24 Oct 2026.

Seattle convention and trade center tax on hotel rooms (7%) (Convention and trade center tax (King County, within the City of Seattle))

Set by Washington State Department of Revenue (convention and trade center tax, King County) · 1 rate
Type of stayRate
All types of stay7% 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: RCW 67.40.090 (convention and trade center tax: 7% in Seattle, 2.8% in the rest of King County), reported on Line 48; all lodging regardless of size since 2019-01-01, checked 24 Oct 2026.

Checked 24 Oct 2026 · next check due by 22 Jan 2027.