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Hotels & Lodging in Huntington Beach, CA (2026)

1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Huntington Beach, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Huntington Beach taxes every hotel stay of 30 consecutive days or less at the combined state and local use tax rate the City Council sets by resolution, collected by the operator and remitted monthly to the City Treasurer under Chapter 3.28's Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax.

Huntington Beach Hotel Occupancy Tax Rate

Some Restrictions

Huntington Beach, CA, Municipal Code § 3.28.030 (Tax Imposed)

For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax on the rent charged by the operator at a rate equal to the current, combined state and local use tax rate. Said rate shall be declared by the City Council by resolution from time to time. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the City which is extinguished only by payment to the operator...

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