Rome's tourist tax is a separate municipal charge, not part of the room rate, which is why it often appears as an extra line at the desk. The official name is contributo di soggiorno, and it applies to anyone not resident in Roma Capitale who sleeps in a hotel, guesthouse, B&B, holiday apartment or short let in the city (Roma Capitale, Contributo di soggiorno, checked 3 October 2026). That service page is also where the city keeps the official documents: the current regulation and the tariff resolution, Deliberazione della Giunta Capitolina n. 255 of 17 July 2023.
How much is Rome's tourist tax per night?
Hotels are charged by star rating. The figures below come from Roma Capitale's official tariff table (checked 3 October 2026), per person and per night, with an annexe (dipendenza) charged at the same rate as its classification.
| Hotel classification | Per person per night | Max nights charged |
|---|---|---|
| 1 star | EUR 4.00 | 10 |
| 2 stars | EUR 5.00 | 10 |
| 3 stars | EUR 6.00 | 10 |
| 4 stars | EUR 7.50 | 10 |
| 5 stars or higher | EUR 10.00 | 10 |
Non-hotel accommodation is charged by type rather than stars.
| Accommodation type | Per person per night | Max nights charged |
|---|---|---|
| B&B, agriturismo, casa per ferie, residence (RTA), country house | EUR 6.00 | 10 |
| Alloggio per uso turistico or short let (locazione breve) | EUR 6.00 | 10 |
| Guest house or affittacamere, category 1 / 2 / 3 | EUR 7.00 / 6.00 / 5.00 | 10 |
| Holiday house or apartment (CAV), category 1 / 2 | EUR 6.00 / 5.00 | 10 |
| Commercial hostel (Hostel o Ostello) | EUR 3.50 | 10 |
| Campsite, holiday village, camper area | EUR 3.00 | 5 |
Guest houses and holiday apartments self-declare their category; Roma Capitale asked holiday-apartment operators to self-certify as category 1 (EUR 6.00) or category 2 (EUR 5.00) when the 2023 rates started (Roma Capitale notice to holiday-apartment operators, checked 3 October 2026). If a listing does not say which category it is, ask the host for the nightly amount per person.
Did the rates go up for the Jubilee or in 2026?
Not as of 3 October 2026. Roma Capitale's notice on the current tariffs says they apply to nights from 1 October 2023 regardless of when you booked (Roma Capitale, Comunicato - Applicazione nuove tariffe, checked 3 October 2026). The city's accommodation office FAQ still names the 2023 tariff resolution and the 2024 regulation as the rules in force (Roma Capitale, SUAR FAQ 5, checked 3 October 2026), and the tax notices published by Roma Capitale's finance office up to its notice for the 16 October 2026 payment deadline contain quarterly deadlines but no new tariff (checked 3 October 2026).
Italian press has reported since 2023 that Rome could raise its top rate, and other cities have done so, but no Roma Capitale act raising the rate was published on these pages when we checked. Because the night of stay decides the rate, a future increase would apply to your stay even if you booked earlier, so look at the service page again before a long or expensive trip.
Who is exempt from Rome's tourist tax?
Article 5 of the regulation, republished with Deliberazione dell'Assemblea Capitolina n. 34 of 12 March 2024, lists the exemptions (Roma Capitale, Regolamento sul Contributo di Soggiorno, checked 3 October 2026). The ones a visitor is most likely to meet are:
- children until they complete their tenth year of age;
- people receiving medical care and one companion per in-patient, or both parents of a patient under 18;
- people with a severe disability certified under Italian law 104/1992 or an equivalent law of their home country, and their family caregiver;
- coach drivers, and one tour leader per 25 participants in a group organised by a travel agency;
- guests of a genuine youth hostel (ostello della gioventù), which is different from a commercial "Hostel o Ostello" charged EUR 3.50.
The rest cover staff of the property, police on public-order duty, emergency housing and disaster volunteers. The disability exemption took effect on 1 February 2023 (Roma Capitale, Avviso all'utenza, checked 3 October 2026).
How the ten-night cap works
The cap is per property and per run of consecutive nights. Roma Capitale's FAQ states the charge applies "for a maximum of 10 consecutive nights in the same structure during the calendar year" (SUAR FAQ 5, checked 3 October 2026). A 14-night stay in one hotel is charged for 10 nights; two 7-night stays in two different properties are charged for 14.
Students on a certified course and people staying for documented work reasons have a different cap under article 6 of the regulation: 10 nights in total in the calendar year (5 at open-air sites), even if the nights are not consecutive. Expect the property to ask for a declaration or paperwork.
How do you pay it, and why is it not in your booking total?
The property, not the city, collects the money. The regulation makes hotel operators, short-let managers, estate agents and online platforms the "responsabili del contributo": they must ask the guest for the tax, issue a numbered receipt in the guest's name, and pay the city within sixteen days after each calendar quarter, including sums a guest failed to pay (Regolamento, articles 4 and 9, checked 3 October 2026). They must also inform guests about the tax in several languages and display it at the property (article 7).
Payment method is the property's choice. Roma Capitale's 2024 resolution says it wants to encourage card payment, and the city reimburses accommodation businesses part of their card commissions, up to 1.5% of the tax collected (Avviso all'utenza, checked 3 October 2026). In practice, many hotels take cards while some small guesthouses ask for cash, so ask when you check in.
Booking platforms are the exception. Roma Capitale's tourism portal records that Airbnb has collected the tax at booking confirmation since 1 July 2020 and pays it to the city quarterly (Turismo Roma, Airbnb agreement, checked 3 October 2026). That page dates from 2020, so check your own booking for a tax line rather than assuming it.
What to check before you arrive
Ask three things: the amount per person per night, whether it was already collected by your booking platform, and whether the property takes cards. Ask for the receipt too; business travellers usually need it to reclaim the cost.
If the tax affects your budget, it is one of several Rome extras worth knowing in advance, along with how cards, cash and the coperto work on restaurant bills. The next practical step after booking a room is usually the transfer from Fiumicino or Ciampino and, for most first visits, choosing the right Colosseum ticket. For an English summary of the rules, Roma Capitale's tourism portal keeps an accommodation tax page that points back to the city's official documents.
