Vienna's Ortstaxe
Stay in Vienna and 5% of the room price, before VAT, is added as tax, for every night you're there. On a €160 room that's €8 a night.
Vienna is Wien in German, and the tax is the Wiener Ortstaxe, so a hotel bill in Wien lists it as Ortstaxe. Italian visitors who ask about the tassa di soggiorno a Vienna mean this same charge.
What the 5% is charged on
Vienna's Ortstaxe rose on 1 July 2026 from 3.2% (after a flat deduction) to 5% of the price of the stay, excluding VAT and breakfast. It rises again to 8% on 1 July 2027. The city had planned 8.5% from December 2025 but dropped that after criticism from the hotel industry.
There is no cap on nights and no general exemption for children.
The rate by type of stay
The same percentage applies to every kind of paid accommodation.
| Where you stay | Tax |
|---|---|
| Hotel, holiday flat or other paid stay | 5% of the room price Enter the price without VAT and without breakfast. |
An example booking
Hotel, holiday flat or other paid stay
- 5% of the room price5% of €160 is €8 a night: 4 nights × €8
- €32
Tax on this stay€32
Who is exempt
- Minors attending school or vocational training, or staying in youth hostels.
- Students at Vienna's universities and colleges.
- Anyone staying more than 3 months without a break.
Who collects it
The accommodation owner collects it and pays the City of Vienna by the 15th of the following month. Online platforms must report bookings to the city.
Coming next
- From 1 July 2027: 8% of the price of the stay.
Work out your own trip
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 Vienna
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.
Where these figures come from
Checked against these on 23 October 2026. If you're a host filing a return, go by the official pages, which change first.
- City of Vienna: Ortstaxe (German, updated 21 July 2026) official
- Der Standard: Vienna delays Ortstaxe rise to mid-2026 (German)