With the town of Breckenridge passing its new short-term rental regulatory fee, properties previously exempt from the administrative fee will now have to pay $400 per bedroom to the town come Jan. 1, 2022.
The only short-term lodging properties exempt from the fee are ones registered as a lodge with the town, which applies to traditional hotels owned entirely by one person or corporation.
“Per our town code, a lodge is a property with multiple rental units that is owned by one entity,” accommodations compliance administrator Bela Del Valle said. “… Breckenridge does not have very many of those.”
Del Valle said lodges will still have a different type of business license, and they don’t need short-term rental licenses. Properties that currently hold a lodge license in Breckenridge are the DoubleTree by Hilton, the Breck Inn, Skiway Lodge, the Residence Inn by Marriott, the Fireside Inn, the Bivvi Hostel, Gravity Haus and Welk Resorts.
Previously, properties with short-term rental licenses that had 24-hour front desk, security and phone service were exempt from the administrative fee. Examples of exempt properties include Beaver Run Resort, Crystal Peak Lodge, Grand Colorado on Peak 8, Main Street Station, Mountain Thunder Lodge and One Ski Hill Place. These properties are still exempt from the new license cap of 2,200, but are not exempt from the regulatory fee.
This has to be the most convoluted, idiotic move by a town council since Breckenridge was founded. Can anyone understand why a "lodge" as Breckenridge has defined it is exempt from this new tax? And why properties like Beaver Run, Grand Colorado on Peak 8, etc. are exempt from the new license cap of 2,200.
