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Hotels & Lodging in Louisville, KY (2026)

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

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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 Restrictions

Louisville 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...