Italy TravelNavigating Tourist Taxes and Hotel Taxes in Italy

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Navigating Tourist Taxes and Hotel Taxes in Italy
Published on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 by

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When visiting Italy and staying in a hotel, depending on which city you’re visiting, you will be paying a “city tax” or “tourist tax” for each night of accommodations. Usually this tax must be paid directly to the hotel (no matter who you booked through) at the end of your stay. Here is a handy table of current taxes in Italian cities:

CITY TAX 3 STAR 4 STAR 5 STAR CHILD POLICY EXEMPTIONS
ANCONA Taxes per person per accommodation rate Rate: 20-50 Euro
Tax: 1 Euro
Rate: 50-100 Euro
Tax: 2 Euros
Rate:>100 Euro
Tax: 3 Euros
n/a n/a
BOLOGNA Taxes per person per accommodation rate, max 5 nights Rate: 31- 70.99 Euro
Tax: 1.5 Euros
Rate: 71-120.99 Euro
Tax: 2.5 Euros
Rate:>121 Euro
Tax: 4 Euros
Exempt to age 14 n/a
CATANIA 1 Euro for each star of your hotel per person, per night 1.5 Euros 1.5 Euros 2.5 Euros Exempt to age 18  Disabled guests and their companion (two persons excluded per disabled guest)
FLORENCE 1 Euro for each star of your hotel per person, per night 3 Euros 4 Euros 5 Euros  n/a  n/a
GENOA Per person, per night maximum 8 consecutive nights 2 Euros 3 Euros  n/a  n/a
MILAN Per person, per night maximum 14 consecutive nights 4 Euros 5 Euros Exempt to age 18  n/a
OTRANTO 2 Euros for each hotel or accommodation per person, per night, up to a maximum of 7 consecutive nights  2 Euros  2 Euros  2 Euros Exempt to age 12 n/a
PADUA Per person, per night up to 5 nights  2 Euros  3 Euros  3 Euros Exempt to age 16 Disabled guests and their companion
PISA Per person, per night up to 3 nights High season: 5 Euros

Low season: 2 Euros

   
ROME per person, per night, max 10 nights 2 Euros 3 Euros 3 Euros  n/a  n/a
SIENA 2 Euro for per person, per night, max 6 nights  – High season: 2 Euros

Low season: 1 Euros

 – Exempt to age 12  n/a
SORRENTO 2 Euro for per person, per night 2 Euros 2 Euros 2 Euros  n/a  n/a
VENICE 1 Euro for each star of your hotel per person, per night, up to a maximum of 5 consecutive nights 3 Euros 4 Euros 5 Euros Exempt to age 16 Reductions:
50% Nov-Mar, excluding Carnival and winter peak times, 40% for accommodation on mainland, 30% for accommodation at Venice Lido, 5 star hotels excluded
 
 
 
 
 
 
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