Do I need to register a short-term rental in Frankfurt am Main?

Yes. A registration or licence must be in place in Frankfurt am Main before the property is let.

How many nights a year can I let a short-term rental in Frankfurt am Main?

No annual night limit is recorded at this level in Frankfurt am Main.

Do I have to keep a guest register in Frankfurt am Main?

Yes. Frankfurt am Main requires a register of guests to be kept for every stay.

Is there an accommodation tax on short-term rentals in Frankfurt am Main?

Yes. Tourismusbeitrag, Frankfurt am Main at EUR 2.00.

Are local council rules for Frankfurt am Main included here?

Yes. The rules shown for Frankfurt am Main are the ones that bind an operator at this level, last checked 2026-09-01.

Short-term rental rules in Frankfurt am Main

Last checked 2026-09-01. Jurisdiction code EU-DE-FRANKFURT-AM-MAIN.

Registration or licence	Required before letting
Night limit	No free allowance. Every let requires a permit, whatever its length
Guest register	Must be kept for every stay
Accommodation tax	Tourismusbeitrag, Frankfurt am Main, EUR 2.00

What this means in practice

Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 has applied since 20 May 2026. Where this member state operates a registration scheme, the unit needs a registration number and it must appear on every listing.
Booking platforms are required to check declared registration numbers against the national Single Digital Entry Point and to report invalid or misused numbers to the authority and to you. A wrong number risks the listing being removed.
Local rules on night caps, guest registers and tourist tax sit on top of this and vary by city. They are not covered by the EU baseline.
German cities apply a Zweckentfremdungsverbot, a prohibition on misusing residential housing. Letting a dwelling to tourists is treated as misuse unless it is registered and within the local limits, and the rules are set city by city.
Where the city operates a scheme, each rental must be registered with the local authority and the registration number displayed on every listing. Platforms are required to verify the number before a listing goes live, and a listing without a confirmed number can be blocked.
The Meldeschein, a guest registration form, must be completed for stays.
Beherbergungssteuer or City Tax is levied by the municipality and varies by city. Cuvanti does not hold German municipal rates, so no amount is shown here.
Frankfurt requires a permit for EVERY form of letting a dwelling as a holiday let or for guest accommodation. The Ferienwohnungssatzung has been in force since 28 March 2018 and applies regardless of the scope and duration of the use, so there is no number of nights below which you are free of it. Home sharing is caught. So is letting by the month where the occupant establishes no permanent residence.
This is stricter than Berlin, Munich or Cologne, and the difference is not a matter of degree. In those cities a limited amount of letting is lawful without permission. In Frankfurt none is.
Apply to the Bauaufsicht before you let, not after. A permit obtained later does not cure letting done without one.
Cuvanti has NOT verified a maximum fine for Frankfurt, so none is stated. Reporting of more than two million euros in fines since 2018 is a cumulative total across all cases, not a penalty for one breach, and quoting it as the latter would misstate your exposure.
The Tourismusbeitrag is EUR 2.00 per person per night and has applied since 1 January 2018. Arrival and departure days count together as a single day. You must collect it from the guest, show it separately on the accommodation invoice, and remit it to the city, and you are liable for its full and timely remittance. The exemption for business travellers ended on 1 October 2024, so work stays are now caught.
Exemptions exist for stays connected with vocational training and for medical stays, and each is applied for on its own form.

Cuvanti tracks this for your properties automatically

Night limits count across every channel you are connected to, not one platform at a time, which is the only way the number means anything. Cuvanti warns you before a booking would breach a limit, and tells you when a rule in your market changes.

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Common questions about short-term rentals in Frankfurt am Main

Do I need to register a short-term rental in Frankfurt am Main?: Yes. A registration or licence must be in place in Frankfurt am Main before the property is let.
How many nights a year can I let a short-term rental in Frankfurt am Main?: No annual night limit is recorded at this level in Frankfurt am Main.
Do I have to keep a guest register in Frankfurt am Main?: Yes. Frankfurt am Main requires a register of guests to be kept for every stay.
Is there an accommodation tax on short-term rentals in Frankfurt am Main?: Yes. Tourismusbeitrag, Frankfurt am Main at EUR 2.00.
Are local council rules for Frankfurt am Main included here?: Yes. The rules shown for Frankfurt am Main are the ones that bind an operator at this level, last checked 2026-09-01.

This is not legal advice. It covers registration, night limits and accommodation taxes for the markets Cuvanti has configured, and does not cover every local rule, including planning controls, building and fire safety requirements, and strata or body corporate by-laws. Check your own obligations with a local adviser before you let.