A month in Thessaloniki

A let of under 60 days, with only lodging and bedding, is a short-term rental, and the 60 days count per contract. A 30-night stay therefore needs a host with an AMA and pays the climate fee per night. A let of 60 days or more without extra services is declared as an ordinary lease instead.

At the short-term rental rate the fee adds EUR 240 to 30 nights in October and EUR 60 to 30 nights in November; a detached house over 80 m2 pays EUR 15 and EUR 4 a night. For a stay that runs across two months with different amounts, the host issues the fee receipt month by month.

The municipal visitors' fee is charged on the price, so a month with a hotel or a professional host in the Municipality of Thessaloniki or in Thermaikos carries it too: 0.75%, under council decisions 795/2024 and 312/2024. Private hosts who let one or two properties do not charge it.

Kalamaria has a residential seafront, five metro stations since August 2026 and the airport about 10 km away. The streets around Kamara and the Rotunda sit by the university and two metro stations. Ano Poli is quiet and steep. Ladadika suits short visits and nights out more than daily life.

Perea and Agia Triada are beach suburbs across the gulf. Before a month there outside summer, ask the host which shops and tavernas stay open.

With a car, the centre is hard work for a month. THESi allows 4 hours per sector on weekdays and Saturdays, and resident spaces need a municipal permit card, so a flat without its own space means moving the car through the working day. Outside the centre no official parking rules were found; ask the host.

In the 1st Municipal Community no property can join the short-term registry for the first time between 1 July and 31 December 2026. Rentals registered earlier still operate, and a let of 60 days or more is an ordinary lease outside that registry.

Visitors from outside the EU can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area, Greece included. The EU Entry/Exit System has registered them at the external border since it became fully operational on 10 April 2026. The Greek rules for longer non-EU stays are not covered here.

EU citizens staying longer than three months may be required to register their residence, according to the EU's Your Europe portal. The Greek office and procedure were not verified.

Airbnb calls 28 nights or more a monthly stay. The first month is charged up front and released to the host 24 hours after check-in, and later months are charged 10 days before each period. A long-term cancellation policy applies, and once the stay has started the following month is non-refundable.

The Greek rules draw no line at 28 or 30 nights. Up to 59 nights the let remains a short-term rental with the fee and the AMA; from 60 nights, without extra services, it is a lease.

A central listing with no AMA. None can be newly registered in the 1st Municipal Community between 1 July and 31 December 2026.

Parking in a resident space. THESi resident spaces need a municipal permit card.

Forgetting the fee. A month under 60 nights still pays the climate fee per night, EUR 8 from April to October in a short-term rental.

Counting Schengen days in Greece only. 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.