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Jetman55 wrote:



You have been a member since August 2004. Please tell us that question is a joke.

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Sponsors & Discount section has never worked on my computer and
the VIP discount ad does not say.

Speaking of which how much is hotel tax anyway?

It's around 17%. One advantage to getting a room in a place that doesn't charge by the night is that the taxes are different.

Veelee wrote:


Not sure I understand that. The tax is 13% sales tax and 3.39% room tax. Any hotel that rents a room is suppose to collect the full 16.39%, it doesn't make any difference if the room is rented for an hour, 12 hours, a night, a week or a month.

Would appreciate any further info you have that I missed. Thanks.

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It’s a 3% Tourism Board tax, and a 13% sales, but it’s calculates “tax on tax”, so say you have a $49 + tax rate, that means you first add the 3% ($49 + 3% = $50.47), and THEN apply the 13% to the total ($50.47 + 13% = $57,03)

It’s the same to say that taxes are 16,39%. The 0,39% effect of applying one tax to the other, as in 13% of 3% is 0.13*0.03= 0.0039 or 0.39%

So 0.39% + 3% + 13% = 16,39%

True story!

Fromsjo,

Thanks for the clarification but what I was really interested in was the post that said,







I have never heard of that and was wondering if it is correct and what the parameters are.

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If a place is called an apartment and doesn't rent for less than a month, or maybe week, I don't think it needs to charge the hotel tax. That is what I was told almost 10 years ago when I stayed at Scotland Apartments for a month while taking Spanish classes around the corner. I could be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time.

Veelee,
Thanks for the clarification. Sure an apartment falls under a totally different category but most will not rent by the night. Apartment Scotland advertises weekly & monthly rates if they offer one night it is not mentioned.
There advertised weekly rate is FROM $250.00 ($35.75 per day), thats includes a full kitchen but does not mention daily maid service or free breakfast.
Think a guy here for a weeks vacations would prefer to pay the hotel tax and get the fringe benefits.

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