Hotels & Lodging in Louisville, KY (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Louisville, Kentucky, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Louisville Metro's combined transient room tax is 8.5% of rent, stacked from five separate levies, and applies to hotels, motels, campgrounds, and anyone who brokers short-term stays of 30 days or less.
Louisville Hotel Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsLouisville Metro Code of Ordinances § 121.01(A)-(B)
(A) ...there is hereby imposed and levied a transient room tax of 3% of the rent for every occupancy of a suite, room, rooms, cabins, lodgings, campsites, or other accommodations charged by any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp... (B) ...an additional transient room tax of 1.5% of the rent for every occupancy of a suite, room, rooms, cabins, lodgings, campsites, or other accommodations...