Hotels & Lodging in Sun Prairie, WI (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Sun Prairie charges a 7 percent room tax on every hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or short-term lodging stay under one month, collected by the city treasurer each calendar quarter. The tax applies to any accommodation rented to a "transient," defined as a guest staying less than 30 continuous days, so short-term rentals fall inside the tax base.
Sun Prairie Hotel Room Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsSun Prairie Code of Ordinances §§ 3.20.010, 3.20.020
"Transient" means any person residing for a continuous period of less than one month in a hotel, motel, or other furnished, accommodations available to the public. ... Pursuant to Section 66.75, Wisconsin Statutes, a tax is imposed on the privilege and services of furnishing, at retail, or rooms or lodging to transients by hotel keepers, motel operators and other persons furnishing accommodatio...
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