Hotels & Lodging in Birmingham, AL (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Birmingham, Alabama, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Birmingham taxes hotel, motel and other transient lodging at 6.5% of the room charge plus a flat $3.00 per room per night. Operators must hold a city license and file monthly returns with the finance department by the 20th.
Birmingham Hotel Lodging Tax: 6.5% Plus $3/Night
Some RestrictionsBirmingham Code of Ordinances § 3A-6-2 (Chapter 6, Lodging and Hotel Tax)
(1)Lodgings tax rate. On each person, firm, or corporation engaging or continuing within this city in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration, there is hereby imp...
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