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Hotels & Lodging in Kennewick, WA (2026)

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

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Kennewick imposes a 4% special excise tax on hotel, motel, and short-term lodging charges under KMC 3.20.010, collected by the Washington Department of Revenue alongside state sales tax.

Kennewick Hotel Lodging Tax Is 4%

Some Restrictions

Kennewick Municipal Code Section 3.20.010 (Ord. 3765 Sec. 1, 1997; Ord. 2189 Sec. 1(part), 1978; Ord. 1743 Sec. 1(part), 1974)

For the purposes set forth in Chapter 67.28RCW, the Council of the City, being the legislative and governing body of the City, does impose and levy a special excise tax of four percent on the sale of or charge made for the furnishing of lodging by a hotel, rooming house, tourist court, motel, trailer camp and the granting of any similar license to use real property, provided, that it shall be p...

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