Mandatory Taxes & Fees

Transparency is important to us. Here's a breakdown of the mandatory charges that apply to your stay.

Important Information

The following taxes and fees are mandated by law and are collected at check-in. They are not included in the published room rate and are not optional.

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

13%

Effective July 1, 2010, the Ontario Retail Sales Tax (PST) was replaced with a value added tax (OVAT) and combined with the federal goods and services tax (GST) to create a federally administered harmonized sales tax (HST). This new Ontario HST encompasses a provincial component (OVAT) at 8% and a federal component (GST) at 5%, for a combined HST rate of 13%.

Municipal Accommodation Tax

$5/night

The City of Niagara Falls passed By-law No. 2018-104 to implement a mandatory municipal accommodation tax. This tax is used to support tourism development and city services.

Daily Hotel Levy

7.9%

The Falls Hotel and Inn has a daily hotel levy at 7.9% of your room rate. This levy is used to supplement levy charges placed upon the hotel. The business improvement association charges The Falls Hotel and Inn a monthly levy to support their extensive public events and activities including the Niagara Falls Convention Center, improvement of streetscaping and capital assets, and special city related events. Additionally, the daily hotel levy helps fund our recycling and environmental stewardship programs as we work towards carbon neutrality.

Example Calculation

Room Rate (1 night)$109.00

Daily Hotel Levy (7.9%)$8.61

Municipal Accommodation Tax$5.00

Subtotal$122.61

HST (13%)$15.94

Total$138.55

Daily Hotel Levy Programs

The daily hotel levy is used to supplement levy charges placed upon the hotel and support important initiatives:

Business Improvement Association Support

The levy helps fund extensive public events and activities, including support for the Niagara Falls Convention Center, improvement of streetscaping and capital assets, and special city-related events.

Environmental Stewardship Programs

We're committed to carbon neutrality. The levy helps fund our recycling and environmental initiatives:

•Water coolers in departments to eliminate plastic water bottles
•Environmentally friendly housekeeping chemicals
•Comprehensive recycling of cooking oils, batteries, light bulbs, electronics, printer toners, cans, oils, beer and wine bottles
•Toilet paper made from recycled paper
•Paper and recycling bins in each guest room