Venice's tourist tax and day-trip fee
In Venice you pay between €1 and €5 per person per night, depending on the type of accommodation, its stars and the season. Children under 10 pay nothing, and 10 to 16-year-olds pay half. The charge stops after 5 nights. Day trippers paid a separate access fee on set days in spring and summer 2026, and 2027 is undecided.
What you pay, and for how long
Venice has two charges. Overnight visitors pay the imposta di soggiorno per person per night for up to 5 consecutive nights. It varies with the type and star rating of the accommodation, where it is (the historic centre and Giudecca cost most; lagoon islands and the mainland less) and the season: from €1 in a 1-star hotel to €5 in a 5-star hotel in the historic centre in high season. Children under 10 pay nothing.
Day trippers pay the access fee (contributo di accesso) instead, on set busy days only. In 2026 it applied on 60 days from 3 April to 26 July, from 8:30 to 16:00, in the historic centre (not the lagoon islands): €5 per person if paid at least 4 days ahead, €10 after that. The 2026 trial is over: since 27 July you can visit without paying, and the city has not yet decided on 2027.
The rate for each kind of stay
The more stars, the more you pay. Other kinds of accommodation have their own rates.
| Where you stay | Tax |
|---|---|
| 5-star hotel, historic centre, high season | €5 per person per night |
| 4-star hotel, historic centre, high season | €4.50 per person per night |
| 3-star hotel, historic centre, high season | €3.50 per person per night |
| 2-star hotel, historic centre, high season | €2 per person per night |
| 1-star hotel, historic centre, high season | €1 per person per night |
| Day trip on a fee day, paid 4+ days ahead | €5 per person per day Only on the set days (60 days between April and July in 2026), 8:30 to 16:00. |
| Day trip on a fee day, paid in the last 3 days | €10 per person per day |
What a real booking costs
4-star hotel, historic centre, high season
- €4.50 per person per night2.5 paying guests × 5 nights × €4.50
- €56.25
Tax on this stay€56.25
Only the first 5 nights are charged. Some children pay less or nothing because of their age.
Exemptions
- Overnight tax: children under 10, Venice residents, people with disabilities, people having treatment in Venice and one companion, and coach drivers and one guide per 25 people.
- Access fee: children under 14, people staying overnight in the municipality (they pay the overnight tax instead), Veneto residents, and other listed groups.
Who collects the money
Hotels and holiday lets collect the overnight tax and pay the City of Venice. Day trippers pay the access fee online on the official Venezia Unica site, which issues a QR code.
Coming next
- The 2027 access fee has not been decided. On 27 September 2026 the mayor suggested up to about €30 on peak days, which would need a change in Italian law (the cap is €10).
Still unconfirmed
We couldn't confirm these from an official source, so treat them with care.
- The hotel rates and the 50% rate for ages 10 to 16 are from Italian trade press (TTG Italia): the official rate tables are PDFs we could not open.
- Low-season rates, and the lower rates on the lagoon islands and mainland, are not in the calculator.
Work out your own trip
The calculator applies Venice's rules to your dates and party. It's an estimate: your host works out the exact figure.
Booking a stay in Venice
Before you book, open the price breakdown. Some listings fold the tax into the price; others leave it to pay when you arrive.
Where these figures come from
Checked against these on 28 September 2026. If you're a host filing a return, go by the official pages, which change first.
- Comune di Venezia: tourist tax rates, per person per night, max 5 nights (Italian) official
- Comune di Venezia: tourist tax exemptions (Italian) official
- Venezia Unica (City of Venice): about the access fee official
- Venezia Unica: who is exempt from the access fee official
- TTG Italia: Venice tourist tax 2026 (Italian)
- ANSA: Venice confirms 2026 access fee (Italian)