Hotels & Lodging in New York (2026)
16 rules on the books across New York, 16 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.
Albany County
Some RestrictionsAlbany County imposes a 6% tax on the per-diem rental rate charged for every hotel or motel room countywide, collected…
Read full rule →Broome County
Some RestrictionsBroome County has charged a 5% occupancy tax on hotel and motel room rent since October 1, 2007. The Broome Hotel or…
Read full rule →Buffalo
Some RestrictionsBuffalo imposes a 3% hotel and motel occupancy tax on every room rental within city limits, effective September 1…
Read full rule →Cheektowaga
Some RestrictionsThe Town of Cheektowaga taxes hotel, motel and boarding-house room rentals at up to 3% of the daily rate under Town…
Read full rule →Clarkstown
Some RestrictionsClarkstown imposes a 5% tax on hotel and motel room rent, effective December 1, 2024, collected by operators and…
Read full rule →Greenburgh
Some RestrictionsGreenburgh charges a 3% occupancy tax on every room rented in a hotel or motel in the unincorporated part of the town…
Read full rule →Mount Vernon
Some RestrictionsMount Vernon charges a 2.5% sales tax on hotel room rent under City Code Chapter 234, collected by operators the same…
Read full rule →Nassau County
Some RestrictionsNassau County imposes a 3% occupancy tax on the per diem room rate at every hotel, motel, bed-and-breakfast, and…
Read full rule →New Rochelle
Some RestrictionsNew Rochelle imposes a 3% room occupancy tax on hotel and motel stays under City Code § 288-34, in effect since October…
Read full rule →New York
Some RestrictionsNYC imposes a hotel room occupancy tax of roughly 5.875% of the daily room rent plus a per-room daily flat fee…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsOrange County taxes every room rented in a hotel, motel or short-term rental unit at 5% of the rent charged, under…
Read full rule →Rockland County
Some RestrictionsRockland County imposes a 3% tax on the rent charged for every hotel room occupancy countywide, under the Rockland…
Read full rule →Suffolk County
Some RestrictionsSuffolk County imposes a 5.5% hotel and motel occupancy tax on room rentals, covering short-term rentals booked through…
Read full rule →Tompkins County
Some RestrictionsTompkins County Code § 150-10 imposes a 5% tax on the rent charged for every hotel-room occupancy in the county…
Read full rule →Westchester County
Some RestrictionsWestchester County has imposed a 3% Room Occupancy Tax on hotel and motel rentals since January 1988, collected by the…
Read full rule →Yonkers
Some RestrictionsYonkers imposes a 5.875% tax on the rent charged for every hotel or motel room occupancy in the city, collected by the…
Read full rule →