Hotels & Lodging in Grant County, WA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Grant County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Grant County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Unincorporated Grant County levies a 4 percent special excise tax on lodging under GCC 3.68.030, reaching hotels, motels, tourist courts, trailer camps and any similar short-term license to occupy real property. A stay of a month or more is presumed a lease, not a taxable license, so long-term renters and month-to-month tenants fall outside the tax. The Washington Department of Revenue collects it at no cost to the county.
Grant County's 4% Hotel Lodging Tax
Some RestrictionsGrant County Code §§ 3.68.030, 3.68.100
3.68.030 - Imposition of special excise tax. There is levied a special excise tax of four percent on the sale of or charge made for the furnishing of lodging that is subject to tax under Chapter 82.08 RCW. The tax imposed under Chapter 82.08 RCW applies to the sale of or charge made for the furnishing of lodging by a hotel, rooming house, tourist court, motel, or trailer camp, and the granting ...
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