Who it's for
Visitor levy for hostels
High volume, low nightly rates and bed-by-bed occupancy. A percentage levy on hundreds of small bookings needs to be right the first time.
What actually trips people up
- Thousands of short bookings per quarter — imported and calculated in your browser in seconds.
- Dorm beds sold individually still each attract the levy on their own accommodation charge.
- Small nightly rates make rounding and rate anomalies easy to miss; we flag outliers before you file.
- Group bookings across multiple beds are checked for duplicate and overlapping entries.
What it costs
One unit per account is free forever — after that it's £0.35 per bed per month, dropping to £0.28 above 50 beds. Quarterly saves 10%, annual gives two months free.
See full pricingSee it worked through
A group of 4 friends books 4 beds in an 8-bed dorm, 3 nights each at £25 per bed per night.
Per-bed accommodation charge (3 nights × £25)
£75.00 per bedLevy per bed (5%)
£3.75 per bedTotal across 4 beds
£15.00
Each bed is recorded and levied individually, even within one group reservation — which also makes it easy to catch duplicate or overlapping bed bookings before you file.
Questions we get asked
This page is based on the City of Edinburgh Council's official guidance for accommodation providers — read it here.
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Figures here are worked examples, not advice. We calculate and record — you file, and the property owner or operator stays legally responsible. See our full terms.
Try the numbers before you sign up
The single-booking calculator is free and needs no account. One unit per account is free forever.