Tourist tax›United States›checked 24 Oct 2026

Tourist tax in Tampa

This is the tax inside Tampa'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
13.5% 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
  • 13.5% of the room price per night, all year.
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Quick answers

Do children pay the tourist tax in Tampa?

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 Tampa?

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

Every rate and rule

Florida state sales tax on hotel and short-term rentals (6%) (Florida state sales tax on transient rental accommodations)

Set by Florida Department of Revenue (state sales and use tax) · 1 rate
Note: Florida's general sales tax as it applies to rentals of six months or less, not a tourist tax, but added on top of the quoted room rate.
Type of stayRate
All types of stay6% 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
  • Other
  • Students
  • Work

Source: s. 212.03, Florida Statutes (transient rentals tax), as described in DOR brochure GT-800034 (R. 10/25), checked 24 Oct 2026.

Hillsborough County sales surtax on rentals (1.5%) (Hillsborough County discretionary sales surtax)

Set by Hillsborough County (discretionary sales surtax, administered by the Florida Department of Revenue) · 1 rate
Note: A county add-on to Florida's general sales tax, not a tourist tax, but added on top of the quoted room rate.
Type of stayRate
All types of stay1.5% 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
  • Other
  • Students
  • Work

Source: ss. 212.054-212.055, Florida Statutes; rates per DOR Form DR-15DSS 'Discretionary Sales Surtax Information for Calendar Year 2026' (R. 11/25), checked 24 Oct 2026.

Hillsborough County tourist development tax (6%) (Hillsborough County Tourist Development Tax)

Set by Hillsborough County (collected by the Hillsborough County Tax Collector) · 1 rate
Type of stayRate
All types of stay6% 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

  • Work
  • Work
  • Other

Source: s. 125.0104, Florida Statutes; Hillsborough County Ordinance 91-22 (audit), as cited by the Tax Collector, checked 24 Oct 2026.

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