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Edinburgh tourist tax

Staying in Edinburgh, you pay the Edinburgh Visitor Levy: 5% of the room price.

Calculate the Edinburgh tax for your stay

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      Tourist tax

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      Usually paid at the property on arrival or departure, on top of the room price, unless your booking says it is included. The amounts are those of the official rules; the property may round differently.

      Edinburgh Visitor Levy: rates

      5% of the price of the accommodation, excluding VAT, for the first 5 nights (first 5 consecutive nights of each booking). If your price includes 20% VAT, the calculator takes it out when you select it.

      In force since 24 July 2026.

      Worked examples

      Two adults, 3 nights from 15 October 2026, any paid overnight accommodation (hotel, b&b, hostel, short-term let, campsite), £160.00 a night:£24.00.

      • 5% of £480.00 (3 nights at £160.00).

      A family of two adults and two children aged 7 and 15, 12 nights, same accommodation:£40.00.

      • Only the first 5 nights are taxed (first 5 consecutive nights of each booking).
      • 5% of £800.00 (5 nights at £160.00).

      Exemptions

      • Bookings paid in part or in full before 1 October 2025.
      • Stays that started before 24 July 2026, even if they end later.
      • People receiving listed disability benefits (they pay, then claim a refund from the Council after the stay).
      • People placed in accommodation because of homelessness, domestic abuse, or as asylum seekers or refugees.

      Good to know

      • The levy is 5% of the accommodation-only part of the price, net of VAT: breakfast, parking and other extras are not part of the base.
      • Only the first 5 consecutive nights of a booking are charged. If the first five nights cost more or less than the average, the levy is 5% of what those five nights actually cost.
      • Official worked example: a wholesaler room at £175 a night for 3 nights, £525, carries a levy of £26.25.

      Edinburgh tourist tax: questions

      How much is the tourist tax in Edinburgh?
      5% of the room price, charged as 5% of the accommodation price excluding VAT. For two adults staying three nights in a any paid overnight accommodation (hotel, b&b, hostel, short-term let, campsite) at £160.00 a night, that is £24.00.
      Do children pay the tourist tax in Edinburgh?
      Children are not exempt: the tax depends on the price or the number of rooms, not on who sleeps there.
      Is there a maximum number of nights?
      At most 5 nights are taxed (first 5 consecutive nights of each booking).
      Who is exempt?
      Bookings paid in part or in full before 1 October 2025. Stays that started before 24 July 2026, even if they end later. People receiving listed disability benefits (they pay, then claim a refund from the Council after the stay). People placed in accommodation because of homelessness, domestic abuse, or as asylum seekers or refugees.

      Official sources

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      Page updated . Every rate comes from the official source linked on the page, read on the date shown next to it. Taxes change: the official source prevails.