Originally Posted by eduboys
I've been staying at a Residence Inn booked out through the weekends for quite some time, and I decided to make a switch to the Courtyard nextdoor. Currently I have a nightly rate of $65 and a City tax of $1.95 in Independence, OH.
On my negotiated rate with the Courtyard I was able to maintain the same nightly rate, but the taxes are significantly higher. After reading through some of the forums I realized that this is because I do not pay any sales tax, as I am considered a resident.
So my question boils down to this... If I am going to stay at the Courtyard for over 3 months, should I expect the same nightly tax rate, or is there some difference because the courtyard has a kitchen?
This is something that varies state to state. In Ohio, state sales tax isn't charged for stays longer than 30 days, as that is their threshold for "residency" in the hotel. I experienced this once last year around Columbus. The hotel charged me state tax for the first 30 days, then when I hit 30 days, they refunded that state tax back to me.
Check with the front desk or the GM, that's likely what they're doing, but you should confirm it.