Acronym
TOT
Also known as: hotel tax, occupancy tax
Transient Occupancy Tax — a tax on hotel and short-term rental stays.
Visitors staying fewer than 30 days at a hotel pay a percentage of their bill to the City. Menlo Park's 2024 ballot measure raised the rate, driving a $2.2M increase in proposed FY 2026-27 revenue.
In Menlo Park
FY2027 proposed TOT: $18.4M (vs $11.3M in FY2023 actual).