Serviced apartments in Lucerne

For short stays, Lucerne charges a visitor's tax (Kurtaxe) of CHF 2.30 per guest and night in furnished rooms, holiday flats and other lodgings, a category that expressly includes units offered on online platforms and business apartments (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026). An accommodation levy of CHF 0.50 per guest and night comes on top (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026). Children under 12 and people with their tax domicile in the city pay neither, and the city's tax office assesses and collects both (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026).

Owners or long-term tenants of a holiday flat pay an annual flat rate of CHF 360 per house or flat, reduced pro rata if it is not available all year (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026). One use of the revenue is a free or reduced public transport ticket for overnight guests (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026). A zone 10 monthly pass is priced at CHF 83 (2026, fares from 14 Dec 2025) (Passepartout, checked 21 Oct 2026) for stays of several weeks.

Someone who takes up residence in a furnished flat registers at the Einwohnerdienste like any other newcomer (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026). The weekly-resident status (Wochenaufenthalt), with a fee of CHF 40 per person, exists for study, first training, internships and institutional stays, and people who work in Lucerne do not usually receive it (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026).

New residents register with the Einwohnerdienste (residents' office) in the Customer Centre at Obergrundstrasse 1 within 14 days (1 Jan 2026) (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026). The counters are open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00, the fee is CHF 40, and people arriving from abroad register in person (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026). A Welcome Desk at the same address gives newcomers short consultations without an appointment on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (City of Lucerne, checked 21 Oct 2026). See registering at your commune.