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Hotels & Lodging in Thornton, CO (2026)

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

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Thornton levies a 7% excise tax on the price paid for hotel rooms, guesthouses, mobile homes, autocamps and other public accommodations rented to guests, collected in lieu of the city's general sales tax. Marketplace facilitators listing rentals, including short-term rental platforms, are treated as vendors responsible for the tax under City Code Section 26-466.

Thornton's 7% Lodgings Tax on Hotel Stays

Some Restrictions

Thornton, CO City Code § 26-466

There is levied an excise tax on the price paid or charged for the lease, rental or furnishing of rooms or other public accommodations to any person who, for a consideration, uses, possesses or has the right to use or possess any room or other public accommodations in any hotel, apartment hotel, guesthouse, guest ranch, mobile home, autocamp, trailer court or park or any other place furnishing ...

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Hotels & Lodging in Adams County