Arvada, CO Hotels & Lodging: Transient Occupancy Tax (2026)

The Arvada Lodging Tax (Sec. ) imposes a tax of 2 percent of the purchase price charged for lodging, defined to include hotels, motels, apartment hotels, boarding and rooming houses, motor hotels, guest houses, guest ranches, mobile homes, auto camps, and trailer courts, in addition to the city's sales and use tax under Sec. 98-66(1)(e). Stays booked under a written agreement for 30 or more consecutive days by a permanent resident are exempt, as are sales to federal, state, and city government and to religious or charitable organizations.

Every vendor furnishing lodging must first obtain a business license from the city clerk under Sec. 98-281; the license is issued without fee but must be approved by the finance director, posted conspicuously at the business, and is not transferable, and a separate license is required for each location. 00 may request quarterly filing instead. Vendors must keep records of all lodging payments for audit by the finance director, and the city may not disclose any lodging tax return information except under judicial order. Unpaid lodging tax, interest, and penalties become a first and prior lien on the vendor's tangible personal property, and the finance director may sue to recover unpaid amounts as a debt owed to the city.