A month in Rhodes

Greek tax rules define a short-term rental as the let of a property for under 60 days, per contract, with nothing provided beyond lodging and bedding. The host registers the property with AADE and shows its AMA on the listing. A let of 60 days or more without extra services is declared as an ordinary lease instead.

The 60 days count per contract. A renewal agreed during a let is judged on its own length, and a tenant who leaves a lease of 60 days or more within the first 59 days does not turn it into a short-term rental.

We found no official statistic on monthly rents in Rhodes and no reputable source on deposits or utilities, so this guide gives no figures for them.

The fixed costs come from the law. The climate fee for a short-term rental is EUR 8 a night from April to October and EUR 2 from November to March, so 30 nights in October add EUR 240 and 30 nights in November EUR 60; a detached house over 80 m2 pays EUR 15 and EUR 4. When a stay crosses from October into November, the host issues a receipt for each month. The visitor fee, 0.75% in Rhodes, is calculated on the rent where the host charges it.

The new town suits a month best. The Old Town, Elli beach and the town's services sit within about 1 km, and the free Akantia car park with its minibus saves paying for a street space day after day.

Ialysos, a town of about 10,000 residents at the 2001 census, strung along the road to Kameiros, is the other base with life outside the hotels, about 7 km from the airport. Faliraki, Lindos and the south work for a summer month by the sea; check that the property stays open for the whole booking.

An Old Town flat means a month without the car at the door. Resident permits require documents such as a lease, a Greek tax return and an electricity bill, and a guest on a short-term rental does not fall in the resident categories.

Visitors from outside the EU without a visa can stay in the Schengen area for 90 days in any 180-day period, Greece included. The EU Entry/Exit System has been in full operation since 10 April 2026, so non-EU travellers are registered at the border. We did not check the Greek rules for longer non-EU stays, so this guide does not cover them.

EU citizens staying more than three months may have to register their residence with the relevant authority, often the town hall or the local police, according to the EU's Your Europe page. The Greek office and deadline were not verified.

Airbnb calls 28 nights or more a monthly stay. It charges the first month up front and releases it to the host 24 hours after check-in, then charges later payments 10 days before each period. Its long-term cancellation policy applies to every booking of 28 nights or more: the first payment may be non-refundable, and once the stay has started the following month is non-refundable.

Greek law draws no line at 28 or 30 nights. Under 60 days the let is a short-term rental with the AMA and the per-night fee; from 60 days without extra services it is an ordinary lease.

Expecting a month to escape the fees. Under 60 days the climate fee applies to every night, and a hotel or professional host adds the 0.75% visitor fee on the rent.

A listing with no AMA or licence number. Every short-term rental must show one.

A car and an Old Town address. Without a permit the car stays outside the walls, at Akantia or on a paid street space.

Counting Schengen days in Greece alone. The 90 in 180 rule counts every day in the Schengen area.

Cancelling mid-stay on Airbnb. Once a monthly stay has started, the following month is non-refundable.