Hotels & Lodging in James City County, VA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated James City County, Virginia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of James City County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
James City County taxes every overnight stay at a hotel, motel, inn, tourist home, campground or short-term rental in the county. Sec. 20-14 levies a 5 percent tax on the total price paid for the room, plus a flat $2.00 per room per night on top of it, collected by the accommodations provider or booking platform and remitted to the commissioner of the revenue.
James City County Transient Occupancy Tax on Lodging
Some RestrictionsJames City County Code § 20-14
(a)There is hereby levied and imposed, in addition to all other taxes and fees of every kind now imposed by laws, on each transient a tax equivalent to five percent of the total price paid for the use or possession of any accommodations by or for any such transient to any accommodations provider. Such tax shall be collected from such transient at the time and in the manner provided by this arti...
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