Amsterdam's tourist tax
Amsterdam charges a percentage rather than a flat fee: 12.5% of the room price before VAT, with no limit on nights. A €220 room pays €27.50 a night.
How the tourist tax is worked out
Amsterdam has one of Europe's highest tourist taxes: 12.5% of the overnight price excluding VAT, on every kind of paid accommodation from hotels to campsites. It rose to 12.5% in 2024 and stays there for 2026.
Cruise passengers who visit without staying the night pay a day tourist tax of €15 per passenger per day instead. There is no general exemption for children for overnight stays; because the tax is a percentage of the room price, extra guests only matter if they change the price.
Other Dutch municipalities charge different rates: the tourist tax in the Netherlands, city by city.
Rates
The same percentage applies to every kind of paid accommodation.
| Where you stay | Tax |
|---|---|
| Hotel, hostel, B&B, holiday let or campsite | 12.5% of the room price Enter the room price without VAT (and without breakfast if it is itemised). |
| Cruise passenger in transit (day visit, no overnight stay) | €15 per person per day Paid by the cruise line for each passenger, usually built into the fare. |
Worked out on a real price
Hotel, hostel, B&B, holiday let or campsite
- 12.5% of the room price12.5% of €220 is €27.50 a night: 3 nights × €27.50
- €82.50
Tax on this stay€82.50
Who doesn’t pay
- Guests registered as residents of Amsterdam.
- Breakfast, when it is listed separately on the bill.
- Cancelled bookings and day use of a room.
Collection and returns
Your hotel or host adds it to the bill and pays the City of Amsterdam. For Airbnb and Vrbo bookings the platform collects it. Cruise lines pay the day tax for their passengers.
Changes on the way
- The city's new coalition (June 2026) plans to raise the rate to 16% from 2027 and by one point a year to 20% by 2031. The council has not adopted it yet.
What we couldn’t confirm
Treat these with care: we couldn't find them on an official page.
- Whether children under 2 are exempt from the cruise day tax (reported by a Dutch tourism site, not on the city page), so the calculator charges every passenger.
- The year the rate reached 12.5% (2024) is from reporting, not the city page; the 2026 rate is confirmed.
Try your own dates
Change the nights, the people and the kind of stay. The answer is an estimate from the published rules; the bill is your host's to work out.
Where to stay in Amsterdam
Booking sites don't all show the tax the same way: some include it in the price, others add it at the property. The breakdown says which.
Sources and checks
All checked on 28 September 2026. Where a figure comes from news reporting rather than an official page, we say so above.
- City of Amsterdam: tourist tax official
- City of Amsterdam: guide to filing a tourist tax return official
- KHN: Amsterdam tourist tax stays at 12.5% in 2026 (Dutch)
- Hospitality Management: Amsterdam plans rise to 20% (Dutch, June 2026)