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Hotels & Lodging in Dubuque, IA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Transient Occupancy Tax

The City of Dubuque taxes hotel and motel room rentals at 7% of gross receipts under Dubuque City Code § 3-3-2, on top of any state-administered lodging tax. The levy applies to any room, apartment or sleeping quarters rented to the same guest for 31 consecutive days or less; longer stays fall outside the tax.

Dubuque Hotel And Motel Occupancy Tax

Some Restrictions

Dubuque City Code § 3-3-1; § 3-3-2

HOTEL AND MOTEL: ... Any hotel, motel, inn, public lodging house, rooming house or tourist court, or any place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to transient guests for rent, whether with or without meals, except sleeping rooms in dormitories and in memorial unions of all state universities and colleges. ... A tax is hereby imposed upon the gross receipts from the renting of any and a...