Greece's climate crisis resilience fee
Greece's tourist tax is the climate crisis resilience fee, charged per room per night rather than per person. In 2026 it is €2 to €15 a night from April to October and €0.50 to €4 from November to March, set by the hotel's stars or the type of let: a 5-star room pays €15 a night in summer and a 3-star €5. Your host adds it on a separate receipt.
The Greek tourist tax, holiday tax, tourism tax, hotel tax and room tax are names for one charge, the climate crisis resilience fee. Dutch visitors search for the toeristenbelasting in Griekenland; it is the same fee.
What each type of stay pays
The number of guests in the room makes no difference.
| Where you stay | April to October | November to March |
|---|---|---|
| 5-star hotel | €15 | €4 |
| 4-star hotel | €10 | €3 |
| 3-star hotel | €5 | €1.50 |
| 1 or 2-star hotel | €2 | €0.50 |
| Rented rooms or furnished apartments | €2 | €0.50 |
| Short-term let (Airbnb-style), or tourist residence under 80 m² | €8 | €2 |
| Villa, or detached short-term let or tourist residence of 80 m² or more | €15 | €4 |
How the charge works
Greece's climate crisis resilience fee went up on 1 January 2025. It is charged per room (or apartment) per night, not per person, and depends on the star rating or type of accommodation and the season: April to October costs more than November to March. A 5-star hotel room costs €15 a night in summer and €4 in winter.
Cruise passengers pay a separate fee per port call, highest at Santorini and Mykonos in summer (reported as €20 per passenger from June to September, €5 at other ports).
A short stay, worked out
4-star hotel, April to October
- €10 per room per night1 room × 7 nights × €10
- €70
Tax on this stay€70
Exemptions
- Free stays are not charged.
- There is no age exemption: it is charged per room, not per person.
Paying it
Your hotel or host charges it per room per night after your stay and before you leave, on a separate receipt with no VAT added, and pays the Greek tax authority (AADE) monthly. A stay that runs across the change of season is billed month by month.
Not yet confirmed
Treat these with care: we couldn't find them on an official page.
- The cruise passenger fee amounts are from travel guides; we did not find the official text, so they are not in the calculator.
Questions people ask about Greece
How much is the room tax in Greece in 2026?
From April to October a hotel room pays €2 a night at 1 or 2 stars, €5 at 3, €10 at 4 and €15 at 5. From November to March it is €0.50, €1.50, €3 and €4. Short-term lets pay €8 in summer (€15 for a detached house of 80 m² or more), and rented rooms €2.
Is the Greek tourist tax per person or per room?
Per room (or apartment) per night. Two people or five in the same room pay the same, and children make no difference.
Is it the same in Corfu, Crete, Santorini and Athens?
Yes. The amounts are set in national law and are the same everywhere in Greece. Cruise passengers pay a separate fee for each port call.
How do I pay the climate crisis resilience fee?
Your hotel or host charges it after your stay and before you leave, on a separate receipt with no VAT added, and pays it to the Greek tax authority (AADE). Free stays are not charged.
Did the fee change for 2026?
No. The rates charged in 2026 are the ones that started on 1 January 2025, now in article 44 of Law 5177/2025.
Is there a Greek holiday tax, tourism tax or hotel tax?
Yes, and they are all the same charge: the climate crisis resilience fee. News stories and booking sites call it the Greek holiday tax, tourism tax, hotel tax or room tax. A 3-star room pays €5 a night from April to October and €1.50 from November to March, whoever shares it.
Is there a tourist tax calculator for Greece?
Yes. The Greece tourist tax calculator on this site takes the stars or kind of let, the nights and the season, and applies the fee per room. It uses the same rates as this page.
Your trip in the calculator
Change the nights, the people and the kind of stay. The answer is an estimate from the published rules; the bill is your host's to work out.
Want a page for the whole country? Try the Greece tourist tax calculator.
Where to stay in Greece
Booking sites don't all show the tax the same way: some include it in the price, others add it at the property. The breakdown says which.
Sources
We last checked these on 10 October 2026. Rates often change at the start of a year or a season, so check the official source before you pay or file a return.
- AADE (Greek tax authority): climate crisis resilience fee returns (Greek) official
- AADE decision A.1202/2024 with the 2025 rates (PDF, Greek) official
- Law 5177/2025, article 44: the rates in force in 2026 (Greek, text on Taxheaven)
- Corfu Travel Co: Greece accommodation tax 2026