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Hotels & Lodging in Louisville, KY (2026)

2 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 applies an 8.5% transient room tax on hotel and short-term-rental stays under 30 days. Combined with Kentucky's 6% sales tax, guests pay roughly 14.5% in lodging taxes total.

Louisville Hotel Transient Room Tax

Some Restrictions

Hotel Worker Retention

Louisville Metro has not enacted a hotel-specific worker-retention ordinance comparable to Los Angeles or New York. Hotel labor protections rely on federal WARN Act, Kentucky law, and collective-bargaining agreements.

Hotel Worker Retention Standards

Few Restrictions

Looking for Jefferson County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Louisville city rules.

Hotels & Lodging in Jefferson County