Wimberley City Council approves Hotel Occupancy Tax

The Wimberley City Council approved a 7% Hotel Occupancy Tax during its Dec. 2 meeting.

The HOT will be effective April 1, 2022 when the City of Wimberley will begin collecting the tax from lodging owners within the city limits and in the city’s extra-territorial jurisdiction. The city said lodging owners charge the tax as a separate line item to tourists who stay overnight.

“This is a tax on tourists — lodging owners just collect it and remit it to the city, like a sales tax,” Councilmember Jim Chiles.