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 RestrictionsDecatur 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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