Short-term rental permit cost in Vail, CO

Combined lodging tax: 10.8% of revenue. Charged on what you earn, so it is not in the totals above.

3 figures are not yet verified against the city (Application fee, Business licence, Inspection). They are left out of the total rather than counted as zero, so the real first-year cost is higher than shown.

Conditions attached

• Requires a designated Local Representative physically located within 60 minutes of the property and available 24/7 to answer complaints. A passed Certificate of Fire Inspection from Vail Fire and Emergency Services is required (every three years); an on-site 24/7 front-desk managed property can bypass the fire inspection with a management contract. Notarized STR Self-Compliance Affidavit required. Liability coverage of $1,000,000 may instead be satisfied by an approved marketplace facilitator's insurance (Airbnb, VRBO and Evolve are accepted). A duplex applicant must notify the adjoining unit's owner at least seven days before applying. Licences expire February 28 each year. Property managers operating STRs in Vail must also hold a Town of Vail business license, regardless of office location.
• Liability cover of at least $1,000,000.00 required.

Source: https://www.vail.gov/government/departments/finance/short-term-rentals
Checked 2026-10-04 · Ordinance No. 11, Series of 2022 (effective Jan. 1, 2023); STR regulations originally adopted 2017, effective March 1, 2018