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Current rates
| Rate per person per night | Rate | In force since | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| High season (1 Feb-31 Dec), rentals by cadastral category | EUR 3.00-5.00 | April 1, 2025 | Tariffe IDS valide dal 01/04/2025; Regolamento IDS |
| High season, most common apartment categories (group 2) | EUR 4.00 | April 1, 2025 | Tariffe IDS valide dal 01/04/2025 |
| Low season (1-31 Jan), rentals by cadastral category | EUR 2.10-3.50 | April 1, 2025 | Tariffe IDS valide dal 01/04/2025 |
| Low season, most common apartment categories (group 2) | EUR 2.80 | April 1, 2025 | Tariffe IDS valide dal 01/04/2025 |
Rates verified against the official sources linked above on July 28, 2026. Rates change by local decision; confirm the current figure with the authority before relying on it.
Key Takeaways
- Venice runs two separate charges: the imposta di soggiorno (overnight tourist tax, your job as a rental host) and the contributo di accesso (day-tripper access fee).
- The tourist tax is tiered by cadastral category, not flat: EUR 3.00 to EUR 5.00 per night in high season and EUR 2.10 to EUR 3.50 in January, with no zone reduction for rentals.
- The tax applies for up to 5 consecutive nights; residents and children under 10 are exempt.
- Hosts declare quarterly and pay through the official Portale IDS via PagoPA.
- Overnight guests who pay the tourist tax are exempt from the access fee but must register on cda.ve.it; the 2026 access-fee trial ran through 26 July 2026.
Two Venice charges, one common mix-up
Before any numbers, clear up the confusion that trips up nearly every host. Venice has two separate charges. The imposta di soggiorno is the tourist tax that overnight guests in accommodation pay, and it's the one you handle as a rental host. The contributo di accesso is a separate access fee aimed at day-trippers who visit without staying overnight. They have different rules, different amounts, and different portals. Overnight guests who pay the tourist tax are exempt from the access fee. This guide is mainly about the first; the access fee gets its own section at the end.
The tourist tax is tiered, not flat
A lot of blogs quote Venice as a flat EUR 4.00, or EUR 2.80 in January. That's only part of the picture. For short-term rentals (locazioni turistiche), the rate is tiered by the property's cadastral category, and there's no centro storico zone reduction for rentals, since they've sat in a single territorial zone since 2019.
In high season (1 February to 31 December), the base rate runs from EUR 3.00 to EUR 5.00 per person per night depending on category: EUR 5.00 for the top group (A/1, A/8, A/9), EUR 4.00 for the most common apartment categories (A/2, A/3, A/6, A/7, A/11), and EUR 3.00 for the lowest group (A/4, A/5). In low season (1 to 31 January), the same tiers drop to EUR 3.50, EUR 2.80, and EUR 2.10. So the often-quoted EUR 4.00 and EUR 2.80 are the middle group's rates. To know yours, check your property's cadastral category, and confirm the current tariff with the Comune di Venezia, because rates change by local decision.
The 5-night cap and exemptions
The tourist tax applies for a maximum of 5 consecutive nights. From the sixth consecutive night on, the stay isn't taxed. Two groups are exempt: residents of the Comune di Venezia and children who haven't yet turned 10. As with any city, keep the nights and guest ages on record so you apply the cap and exemptions correctly.
Combine the tier, the season, and the cap and the math gets specific fast. A common A/2 apartment in high season charges EUR 4.00 per adult per night for up to 5 nights, so two adults on a week's stay pay EUR 40.00, not EUR 56.00, because nights six and seven fall outside the cap. Move that same booking to January and the rate drops to EUR 2.80. Knowing your property's cadastral category is the piece most hosts overlook, and it's what decides which of the three tiers you actually charge.
Declaring and paying through the Portale IDS
Managers file a quarterly declaration of overnight stays and pay through the Comune's Portale Imposta di Soggiorno, the Portale IDS, using PagoPA. (You may see the portal called by other names online; the official Venice pages call it the Portale IDS.) The quarterly cadence is the core rhythm to plan around, and the duty is yours as the gestore. Confirm the current filing steps on the Comune di Venezia's tourist-tax pages, since procedures can change.
The access fee, and why overnight guests skip it
The contributo di accesso is the separate day-tripper fee, and it's worth understanding even though your overnight guests don't pay it. For the 2026 season it ran as a trial on 60 selected days from 3 April 2026, applied between 8:30 and 16:00, at EUR 5 if paid by the fourth-to-last day before entry or EUR 10 in the final four days. That 2026 trial has since ended: from 27 July 2026 the access fee no longer applies. Whether and how it returns is a matter for future Comune decisions, so don't assume the same dates or amounts next season.
The key point for hosts: guests staying overnight in accommodation inside the Comune, who pay your imposta di soggiorno, are exempt from the access fee. They do, however, need to register for that exemption on the Comune's cda.ve.it portal. It's a small thing to flag in your check-in instructions, and it saves guests from paying a fee they don't owe. None of this is tax advice; the Comune di Venezia is the authority on both charges.
