Hotels & Lodging in Charleston County, SC (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Charleston County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Charleston County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Transient Occupancy Tax

Charleston County charges a 2 percent accommodations fee on the gross rental proceeds of any hotel, motel, inn, bed and breakfast, campground, RV space, condominium or residence rented to transients in the unincorporated county. The fee excludes meeting and conference rooms and stays of 30 or more continuous days. Providers collect it from guests and remit it monthly to the Business License/User Fee Department.

Accommodations Fee on Hotels and Rentals, Charleston County

Some Restrictions

Charleston County Code §§ 13-61, 13-62

Accommodations means any room (excluding meeting and conference rooms), campground spaces, recreational vehicle spaces, lodgings, or sleeping accommodations furnished to transients by any hotel, inn, condominium, motel, bed and breakfast, residence, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or sleeping accommodations are furnished for consideration within the county. The gross proceeds deriv...

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Hotels & Lodging by City in Charleston County

1 cities in Charleston County have their own hotels & lodging rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

North CharlestonPop. 115,382

1 verified rule • Transient Occupancy Tax

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