Hotels & Lodging in Redwood City, CA (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Redwood City, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Redwood City collects a 12% transient occupancy tax on every hotel stay, and the code's definition of 'hotel' expressly includes short-term rentals booked under Zoning Code Section 31.3. Operators add the tax to the guest's rent, collect it at payment, and remit it to the City's Tax Administrator under the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax Ordinance.
Redwood City Hotel Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code sec. 32.75
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of twelve percent (12%) of the rent charged by the operator. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the City which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the City. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If th...
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