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Hotels & Lodging in Kirkland, WA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Transient Occupancy Tax

Kirkland levies a one percent lodging excise tax on charges for hotel, motel, rooming house, tourist court, and trailer camp stays under KMC 5.19.010, collected by the state Department of Revenue as the city's agent and credited against state sales tax.

Kirkland Hotel Lodging Excise Tax

Some Restrictions

Kirkland Municipal Code § 5.19.010

There is hereby levied a lodging excise tax of one percent, collection of which shall begin as soon as possible pursuant to State Department of Revenue requirements, but not later than January 1, 2002, upon 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, as disti...

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Hotels & Lodging in King County