Tourist tax in Verbier: the owner's guide

The current amounts: CHF 4.– per adult per night in Verbier

The tourist tax of the commune of Val de Bagnes is governed by the communal regulations of 16 June 2021 (in force since 1 November 2021, amended in 2023), adopted under the cantonal law on tourism. It is owed by any guest who spends the night in the commune without being domiciled there — travellers, but also the owner themselves, their family and their guests.

The amount per overnight stay depends on the sector: CHF 4.– per adult in the Verbier sector (the area covered by the Société de Développement de Verbier), CHF 3.– in the rest of the valley and CHF 2.– in Chemin-Dessus. Group accommodation (mountain huts, campsites) is taxed at CHF 1.50. Children aged 6 to 16 pay half; children under 6 are exempt, as are people domiciled in the commune and visitors staying with a family member.

Important: the party providing the accommodation — that is, you, the landlord owner — is responsible for collecting the tax from guests and remitting it to the collecting body, on pain of being held personally liable. The tax does not replace any other tax: its proceeds fund local events, tourist information and the destination's sports and cultural facilities.

The annual flat rate: what a second home in personal use pays

If you occupy your property yourself or only rent it out occasionally, you do not declare each overnight stay: the commune invoices an annual flat rate per property, calculated on a theoretical average occupancy of 40 overnight stays multiplied by the sector's tax and a factor linked to the size of the dwelling (in number of rooms, as counted in Valais).

For the Verbier sector, the flat rates are as follows: CHF 320.– for a studio, CHF 480.– for a 2-room apartment, CHF 640.– for a 3-room apartment, CHF 800.– for a 4-room apartment, CHF 960.– for 5 rooms, CHF 1,120.– for 6 rooms, and up to CHF 1,600.– for 9 rooms or more. In the rest of the valley, the scale runs from CHF 240.– to CHF 1,200.–. For dwellings not accessible year-round, the flat rate is halved provided no rental takes place in winter.

Two useful clarifications for landlords: dwellings rented commercially on an ongoing basis are not covered by the flat-rate system — they declare actual overnight stays. And if you rent out occasionally, the taxes collected per overnight stay are deducted from the following year's flat rate, up to its full amount: you never pay twice.

Declaring and remitting: the procedure in practice

Overnight stays must be declared when guests arrive, by means of arrival forms submitted electronically according to the instructions of the collecting body — in Verbier, collection is handled by the Sociétés de Développement or the communal tourism organisation. The taxes due are payable together with the overnight-stay statement or within 30 days of receipt of the invoice; annual flat rates are likewise due within 30 days.

Beware of the penalty: if taxable overnight stays are not declared within 30 days of a written formal reminder, the Municipal Council carries out an ex officio assessment, set at its discretion based on your actual situation. For an actively rented property, an automated declaration system is far preferable to an imposed estimate.

The VIP Pass: turning the tax into a selling point

The tourist tax is not just a cost: it entitles your guests to benefits. In summer, any guest staying at least one night in the Verbier – Val de Bagnes – La Tzoumaz region and paying their tax receives the VIP Pass (Verbier Infinite Playground Pass), which gives access to numerous activities free of charge or at reduced rates across the destination. On an Airbnb or Booking listing, mentioning that the VIP Pass is included in summer stays is a very tangible differentiator.

Second-home owners who pay their tax also receive one named VIP Pass Ambassadeur per dwelling, giving access to partner providers' offers in both winter and summer. Check with the Verbier Tourist Office for the current season's conditions.

A worked example: a family in February

Take a typical family on February holidays in your apartment in the Verbier sector: 2 adults and 2 children aged 8 and 12, for 7 nights. The calculation: 2 adults × CHF 4.– × 7 nights = CHF 56.–, plus 2 children × CHF 2.– × 7 nights = CHF 28.–, i.e. CHF 84.– of tourist tax to collect from the guests and then remit with the overnight-stay declaration.

Over a full season with 15 to 20 stays, that means several hundred francs to collect, dozens of arrival forms to enter and statements to keep up to date — one of the most time-consuming administrative burdens of self-management, and one of the leading sources of errors.

What our concierge service automates for you

For every booking, our system automatically collects the tax from guests at the correct rate (adult, child aged 6-16, exemptions), generates the electronic arrival forms and submits the statements to the collecting body on time. The amount remitted appears in black and white in your monthly report, alongside your income and your occupancy rate.

We also manage the interplay between the annual flat rate and actual rentals: if your property moves from personal use to regular rental, we make sure the overnight-stay taxes collected are correctly deducted and that your status with the commune reflects reality. It is one of the compliance strands of our Verbier concierge service, alongside the registration requirements described in our guide to short-term rental regulations in Verbier.