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Hotels & Lodging in Stockton, CA (2026)

1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Stockton, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Stockton charges an 8% Transient Occupancy Tax on rent paid by any guest who stays 30 consecutive days or less in a hotel, motel, or similar lodging structure. Operators collect the tax from guests and remit it quarterly to the City's Tax Administrator.

Stockton Hotel Occupancy Tax Rate

Some Restrictions

Stockton Municipal Code §§ 3.28.020, 3.28.030

"Hotel" means any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodginghouse, roominghouse, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobilehome or house trailer at a fixed location, or ...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Stockton city rules.

Hotels & Lodging in San Joaquin County