Tourist tax›United States›checked 6 Nov 2026
Tourist tax in St. Louis (Missouri)
This is the tax inside St. Louis (Missouri)'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.
- 16.93% to 18.93% of the room price per night, all year.
The tourist tax in St. Louis is 16.93% to 18.93% of the room price per night, set by Missouri Department of Revenue, City of St. Louis (local sales taxes of the city and districts, collected by the Missouri Department of Revenue) and City of St. Louis (License Collector); 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 St. Louis?
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 St. Louis?
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Every rate and rule
Missouri state sales tax on hotel rooms (4.225%) (Missouri state sales tax on rooms (4.225%))
Set by Missouri Department of Revenue · 1 rate
Missouri state sales tax on hotel rooms (4.225%) (Missouri state sales tax on rooms (4.225%))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 4.225% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Source: RSMo 144.020.1(6) (4% on 'all rooms ... furnished at any hotel, motel'), plus the constitutional 0.225% (Conservation 0.125%, Parks/Soils 0.10%),
checked 6 Nov 2026. The source says: The 4.225 percent state sales and use tax is distributed into four funds
City of St. Louis local sales taxes on hotel rooms (5.454%-7.454% by district) (Local sales taxes in the City of St. Louis on hotel rooms (city, plus any CID/TDD))
Set by City of St. Louis (local sales taxes of the city and districts, collected by the Missouri Department of Revenue) · 4 rates
City of St. Louis local sales taxes on hotel rooms (5.454%-7.454% by district) (Local sales taxes in the City of St. Louis on hotel rooms (city, plus any CID/TDD))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Area | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| All types of stay | Most of the city (no cid or tdd) | 5.454% |
| All types of stay | South grand cid | 5.954% |
| All types of stay | One cid or tdd (e.g. union station cid, laclede's landing cid, riverfront hotel cid, cwe business cid, soulard cid) | 6.454% |
| All types of stay | A cid plus a tdd (e.g. st. louis convention center hotel tdd/cid, ballpark village, crowne plaza, residence inn downtown, broadway hotel, union station cid+tdd) | 7.454% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Source: Local sales taxes as tabled by MO DOR for jurisdiction 65000-510 (St. Louis City); rooms are in the sales tax base under RSMo 144.020.1(6); CID (RSMo 67.1545) and TDD (RSMo 238.235) sales taxes apply to retail sales taxable under RSMo 144,
checked 6 Nov 2026. The source says: 65000-510-000 9.6790% 9.0130%
St. Louis convention and sports facility hotel tax (3.5%) (Convention and Sports Tax (hotel/motel room tax, 3.5%))
Set by City of St. Louis (License Collector) · 1 rate
St. Louis convention and sports facility hotel tax (3.5%) (Convention and Sports Tax (hotel/motel room tax, 3.5%))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 3.5% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other: in the calendar quarter
- Other
Source: RSMo 67.657 (as cited by the City),
checked 6 Nov 2026. The source says: 3.5% for the Convention and Sports Tax, used to pay for convention facilities
St. Louis convention and tourism hotel tax (3.75%) (Convention and Tourism Tax (hotel/motel room tax, 3.75%))
Set by City of St. Louis (License Collector) · 1 rate
St. Louis convention and tourism hotel tax (3.75%) (Convention and Tourism Tax (hotel/motel room tax, 3.75%))
Rates of the room price, per night (as the source defines it).
| Type of stay | Rate |
|---|---|
| All types of stay | 3.75% |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Other: in the calendar quarter
- Other
Source: RSMo 67.619 (as cited by the City),
checked 6 Nov 2026. The source says: 3.75% for the Convention and Tourism Tax, sent to the Convention and Visitors Commission
Checked 6 Nov 2026 · next check due by 15 Jan 2027.