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San Francisco Tourist Tax Calculator
Budget San Francisco's tourist tax before check-out: per-night and total-stay figures for any hotel tier, with the regime's rules explained. Per-night + totals.
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- Updated May 2026
San Francisco's regime is flat — tiers price identically.
Tourist tax total (5 nights)
$35.00
Source: TripCalc dataset · indicative — updated May 2026 · Methodology
Regime: a 14% transient-occupancy tax plus a 1.5% assessment and a 0–1.25% tourism improvement district layer by zone.
Basis: charged per room per night. Stays of 30+ continuous days qualify for tax-exempt status with proper paperwork.
Planning note: San Francisco's TOT lands at 14%+ — a $250 room carries about $40 in nightly tax before parking. Figures are indicative 2026 bands.
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Expect about $7 a night per room in San Francisco: enter nights and hotel tier and the calculator prices the lodging-tax line on your folio before you book. Family of 4, 5 nights = $35.00 — the same as a solo traveler, because San Francisco taxes the room rather than the guests. It ranks #6 of 49 tracked city regimes by nightly tourist tax, and the rate is flat across categories — collected by the hotel at check-out.
San Francisco charges $7.00 a night: the regime explained
The regime in plain terms: a 14% transient-occupancy tax plus a 1.5% assessment and a 0–1.25% tourism improvement district layer by zone. Basis: charged per room per night, meaning guest count is irrelevant in San Francisco — one occupant and four pay identically. No category multiplier applies — the $7.00 nightly figure holds from hostel to five-star, which quietly favors luxury stays.
Stays of 30+ continuous days qualify for tax-exempt status with proper paperwork. One local wrinkle decides the math: San Francisco's TOT lands at 14%+ — a $250 room carries about $40 in nightly tax before parking
What the San Francisco tax costs across your stay
| Nights | Stay total (any guest count) | Luxury tier total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| 3 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| 5 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| 7 | $49.00 | $49.00 |
| 10 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| 14 | $98.00 | $98.00 |
Per-room basis: one guest or four, the total is identical — and the flat regime means the luxury column matches mid tier.
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The table below is the honest budgeting view: at $7.00 nightly per room, the difference between a long weekend and a ten-night stay is $49.00 of pure tax.
Where San Francisco ranks among 49 tracked tourist taxes
Where it stands: #6 of 49 tracked city regimes by nightly tourist tax, premium territory — Amsterdam, Kyoto's top bands and New York's stacked folio fees are the company it keeps. Trendline for San Francisco: from Venice's day-tripper fee to Edinburgh's 2026 debut, cities are converting visitor pressure into revenue annually — this page's $7.00 band is the current indicative figure.
Paying it: the San Francisco folio, fine print and exemptions
Nothing about this tax is paid in advance or at a desk: it rides the room bill, the hotel forwards it, and your only job is checking that the folio's tax line matches the $7.00 nightly expectation this calculator prices before you book.
Calculation Formula
San Francisco total = nights × $7.00 (flat regime — tiers price identically) (per room)How to Use This Calculator
- Set nights (1–30) for your San Francisco stay.
- Select budget, mid, upscale or luxury tier.
- Read the nightly rate and the stay total.
- Add it to your trip budget — collected at the hotel, not at booking (usually).
Worked Examples
- A 3-night mid-tier stay: 3 × $7.00 = $21.00 per room.
- A week at mid-tier: 7 × $7.00 = $49.00 per room.
- The same week: the flat regime means luxury and budget pay identically at $49.00.
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