Municipal Tourist Tax in Sintra: Registration , Payment and How Alojamento Local Hosts Should Calculate It
In this guide , I share the Sintra tourist tax, how to calculate it correctly, and how EazyAL now helps hosts manage it with clearer monthly totals.
If you run an Alojamento Local in Sintra, Portugal, you need a clear process for tourist tax. The rule looks simple at first, but mistakes often happen when stays are long, cross month-end, or include children and adults in the same booking.
Sintra Tourist Tax: Quick Answer
In Sintra the tourist tax is generally:
€2per guest per nightup to a maximum of
3 nightscharged only to guests aged
13 and overcapped at
€6per guest per stay
Based on the municipal regulation last updated 29 March 2023, the tax applies to overnight stays in tourist accommodation and local accommodation, and the municipality also provides a dedicated reporting platform for operators.
Who Needs to Collect the Tourist Tax in Sintra?
If you operate:
an Airbnb
a Booking.com property
a direct-booking holiday rental
an Alojamento Local managed outside the big platforms
you are still responsible for collecting and recording the tourist tax when it applies.
This is a municipal host obligation. It sits alongside other local compliance tasks such as guest registration, reporting, and invoicing.
Where do I submit Tourist Tax in Sintra?
Access the municipal tourist tax payment web site here. Register your Al there and you will receive login credentials. Monthly submissions can be made on the Sintra Portal or via EazyAL software , integrated with iTaxas.
How to Register for Tourist Tax in Sintra
Before an Alojamento Local host can submit tourist tax declarations in Sintra, they need access to the municipality’s online tourist tax platform.
How Tourist Tax Payment Works
To make the process simple and convenient, tourist tax payments are handled through the Multibanco system.
After completing your Tourist Tax submission, you will receive a payment reference issued by the local council (Câmara Municipal). This includes:
An Entity number
A Reference number
The amount to be paid
You can complete the payment using any Multibanco ATM or through your online banking service by selecting the “Payments” option and entering the provided details.
How Many Nights Count?
Hosts should normally calculate nights as:
departure date - arrival date
So if a guest arrives on 29 December and leaves on 2 January, the stay is 4 nights.
The departure date is not another overnight stay.
What Happens After 3 Nights?
The Sintra tourist tax stops after the 3rd night of the stay.
So for one taxable guest:
3-night stay =
€67-night stay =
€612-night stay = still
€6
This is one of the most common manual calculation mistakes, especially in spreadsheets.
Who Is Exempt From Tourist Tax?
According to the regulation summary, the municipality provides exemptions including:
guests under
13people with permanent incapacity above a defined threshold
specific municipal or exceptional cases
Because exemptions can be more specific than the quick host summary, it is worth checking the regulation and the municipality’s platform directly before relying on edge-case assumptions.
How EazyAL Now Helps With Tourist Tax in Sintra
We have now implemented a clearer Tourist Tax workflow inside EazyAL.
Instead of leaving hosts to calculate everything manually, EazyAL now helps you track:
total overnight stays
nights beyond the cap
taxable nights
monthly tax totals by property
monthly breakdowns from real guest stay data
In practice, this is especially helpful for:
long stays
month-end stays
mixed-age groups
multi-guest reservations
hosts managing more than one property
What this means for hosts
Inside EazyAL, the Tourist Tax section now makes it easier to understand:
how many guest-nights happened in the month
how many nights were above the 3-night cap
how many nights remain taxable
the total tourist tax due for the month
This reduces the guesswork that usually happens with manual spreadsheets.
Why Manual Tourist Tax Calculation Often Goes Wrong
The most common errors are:
charging the departure day as a night
charging more than 3 nights
charging children who are under the age threshold
treating a cross-month stay as if the cap resets
calculating by booking total instead of by guest
These are exactly the problems that structured compliance software can help reduce.
What Sintra Hosts Should Keep on Record
For each stay, hosts should keep clear records of:
guest names
arrival date
departure date
date of birth or age basis
number of taxable nights
total tourist tax collected
This helps not only with tourist tax, but also with wider compliance tasks such as guest registration and property operations.
Sintra Tourist Tax and Alojamento Local Compliance
Tourist tax is only one part of operating an AL in Madeira. Hosts often need a working process for:
guest data collection before arrival
compliance tracking
municipal tourist tax
SIBA / AIMA workflows
reporting support
invoicing preparation
That is why we built the Tourist Tax section in EazyAL to sit inside the same operational flow, instead of leaving it as a separate manual task.
Learn more at EazyAL.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the tourist tax in Sintra?
The standard host-facing rule is €2 per guest per night, up to 3 nights, for guests aged 13+.
What is the maximum tourist tax per guest?
€6 per stay.
Does the tourist tax apply to Airbnb in Sintra?
Yes, hosts of Airbnb and other short-term rentals still need to manage tourist tax when it applies.
How do I calculate tourist tax for a 10-night stay?
Only the first 3 nights are taxable.
Do children pay tourist tax in Sintra?
The general host rule is that guests under 13 are exempt.
Is there an official Sintra tourist tax platform?
Yes. There is a payment webiste for Sintra tourist tax .The municipality provides an online platform here: https://taxaturistica.sintra.pt/
Final Note
A useful way to think about Sintra tourist tax is this:
count the taxable guests
count the nights correctly
stop at 3 nights
keep monthly records clean
That is the simplest path to staying organised and avoiding avoidable mistakes.
