Hotels & Lodging in Salinas, CA (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Salinas, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Salinas taxes short-term hotel and motel stays at a combined ten percent of rent: a seven percent base tax under Sec. 32-22(a) plus a three percent add-on under Sec. 32-22(b) in effect since July 1, 1984. The tax covers any transient staying twenty-eight days or fewer; a full stay of twenty-nine days or more paid at once is exempt.
Salinas Transient Occupancy Tax Rate and Rules
Some RestrictionsSalinas, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 32-22(a)-(b)
(a)For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of seven percent of the rent collected by the operator. Such tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the city which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the city. ... Rent paid at one time for a period of occupancy of twenty-nine days or more shall be exempt. (...
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