Hotels & Lodging in Wausau, WI (2026)
1 verified hotels & lodging rules for Wausau, Wisconsin, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Wausau taxes hotel and motel rooms rented to transients at 8% of gross receipts under Wausau Municipal Code § 3.25.020, adopted under Wis. Stat. § 66.0615. Every hotelkeeper or motel operator in the city must hold a City Clerk permit for each location and remit the tax monthly to the City Treasurer.
Hotel Room Tax Rate in Wausau, WI
Some RestrictionsWausau Municipal Code §§ 3.25.010, 3.25.020
Hotel or motel means a building or group of buildings in which the public may obtain accommodations for a consideration, including, without limitation, such establishments as inns, motels, tourist homes, tourist houses or courts, lodging houses, rooming houses, summer camps, apartment hotels, resort lodges and cabins, and any other building or group of buildings in which accommodations are avai...
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