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Hotels & Lodging in Port Townsend, WA (2026)

1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Port Townsend, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Port Townsend levies a 4% special excise tax on hotel, motel, and short-term rental lodging charges, on top of state sales tax.

Port Townsend Lodging Tax Rate

Some Restrictions

PTMC 3.20.010

There is hereby levied a special excise tax of four percent on the sale of or charge made for the furnishing of lodging that is subject to tax under Chapter 82.08 RCW, said tax including the "basic" two percent lodging tax as authorized by RCW 67.28.180 and the "special" two percent lodging tax as authorized by RCW 67.28.181... It shall be presumed that the occupancy of real property for a cont...