The Villas at Disneyland Hotel is one of the few DVC resorts that charges guests transient occupancy taxes. These taxes are imposed by the City of Anaheim (not Disney). The amount taxed is based on the number of points needed for the resort stay and are paid by check-out. (For more background info on transient occupancy taxes, take a look at the blog here.)
With the release of the 2026 points charts, DVC also uploaded the 2026 transient occupancy tax chart for the Villas at Disneyland Hotel.
A Modest Increase
In comparing the 2025 and 2026 tax charts, you’ll notice that the tax has gone from $2.869 per point in 2025 to $2.961 in 2026. That’s an increase of about 3%, which is similar to the increase we saw from 2024 to 2025.
The Impact on Your 2026 Trips
Clearly an increase in taxes will make your stay at the Villas at Disneyland Hotel more expensive, but by how much? Let’s take a look at an example. If you were to stay in a Preferred View Deluxe Studio for a week in October 2026, you would use 167 points. Those 167 points multiplied by the $2.961 in transient occupancy taxes would equal $494.49. In 2025, that same trip would have also been 167 points, but the tax would be $2.869 per point for a total of $479.12. All in all, that’s a difference of $15.37–not too bad.
The difference becomes more exaggerated when you look at the larger accommodations such as the One Bedroom Villa and Two Bedroom Villa. For the Two Bedroom Villa, the week in October would be 438 points and incur $1,296.92 in taxes in 2026 versus $1,256.62 in taxes in 2025.
Again, the $40 difference between 2025 and 2026 isn’t huge, but it is important to budget for the additional expense as many DVC Members are accustomed to having their $0 portfolio at the end of a trip.
Looking Towards the Future
The Villas at Disneyland Hotel is still a relatively new DVC resort, so we only have the tax chart from 2024 and onward, but owners and other DVC Members can expect the transient occupancy tax to increase from year to year just as annual dues do. In fact, the transient accommodations tax for stays at Aulani has increased every year.
Whether you are an owner at the Villas at Disneyland Hotel or you plan to stay there in 2026, it’s helpful to keep an eye on the transient taxes and how they can impact your DVC stay.
Wade Sanecki
December 6, 2024I’m sorry, but those taxes are a joke. Because of these taxes I will never stay in a DVC resort in California or Hawaii. I’ve been a DVC member since 1992 and I would enjoy visiting Hawaii, but at the DVC resort and paying those taxes for basically nothing. Just a money grab by officials in those states.
Rick Blair
December 6, 2024TOT really is a drain on vacation stays. I am surprised how much it really adds up. VDH already has expensive dues and the TOT is really the icing on the cake. It makes me regret buying points here. TOT is included in the Grand Californian. I wonder why DVC did not make the same kind of deal. As a tax, it will never go away or get lowered. Remember TOT means death in German.