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Hotels & Lodging in Decatur, GA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Transient Occupancy Tax

Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb County, levies an 8 percent excise tax on the gross rent charged for every hotel, motel, inn, lodge, tourist cabin or short-term rental stay in the city. The tax is remitted through the hotel/motel tax administrator, with returns due the 20th of the month after the rental period.

Decatur GA Hotel/Motel Excise Tax Rate

Some Restrictions

Decatur Code of Ordinances § 94-53

Sec. 94-53. - Tax rate. There is hereby set and levied on the occupant of a guest room of any hotel/motel/cabin/residence/lodge/short-term rental located within the city a tax in the amount of eight percent of the gross rent for such occupancy.

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Decatur city rules.

Hotels & Lodging in DeKalb County