A month in Zakynthos

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 or a tourist villa pays EUR 15 and EUR 4 a night, so EUR 450 or EUR 120 for 30 nights. For a stay that runs across two months with different amounts, the host issues the fee receipt month by month.

Hotels and professional hosts add the municipal visitors' fee of 0.5% of the price; no Zakynthos decision raising it was found. Private hosts who let one or two properties do not charge it.

Zakynthos Town is the capital and the port, about 6 km from the airport, with free municipal car parks around the centre and a free town bus. Tsilivi is about 6 km north of it on a sandy bay. Laganas is the party strip. The villages of Vasilikos, Alykes and Keri suit a quiet summer month with a car; outside summer, ask the host which shops and tavernas stay open.

A month with a car in town works with the free car parks at the Old Hospital, Kaminia and Kydoni, linked to the centre by the free bus from 07:00 to 23:00; several central streets are pedestrian. Paid parking for the centre has been planned, so a flat with its own space is the safer choice for a long stay.

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 listing with no AMA. Every short-term rental in Greece must show one, on every platform and advert.

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 and EUR 15 in a villa.

Taking the car onto a turtle beach. Vehicles are banned from the nesting beaches of the marine park, which are open from 07:00 to sunset.

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.