Cagliari tourist tax calculator for short-term rentals
Cagliari charges short-term rentals and other non-hotel stays €2 per guest per night, €3 from July to September, for at most five nights. Guests under 12 and over 70 pay nothing. Work out a stay and print the notice the city asks hosts to display.
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Children under 12, guests aged 70 or over, and guests with another exemption the city allows (see below).
Tourist tax for this stay in Cagliari
€16.00
2 paying guests × 4 taxed nights × €2.00
Report it and pay it to the city by January 15, 2027. Use the city's CityTax++ portal. The yearly declaration for this stay is due by 30 June 2027.
Rates checked October 11, 2026 · in force since April 1, 2026 · Giunta resolution 333 of 30 December 2025
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City tourist tax · Cagliari • The City of Cagliari charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay. • €3 per person per night from July–September. • €2 per person per night from January–December. • At most 5 nights per person in a calendar year are taxed. • Children under 12 and guests aged 70 or over do not pay. • Residents of Cagliari 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.
Notice for guests
Cagliari's rules ask hosts to inform guests about the tax: print this and put it up where guests see it.
Cagliari
City tourist tax
City tourist tax
- The City of Cagliari charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay.The City of Cagliari charges a tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) on every stay.
- €3 per person per night from July–September.3 € per person per night from luglio–settembre.
- €2 per person per night from January–December.2 € per person per night from gennaio–dicembre.
- At most 5 nights per person in a calendar year are taxed.At most 5 nights per person in a calendar year are taxed.
- Children under 12 and guests aged 70 or over do not pay.Children under 12 and guests aged 70 or over do not pay.
- Residents of Cagliari do not pay. Other exemptions (for example for patients and their companions) need a signed form: please ask us.Residents of Cagliari 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!
Cagliari's rates from 1 April 2026
| Accommodation | July–September | Rest of the year |
|---|---|---|
| Non-hotel stays, including short-term rentals | €3.00 | €2.00 |
| Hotels | €1.00 to €5.00 by stars | same |
| Youth hostels | €1.50 | €1.50 |
Per guest per night, set by Giunta resolution 333 of 30 December 2025 from 1 April 2026. The city's regulation names short-term rentals (decree-law 50/2017) among the stays that pay.
Nights and exemptions
- At most 5 consecutive nights in the same place within a calendar year.
- Exempt: residents of Cagliari, children until their 12th birthday, guests from their 70th birthday, patients who need medical visits or treatment, and other cases listed in article 5 of the regulation, with a signed form.
What hosts must do
- Inform guests about the tax, its amount and exemptions in the common areas or on your website (article 6 of the regulation): print the notice below.
- Collect the tax and give a numbered, named receipt.
- Report and pay each quarter on the CityTax++ platform by 15 April, 15 July, 15 October and 15 January, then file the yearly declaration by 30 June and the operator's account (conto della gestione) by 30 January.
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 much is the tourist tax in Cagliari in 2026?
For short-term rentals and other non-hotel stays: €3 per guest per night from July to September and €2 the rest of the year, for at most five nights. Under-12s and over-70s don't pay.
Do I have to put up a tourist tax notice in Cagliari?
Yes. Article 6 of the city's regulation asks hosts to inform guests about the tax, its amount and the exemptions, in the common areas or on the property's website.