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Hotels & Lodging in Trenton, NJ (2026)

1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Trenton, New Jersey, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Transient Occupancy Tax

Trenton imposes a 3% hotel and motel room occupancy tax on rent charged for occupying a hotel or motel room in the City, on top of the state sales tax and any other tax or fee. The rate stepped up from 1% to 3% on July 1, 2004.

Trenton Hotel and Motel Occupancy Tax

Some Restrictions

Trenton Code § 268-29

§ 268-29. Tax rate established. There is hereby established a hotel and motel room occupancy tax in the City of Trenton which shall be fixed at a uniform percentage rate of 1% on charges of rent for every occupancy of a hotel or motel room in the City of Trenton on or after July 1, 2003, but before July 1, 2004, and 3% on charges of rent for every occupancy of a hotel or motel room in the City ...

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Hotels & Lodging in Mercer County