Hotels & Lodging in Atlanta, GA (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Atlanta, Georgia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Atlanta imposes an 8 percent occupancy tax on every hotel or motel guestroom rented in the city, collected by the operator and remitted monthly to the chief financial officer under Code of Ordinances Chapter 146, Article III.
Atlanta Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsAtlanta Code of Ordinances § 146-79
There is levied and assessed and there shall be paid a tax of eight percent of the rent for every occupancy of a guestroom in a hotel in the city. (Code 1977, § 14-6178; Ord. No. 2011-32(11-O-1057), § 2, 7-27-11) State Law reference— Hotel/motel occupancy tax authorized, O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51.
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