Bologna tourist tax calculator for short-term rentals
Bologna sets its tourist tax by price: €4 to €7 per guest per night depending on what one guest pays for one night, or 10.5% of the price (at most €7) when a platform collects the rent. Enter your price and stay and see what to collect.
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Children under 14, and guests with another exemption the city allows (see below).
Without VAT and extras such as cleaning. The city taxes a share of it per guest.
Tourist tax for this stay in Bologna
€46.40
2 paying guests × 4 taxed nights × €5.80
Report it and pay it to the city by January 15, 2027. Use the city's Geis portal. The yearly declaration for this stay is due by 30 June 2027.
Rates checked October 11, 2026 · in force since January 1, 2026 · Giunta resolution DG/PRO/2025/283 of 9 December 2025 (2025 rates kept for 2026)
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City tourist tax · Bologna • The City of Bologna charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay. • From €4 to €7 per person per night, depending on the price of the stay. • Only the first 5 nights of a stay are taxed. • Children under 14 do not pay. • Residents of Bologna do not pay. Other exemptions (for example for patients and their companions) need a signed form: please ask us. • Please pay it at check-in, in cash or by card. You will get a receipt.
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Bologna
City tourist tax
City tourist tax
- The City of Bologna charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay.The City of Bologna charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay.
- From €4 to €7 per person per night, depending on the price of the stay.From 4 € to 7 € per person per night, depending on the price of the stay.
- Only the first 5 nights of a stay are taxed.Only the first 5 nights of a stay are taxed.
- Children under 14 do not pay.Children under 14 do not pay.
- Residents of Bologna do not pay. Other exemptions (for example for patients and their companions) need a signed form: please ask us.Residents of Bologna do not pay. Other exemptions (for example for patients and their companions) need a signed form: please ask us.
- Please pay it at check-in, in cash or by card. You will get a receipt.Please pay it at check-in, in cash or by card. You will get a receipt.
The city spends it on tourism and services. Thank you!
Bologna's rates in 2026
The tax depends on the price per guest per night, without VAT and extras:
| Price per guest per night | Tax per guest per night |
|---|---|
| up to €30.99 | €4.00 |
| €31 to €70.99 | €5.80 |
| €71 to €120.99 | €6.50 |
| €121 or more | €7.00 |
When a platform or agent collects the rent of a short-term rental or furnished tourist apartment, the tax is 10.5% of the price (without VAT and extras), at most €7 per guest per night.
Giunta resolution DG/PRO/2025/283 of 9 December 2025 kept the 2025 rates for all of 2026.
Nights and exemptions
- At most 5 consecutive nights, also across two or more places; for repeated stays in the same month, only the first five nights.
- Exempt: residents of Bologna, children under 14, University of Bologna students living in student halls, people with a severe disability (law 104/92) and one companion, and patients and their companions during treatment.
What hosts must do
For short-term rentals, whoever collects the rent is responsible for the tax. Report each quarter's stays on the city's Geis portal by 15 April, 15 July, 15 October and 15 January (also when there were none), pay the tax due, and file the yearly declaration by 30 June of the following year.
How it works for short-term rentals
Italian provincial capitals, unions of municipalities and listed tourist towns may charge an imposta di soggiorno on every night spent in their territory (article 4 of legislative decree 23/2011). Each city sets its own rates by Giunta resolution.
- Who pays: the guest, unless resident in the city or exempt.
- Who is responsible: whoever collects the rent. For a booking you take yourself, that is you; when Airbnb or another platform collects the rent, it can be the platform (article 4, paragraph 5-ter, of decree-law 50/2017). The responsible party collects the tax, pays it to the city and files the declarations, with the right to claim it back from the guest.
- Yearly declaration: by 30 June of the following year, online, on the Ministry of Economy's form. A missing or false declaration costs 100% to 200% of the tax due; late or missing payments are fined under article 13 of legislative decree 471/1997, plus interest.
Airbnb and other platforms
Airbnb is rolling out automatic collection in every Italian municipality with a tourist tax. Check the Taxes section of your listing: where Airbnb collects it, the guest pays it in the Airbnb price and you must not charge it again, but you still report those stays to the city. For direct bookings and channels that pay you the full rent, you collect it yourself.
Sources
Checked on 11 October 2026. General information, not tax advice.
Frequently asked questions
How is Bologna's tourist tax calculated for an apartment?
Divide the nightly price (without VAT and extras) by the number of guests and find the band: €4 up to €30.99, €5.80 up to €70.99, €6.50 up to €120.99, €7 above. When a platform collects the rent, it is 10.5% of the price, at most €7 per guest per night.
How many nights are taxed in Bologna?
At most five consecutive nights, also when the guest moves between places, and only the first five for repeated stays in the same month.
Who is exempt from Bologna's tourist tax?
Residents of Bologna, children under 14, University of Bologna students in student halls, guests with a severe disability and one companion, and patients and their companions during treatment.