Here’s a cost advantage a lot of long-stay travelers (and the companies paying for them) miss: in Pittsburgh, stays of 30 nights or more are generally exempt from the lodging taxes that apply to short hotel stays.
Short stays in Allegheny County carry roughly 14% in lodging tax — about 6% Pennsylvania hotel occupancy tax plus about 7% county hotel room rental tax. Those taxes apply to stays under 30 days. Cross the 30-day threshold, and a stay generally falls outside them.
On a 13-week nursing contract, a months-long corporate assignment, or a production housing a crew for a season, that roughly 14% adds up to real money — money a hotel keeps charging and a 30+ day furnished home doesn’t. Combined with a lower effective nightly rate on a monthly booking, the math on a long stay favors a furnished home, often substantially.
(This is general information, not tax advice — confirm specifics for your situation.) Rivers & Steel City Homes is built for exactly these stays: 30+ day, 13-week, and monthly bookings, fully furnished, since 2018.
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