Hotels & Lodging in Norfolk, VA (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Norfolk, Virginia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Norfolk taxes every transient staying at a hotel or short-term rental unit under City Code § 24-234: 8 percent of the room charge plus a flat $3.00 per night for each bedroom, on top of the state's separate 1 percent lodging tax. Hotels and rental hosts collect the tax from guests, hold it in trust, and remit it monthly to the city treasurer under §§ 24-235 and 24-236.
Norfolk Hotel Transient Occupancy Tax
Some RestrictionsNorfolk Code of Ordinances §§ 24-233(d), 24-234
(d)Hotel. The word "hotel" means any public or private hotel, inn, hostelry, tourist home or house, motel, rooming house or other place in which a lodging is offered. A place that meets the definition of a "short-term rental unit" shall not be considered a "hotel"....There is hereby levied and imposed, in addition to all other taxes and fees of every kind now imposed by law, on each transient o...