Tourist Taxes

Tourist tax in France

France's tourist tax is the taxe de séjour. Each town decides whether to charge it and how much, within national limits: in 2026 that means €0.20 to €4.90 per person per night by the star rating of where you stay, plus surcharges in some areas. Under-18s pay nothing.

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In French it is the taxe de séjour. Dutch visitors know it as the toeristenbelasting, so a search for toeristenbelasting Frankrijk ends here. Paris is the one French city with its own page and calculator.

The national limits for 2026

The government updates the bands every year. A town that charges the tax has to pick a rate inside them for each kind of accommodation, and decides before 1 July for the following year, so the same hotel class can cost different amounts in neighbouring towns.

Per person per night, before surcharges
Where you stayLowestHighest
Palace€0.70€4.90
5-star hotel, tourist residence or furnished let€0.70€3.60
4-star hotel, tourist residence or furnished let€0.70€2.60
3-star hotel, tourist residence or furnished let€0.50€1.70
2-star hotel, tourist residence or furnished let, or 4 or 5-star holiday village€0.30€1
1-star hotel, residence or let, 1 to 3-star holiday village, chambre d'hôtes or auberge collective€0.20€0.80
3 to 5-star campsite or caravan site€0.20€0.60
1 or 2-star campsite, or marina€0.20€0.20

Holiday lets and hotels without a star rating (or waiting for one) pay a percentage instead: between 1% and 5% of the price per person per night, as the town decides, but never more than the highest rate that town charges.

Surcharges on top

  • A département can add 10% to the tax charged in its towns.
  • In the Paris region (Île-de-France) a 15% regional surcharge and, since 2025, a 200% surcharge for Île-de-France Mobilités, the public transport authority, are added as well.
  • Other regional or departmental surcharges can apply in some towns, so the figure on your bill can be above the national band.

That is how Paris reaches €15.93 a night in a palace hotel and €8.45 in a 4-star, from base rates of €4.90 and €2.60.

Who doesn't pay

  • Anyone under 18.
  • Seasonal workers employed in the town.
  • People in emergency or temporary housing.
  • People paying rent below an amount the town council sets.

How it is paid

A town can charge it au réel: per person per night, collected by your hotel or host (or by the booking platform, such as Airbnb) and shown on the bill apart from the room price. Or it can use the forfait, where the host pays a fixed sum based on how many guests it can take and usually builds it into the price. Ask the host which applies if the booking doesn't say.

Questions people ask about France

How much is the tourist tax in France?

Each town sets its own rate within national limits. In 2026 those run from €0.20 to €4.90 per person per night, by the star rating of where you stay, before any surcharges. Paris, with its regional surcharges, charges €0.65 to €15.93.

Do children pay the tourist tax in France?

No. Under-18s are exempt everywhere in France.

Is the taxe de séjour per person or per room?

Where a town charges it au réel, it's per person per night, and your host adds it to your bill as a separate line. Where a town uses the forfait, the host pays a fixed amount for its capacity and usually builds it into the price.

Who collects the tourist tax in France?

Your hotel, host or the booking platform (Airbnb, for example) collects it and pays it to the town or group of towns.

Why is the Paris tourist tax so much higher?

Paris adds three surcharges to its base rate: 10% for the département, 15% for the region's Grand Paris works and 200% for Île-de-France Mobilités, the region's public transport. A 4-star hotel's €2.60 becomes €8.45 a night.

Sources

Checked on 10 October 2026.