Hotels & Lodging in Alabama (2026)
11 rules on the books across Alabama, 11 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Transient Occupancy Tax
Local hotel and short-term-rental occupancy taxes, who must collect them, remittance schedules, and use of the revenue for tourism, transportation, or housing.
Auburn
Some RestrictionsAuburn levies a 7 percent lodging tax on rooms rented to transients for stays under 180 consecutive days at hotels…
Read full rule →Bessemer
Some RestrictionsBessemer taxes hotel, motel and other transient lodging charges at six percent inside the city limits, and half that…
Read full rule →Birmingham
Some RestrictionsBirmingham taxes hotel, motel and other transient lodging at 6.5% of the room charge plus a flat $3.00 per room per…
Read full rule →Hoover
Some RestrictionsHoover charges a 3% lodging tax plus a flat $2 per room, per night on hotel, motel, and short-term rooms rented to…
Read full rule →Huntsville
Some RestrictionsHuntsville charges a 9% lodging tax plus $2 per room per day on hotels, motels, and similar transient accommodations…
Read full rule →Lee County
Some RestrictionsLee County levies a 2 percent privilege tax on every room, lodging, or accommodation rented to a transient at a hotel…
Read full rule →Madison County
Some RestrictionsMadison County levies a 1 percent privilege and license tax on every hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin…
Read full rule →Mobile
Some RestrictionsMobile charges a 10 percent lodgings tax on hotels, motels, inns, and other transient accommodations inside city…
Read full rule →Montgomery
Some RestrictionsMontgomery levies an 11 percent transient occupancy tax on gross receipts from hotels, motels, tourist courts and…
Read full rule →Tuscaloosa
Some RestrictionsHotels, motels, and other transient lodging in Tuscaloosa pay an 11 percent lodging tax on room charges under Sec…
Read full rule →Vestavia Hills
Some RestrictionsCode Sec. 16-51 levies a 6% lodging tax on hotels, motels, inns and similar establishments renting rooms to transients…
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