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Hotels & Lodging in Mobile, AL (2026)

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

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Mobile charges a 10 percent lodgings tax on hotels, motels, inns, and other transient accommodations inside city limits, dropping to 5 percent in the police jurisdiction, on top of state and county lodging taxes.

Mobile Hotel Lodging Tax Rate

Some Restrictions

Mobile City Code § 34-101

There is hereby levied and imposed...a privilege or license tax in the nature of a lodgings tax, upon every person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, short-term rental, bed & breakfast, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place...The tax shall be in an amount equal t...

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

Hotels & Lodging in Mobile County