Hotels & Lodging in Washoe County, NV (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washoe County, Nevada.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Washoe County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Unincorporated Washoe County imposes an 8 percent transient lodging tax, a six-percent base under WCC 25.151(1) plus two 1-percent add-ons, on any operator renting a hotel room, motel room, vacation home, or campground site for less than 28 consecutive days. Operators, not guests, remain liable for the tax even if it wasn't collected.
Washoe County Transient Lodging Tax: 8%
Some RestrictionsWCC 25.151
In addition to any other license taxes heretofore fixed and imposed and now existing, there is hereby fixed and imposed on every operator of transient lodging within the county and located and situated outside of the corporate limits of incorporated cities and towns of the county, a transient lodging tax for revenue in the amount of six percent of the amount of gross receipts derived from the r...
Hotels & Lodging by City in Washoe County
1 cities in Washoe County have their own hotels & lodging rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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