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Hotels & Lodging in Bellevue, WA (2026)

1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Bellevue, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Bellevue levies a 5 percent lodging excise tax on charges for hotel, motel, rooming house, tourist court and trailer camp stays under BCC 4.19.010, collected by the state alongside sales tax and funneled into the city's hotel/motel tax fund.

Bellevue Lodging Excise Tax Rate

Some Restrictions

Bellevue City Code (BCC) § 4.19.010

There is imposed and levied and shall be collected an excise tax of five percent on the sale or charge made for the furnishing of lodging that is subject to tax under Chapter 82.08 RCW. The tax applies to the sale or charge made for the furnishing of lodging by a hotel, rooming house, tourist court, motel or trailer camp and the granting of any similar license to use real property as distinguis...

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Hotels & Lodging in King County