Greece Tourist Tax: How the Climate Resilience Fee Applies to Rentals
The Greece tourist tax is the climate crisis resilience fee, a fixed nightly charge per room or flat. Hosts collect it and pay it to AADE, the Greek tax authority. The fee replaced the old accommodation tax and applies to hotels, rented rooms, tourist villas and short-term rentals. Unlike most city taxes in Europe, it is charged per unit, not per guest.
This guide explains how the fee works, what each type of property pays in summer and winter, and how monthly declarations run. It is written for both hotel operators and short-term rental hosts, with each group covered on its own. It also shows where ChargeAutomation helps, and what stays with the host and their accountant.
Key Takeaways
Greece charges a climate resilience fee per room or flat per night, which hosts collect from guests and pay to AADE monthly.
Short-term rentals pay €8 per night from April to October and €2 from November to March, under decision A.1202/2024.
Detached houses over 80 square metres let short term pay €15 per night in season and €4 out of season, the same as tourist villas.
Hotels pay from €2 at one or two stars up to €15 at five stars per room per night between April and October.
ChargeAutomation can show the fee as its own line on direct bookings and collect guest IDs at online check-in, while hosts still file with AADE.
How Does the Greece Tourist Tax Apply to Short-Term Rentals?
The fee applies to each night a room or flat is used, at a fixed amount set by property type and season. The guest bears the cost. The host charges it at the end of the stay, before the guest leaves, and issues a special receipt for the fee. Free stays are not charged.
Short-term rental hosts are covered whether they run a business or rent as private people. AADE's 2026 guidance confirms that private owners with no business registration must also declare. The fee rules sit in Article 53 of Law 4389/2016, as amended by Law 5162/2024. AADE now ties the property types to Article 44 of Law 5177/2025.
Declarations are monthly and must be filed online through myAADE. Each one is due by the last day of the month after the month the receipt was issued. If a stay runs across two months with different rates, a separate receipt is issued for each month. Months with no stays and no receipts need no zero return.
Late payment brings the penalty rules of the Greek Tax Procedure Code, Law 5104/2024. Filed returns cannot be edited in myAADE. Changes go through the separate My Requests service, with supporting papers sent to the tax office.
The main steps for a short-term rental host each month are:
check the season rate for each night
issue the special receipt before the guest leaves
split receipts when a stay crosses a rate change
leave free stays out of the taxable count
file the monthly declaration on myAADE
pay by the last day of the next month
record total and free nights for each property
Greece Tourist Tax Rates by Season and Property Type
Rates depend on two things: the type of property and the time of year. The high rates run from April to October, and lower rates apply from November to March. Decision A.1202/2024, published in the Government Gazette on 31 December 2024, set the current table from 1 January 2025. AADE still lists that decision on its fee page, updated in January 2026.
For short-term rental hosts, a flat or room let through Airbnb or Booking.com pays €8 per night in season and €2 out of season. A detached house over 80 square metres pays €15 in season and €4 out of season. So a flat let as one unit for five nights in July owes €40, however many guests stay.
For hotel operators, the summer fee per room per night is €2 at one or two stars and €5 at three stars. It is €10 at four stars and €15 at five stars. Winter rates are €0.50, €1.50, €3 and €4. Rented furnished rooms and flats pay €2 in summer and €0.50 in winter.
Licensed self-catering tourist villas pay €15 in summer and €4 in winter. Tourist furnished homes pay €8 and €2 if they are under 80 square metres. From 80 square metres up, they pay €15 and €4. Rates can change, so confirm the current table with AADE before each season.
The fee table from decision A.1202/2024 is:
short-term rental flat or room: €8 summer, €2 winter
short-term detached house over 80 m2: €15 summer, €4 winter
hotel 1 to 2 stars: €2 summer, €0.50 winter
hotel 3 stars: €5 summer, €1.50 winter
hotel 4 stars: €10 summer, €3 winter
hotel 5 stars: €15 summer, €4 winter
tourist villa: €15 summer, €4 winter
rented furnished rooms: €2 summer, €0.50 winter
How ChargeAutomation Supports Greek Hotels and Rental Hosts
Filing the fee with AADE is the host's job, and ChargeAutomation is not part of that process. ChargeAutomation does not issue the AADE special receipt, file myAADE returns or pay the tax office. What it can do is make the guest payment side clear, so the amount you charge matches what you declare.
On direct bookings, hosts can add the fee as an itemised charge using the ChargeAutomation city tax upsell item. Automatic receipts and invoices show it as a custom line. Payments run through 130+ gateways, including Stripe, PayPal and Adyen, with 3D Secure under PSD2. For Airbnb stays, use Airbnb's own tax tools and never take payment outside Airbnb.
ChargeAutomation also collects guest data and IDs at online check-in, with a selfie match through Stripe Identity and no app needed. Hotels can connect it to PMS platforms such as Mews, Opera and Cloudbeds, and rental hosts to Guesty or Hostaway. XLSX and CSV reporting exports help when counting nights for the monthly return. See ChargeAutomation's online check-in tools for guest compliance.
ChargeAutomation features that help Greek hotels and rental hosts include:
city tax upsell item for the fee on direct bookings
automatic receipts and invoices with custom line items
online check-in with ID and passport collection
selfie verification through Stripe Identity
XLSX and CSV reporting exports
3D Secure payments and chargeback protection
50+ PMS integrations, including Mews, Opera and Cloudbeds
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Greece climate resilience fee apply to rentals?
It applies per room or flat per night, at a fixed rate set by property type and season. Short-term rentals pay €8 per night from April to October and €2 from November to March. Detached houses over 80 square metres pay €15 and €4.
Is the Greek accommodation tax charged per person or per room?
Per room or flat, not per person. AADE says the fee is charged per daily use and per room or flat. A family of four in one flat pays the same nightly fee as a couple.
When do short-term rental hosts in Greece pay the fee to AADE?
Hosts pay through a monthly declaration on myAADE. It is due by the last day of the month after the month the special receipt was issued. A month with no stays and no receipts needs no return.
Who pays the climate resilience fee in Greece, the host or the guest?
The guest bears the fee, but the host charges it and pays it to AADE. The host issues a special receipt for the fee at the end of the stay, before the guest leaves. Free stays are not charged.
How much is the climate resilience fee for a 4-star hotel in Greece?
A 4-star hotel pays €10 per room per night from April to October and €3 from November to March. Five-star hotels pay €15 and €4. These rates come from decision A.1202/2024, in force since January 2025.
