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Hotels & Lodging in Colorado (2026)

15 rules on the books across Colorado, 15 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.

Arvada

Some Restrictions

Arvada charges a 2 percent lodging tax on every hotel, motel, or short-term stay under City Code Sec. 98-244, on top of…

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Aurora

Some Restrictions

Aurora, Colorado charges an 8% lodger's tax on hotel, motel, and short-term lodging purchases, collected by the vendor…

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Boulder

Some Restrictions

Boulder charges a 7.5% excise tax on every lodging stay, collected by the hotel, motel, or short-term rental operator…

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Colorado Springs

Some Restrictions

Colorado Springs collects a City Lodgers and Automobile Rental Tax of 2% on the purchase price of lodging and…

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Denver

Some Restrictions

Denver charges a 10.75% lodger's tax on hotel, motel, and short-term lodging stays, collected by the vendor from every…

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Fort Collins

Some Restrictions

Fort Collins levies a 3% excise lodging tax on any lodging accommodation rented for less than 30 consecutive days, on…

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Greeley

Some Restrictions

Greeley charges a 3% lodger's tax on the purchase price of lodging within city limits, collected by every vendor…

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Lakewood

Some Restrictions

Lakewood, Colorado levies a 3% excise tax on Lodging Services under its Accommodations Tax Code, collected by every…

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Littleton

Some Restrictions

Littleton levies a 5% lodger's tax on hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts and short-term rentals under Section…

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Longmont

Some Restrictions

Longmont levies a 2% lodgers tax on hotel and motel rooms and other short-term lodging, on top of the city's regular…

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Loveland

Some Restrictions

Loveland charges a 3% excise tax on the lodging price of every hotel, motel or short-term rental stay booked in the…

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Manitou Springs

Some Restrictions

Manitou Springs levies a 2% lodging and camping tax on hotel, motel, guest house and campground stays under Municipal…

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Pueblo

Some Restrictions

Pueblo taxes hotel, motel, and short-term lodging stays at 4.3% of the room charge under the city's Lodger's Tax…

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Thornton

Some Restrictions

Thornton levies a 7% excise tax on the price paid for hotel rooms, guesthouses, mobile homes, autocamps and other…

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Westminster

Some Restrictions

Westminster charges a 7% excise tax on the purchase price of hotel, motel, and short-term rental rooms. The vendor…

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