Hotels & Lodging in Irvine, CA (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Irvine, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Irvine imposes an eight percent transient occupancy tax on every hotel, motel, or short-term rental stay of 30 consecutive days or less, effective July 1, 1983. The operator collects the tax from the guest at the time rent is paid and remits it to the Director of Administrative Services, who also issues the registration certificate every operator must post.
Irvine Hotel Transient Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsIrvine, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 2-9-402
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eight percent of the rent charged by the operator, effective July 1, 1983. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the City which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the City. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the re...
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