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eVisitor and tourist tax in Croatia: a guide for apartment hosts (2026)

Who must be checked in and out, how fast, what the tourist tax (boravišna pristojba) costs in 2026 and how private renters pay the flat rate — from the law and the official eVisitor pages.

Updated September 22, 2026

In short

Every guest you host — Croatian or foreign, children included — is checked in to eVisitor within 24 hours of arrival and checked out within 24 hours of departure.
Private renters pay the tourist tax as a yearly flat rate per bed, set by each county: in 2026 from about €32 inland to €70 in Split and €132.72 on Vis.
A private renter may not show the tourist tax on the guest's bill; companies and sole traders collect it per night.

Guest registration: eVisitor

Who must register

Every host who sells overnight stays: companies, sole traders, private renters (u domaćinstvu) and family farms (OPG). All guests are entered, domestic and foreign; children are registered too, though those under 12 pay no tax.

Deadline

Check-in within 24 hours of arrival, check-out within 24 hours of departure. Until check-out you can correct everything except the arrival time; after it, the record is closed.

Where

On evisitor.hr or in the official eVisitor app. Your local tourist board (turistička zajednica) gives you the login; private renters may also register guests at the board's office.

What you enter

Name, date and place of birth, citizenship, type and number of the ID document, address, arrival date and time and the expected departure. The form in eVisitor has the current list.

Software

eVisitor has an official web API, so a property-management program can check guests in and out for you through a separate eVisitor user you open for it.

Fines

For a private renter who misses a check-in, a check-out or a payment, the law sets 2,000–10,000 kuna — about €265–1,330 — and double for a repeat. Inspectors may also fine on the spot.

Tourist tax (turistička pristojba)

What it is: The tax paid on guests' overnight stays. Since 2020 it is called turistička pristojba; many hosts still search for its old name, boravišna pristojba.
Who sets the amount: The ministry sets a lowest and highest amount; each county then sets the amount for each town by 31 January for the following year. The table is published in eVisitor.
2026 amounts: Private renters, per bed per year: Split €70, Dubrovnik €65, Hvar €70, Makarska €50, Opatija €55, Poreč and Rovinj €70, Zadar €50, Zagreb €55, Vis €132.72; many inland towns €32.52–46.45. Per person per night for companies in season: Split and Dubrovnik €2.65, Opatija €2.20, Zadar €1.50.
Who pays less: Children under 12 pay nothing and 12- to 18-year-olds half. People with a disability of 70% or more and one companion, and people staying for work, are exempt.
How it is paid: Private renters pay the flat rate by 31 July, or in three instalments by 31 July, 31 August and 30 September, with payment slips from eVisitor. Companies and sole traders collect it on the guest's bill and pay it twice a month.

For every guest

Before arrival, collect every guest's name, date of birth, citizenship and ID number — an online check-in does this for you.
Within 24 hours of arrival, check each guest in to eVisitor.
Within 24 hours of departure, check them out.
By 31 July, pay the year's flat rate — or the first of three instalments.

Every guest's details in one place, before arrival

Staywick's online check-in collects every guest's details — with a passport scan — before they arrive, keeps the register per unit with its eVisitor details, and exports it; filing straight to eVisitor from the app is on the way. The tourist tax is worked out for each stay from every guest's age.

Invoices & money

How Staywick keeps the register and the tax →

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Questions

Do I have to register Croatian guests too?

Yes. eVisitor covers everyone you host, Croatian and foreign alike. Only a few groups are left out, such as people staying for work and pupils or students in the town where they study.

Do children have to be checked in?

Yes. Children are registered; those under 12 pay no tourist tax and do not count toward your capacity.

Can I pay the tourist tax per night instead of the flat rate?

Not as a private renter: since 2020 private renters pay only the yearly flat rate per bed. Companies and sole traders pay per night.

Can I add the tourist tax to the guest's bill?

Not as a private renter — the law says it may not appear on the bill, and an inspector can order it refunded. Companies and sole traders show it separately on the invoice.

Official sources

Checked against the Tourist Tax Act (NN 52/19) and the official eVisitor pages on 22 September 2026. Amounts change every year, and the fines are stated in kuna in the law text we read — confirm with your local tourist board. This guide is not legal advice.

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