Spain tourist tax calculator
Booking sites often leave the tourist tax out of the price. Estimate what you will pay separately at check-in or check-out.
How much more will you pay?
Enter amounts in the local currency.
Enter the nightly room rate to see the tax.
Tourist tax is usually paid at the hotel. Before paying, check whether your booking site already includes it.
Tourist tax by city
Barcelona EUR
- Catalan tourist stay tax
- 5-star or grand luxe hotel: €7.00 · per person per night
- 4-star hotel: €3.40 · per person per night
- Other hotels and lodging (3-star and below): €2.00 · per person per night
- Tourist apartment (HUT): €4.50 · per person per night
- Youth hostel: €1.00 · per person per night
- Barcelona city surcharge
- €5.00 · per person per night
- Limit
- Up to 7 nights
- Exemptions
- Guests under 17 do not pay.
- Good to know
- Guests aged 16 and under are exempt, and the tax is charged for at most 7 consecutive nights per person in the same lodging. The tax is part of the VAT base, so the bill can be slightly higher.
- Announced change
- · The Barcelona surcharge rises to €6 per person per night, then €7 in 2028 and €8 in 2029.
Source: Agència Tributària de Catalunya — Tax on stays in tourism establishments (rates) · Generalitat de Catalunya — Llei 5/2017 (text refós, art. 27) · Ajuntament de Barcelona — Ordenança del recàrrec turístic (BOPB 2-2-2026) · Sources checked
How the calculation works
Each city uses a different basis
Japanese cities charge a fixed amount by per-person nightly price band. The band uses the room rate divided by the number of guests, so the same room can be taxed differently for one or two people.
European cities charge a fixed amount by accommodation class or a percentage of the room rate. Hawaii adds percentage taxes to the room rate and resort fee.
Comparing with your booking
If the booking site's "taxes and fees" already include the tourist tax, do not add it again. If it is listed as "pay at the property", you pay it at check-in or check-out.
When rates change
Tourist taxes change often. Each city shows the date we checked it and its official sources, and announced changes are listed separately. New rates apply to nights after the change date.