Hotels & Lodging in Santa Ana, CA (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Santa Ana, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Santa Ana taxes hotel occupancy at eleven percent of the rent charged, collected by the operator from every guest staying under thirty days and remitted monthly to the finance director under the city's Hotel Visitors Tax Ordinance, formerly called the transient occupancy tax.
Santa Ana Hotel Visitors Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana, CA, Code of Ordinances § 35-127
(a)For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of eleven (11) per cent of the rent charged by the operator. The tax constitutes a debt owned by the transient to the city that 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 ...
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