How much are hotel taxes in the Bronx?

Question

I just paid for my hotel room and they charged me over $40 on top of the price I was quoted at. Is there a tax on top of the standard sales tax? If so, how much are they?

Answer 1

Three separate taxes apply to hotel room rentals in New York City:

New York State Sales Tax,

New York City Sales Tax, and

New York City Hotel Room Occupancy Tax (usually called the "Hotel Tax").

Hotel Room Occupancy Tax (HROT) applies to the occupancy of any room in a hotel in the City. However, Finance adopted amendments to the HROT rules, which establish new guidelines for when a person will be considered subject to the hotel tax and an annual (instead of quarterly) filing requirement for small facility operators.

If the rent for the room is…

The tax will be…



$10 or more, but less than $20

50 cents/day + 5 percent of the rent



$20 or more, but less than $30

$1.00/day + 5 percent of the rent



$30 or more, but less than $40

$1.50/day + 5 percent of the rent



$40 or more

$2.00 per day + 5 percent of the rent