What is the total hotel tax in Philadelphia?

Philadelphia hotel rooms carry a combined occupancy tax of 16.25%. This stacks the 6% Pennsylvania state tax with the city's 10.25% hotel room rental tax that funds tourism and the convention center.

Is the tax applied to the room rate only?

Yes. The occupancy tax applies to the room charge. Incidental charges such as parking, dining, or resort fees may carry their own separate taxes that this tool does not model.

Why is Philadelphia hotel tax so high?

The city tax includes a tourism promotion component and a Convention Center assessment layered on top of the base state sales tax, which together push the combined rate to 16.25%.

Do short-term rentals pay this tax?

Short-term rentals such as Airbnb listings in Philadelphia are generally subject to the same hotel occupancy tax, often collected by the platform. Always check your individual booking.

Are there any exemptions?

Certain government and qualifying nonprofit stays can be exempt with proper documentation, and stays longer than 30 consecutive days may not be taxed as transient occupancy. This estimator assumes a standard taxable stay.

Philadelphia Hotel & Occupancy Tax Calculator

Why your Philadelphia hotel bill is bigger than the rate

Philadelphia hotels advertise a nightly rate, but the room is taxed at a combined 16.25% once you reach checkout. That figure layers Pennsylvania’s 6% state tax with the city’s 10.25% hotel room rental tax, which funds tourism marketing and the convention center. This calculator multiplies your rate by your nights and applies the full stack so the total matches your folio.

How it works

The room subtotal is your nightly rate times the number of nights. The state tax and city tax are each applied to that subtotal, and the grand total adds them together.

room_subtotal = nightlyRate * nights
state_tax     = room_subtotal * 0.06
city_tax      = room_subtotal * 0.1025
total_tax     = room_subtotal * 0.1625
grand_total   = room_subtotal + total_tax

The two tax lines always sum to 16.25%, so the tool shows each component and the combined figure.

Example and notes

A $200 per night room for three nights has a $600 subtotal. State tax is $36, city tax is $61.50, for $97.50 in tax and a $697.50 grand total. Remember that the occupancy tax applies only to the room charge. Parking, dining, and resort fees can add their own separate taxes, and stays beyond 30 consecutive days may fall outside transient occupancy rules entirely.