https://promethe.gr/guides/24 free guides for small hotels, villas and guesthouses on 8 Greek islands: guest messages, review replies and listings.enFri, 16 Oct 2026 22:02:54 +0000 https://promethe.gr/guides/corfu_guesthouse/https://promethe.gr/guides/corfu_guesthouse/Because Corfu is short of water in summer, send guests a note before arrival saying where the bottled water is and that short showers help. Explain in the same message, and on a sign by the toilet, that used toilet paper goes in the bin. https://promethe.gr/guides/corfu_small-hotel/https://promethe.gr/guides/corfu_small-hotel/Tell guests exactly what is open before they book. If the bar or restaurant is closed this season, update the facilities on every channel and say so before arrival, naming nearby tavernas. Also publish the number of entrance steps, whether there is a lift and where taxis can stop. https://promethe.gr/guides/corfu_villa/https://promethe.gr/guides/corfu_villa/When something breaks at a Corfu villa, guests above all need a quick, clear reply. Before arrival, describe the drive honestly, leave bottled water and explain that water stoppages usually come from a local supply or power cut. Name your local caretaker and say how quickly they reply. https://promethe.gr/guides/crete_guesthouse/https://promethe.gr/guides/crete_guesthouse/Explain how your Crete guesthouse works before guests arrive, so its quirks don't look like faults: how to switch the solar heater to electric, the best time to shower, why toilet paper goes in the bin, and any weak water pressure or missing lift. https://promethe.gr/guides/crete_small-hotel/https://promethe.gr/guides/crete_small-hotel/In Chania old town, bars around the harbour stay open until about 2 a.m. Name the noisy street-facing rooms in your listing, ask guests before arrival whether they are light sleepers, and offer a quieter courtyard or back room if one is free. https://promethe.gr/guides/crete_villa/https://promethe.gr/guides/crete_villa/In parts of Crete the mains water can stop for days in summer. Before guests book, explain how your villa gets its water, that cuts can happen and who pays for a tanker if they do. Put this in the house rules and give guests a local caretaker's number. https://promethe.gr/guides/mykonos_guesthouse/https://promethe.gr/guides/mykonos_guesthouse/Rooms in central Chora can hear club music until 4 or 5 a.m., so say plainly in your listing that you are in the nightlife area. Leave earplugs in the rooms, offer the quietest room on request, and before arrival name the nearest taxi drop-off and the walk from there. https://promethe.gr/guides/mykonos_small-hotel/https://promethe.gr/guides/mykonos_small-hotel/Put the number of steps in your listing and confirmation email, and say whether you carry bags. Before arrival, send the taxi drop-off point, a photo route and a WhatsApp number so staff can meet guests. Send late arrivals self check-in instructions the day before. https://promethe.gr/guides/mykonos_villa/https://promethe.gr/guides/mykonos_villa/Warn guests before they set off that the road to your villa outside Chora is steep and narrow. Send a pinned location with photos or a short video of the last stretch, and say plainly that they will need a car or quad, or give them a trusted driver's number. https://promethe.gr/guides/naxos_guesthouse/https://promethe.gr/guides/naxos_guesthouse/Rooms in Naxos Old Town and the Kastro sit on stepped lanes cars can't reach, and wind can delay ferries into the night. Before arrival, send a photo walking route from the port with the number of steps, offer to meet guests, and explain how the key box or door code works. https://promethe.gr/guides/naxos_small-hotel/https://promethe.gr/guides/naxos_small-hotel/In central Chora, the busiest streets near the port and Old Town bars can be noisy at night. Label each room as street side or quiet back room, let light sleepers pick a back room when they book, and describe views exactly, with photos taken from the room itself. https://promethe.gr/guides/naxos_villa/https://promethe.gr/guides/naxos_villa/There is no Uber on Naxos and taxis are hard to find in July and August, so say in your listing and booking confirmation that guests need a car. Offer a fixed-price transfer booked ahead or a rental car delivered to the villa, and send written directions from the port. https://promethe.gr/guides/paros_guesthouse/https://promethe.gr/guides/paros_guesthouse/Be upfront about thin walls and early cleaning noise. Start cleaning and laundry later, for example after 9:30, leave earplugs in the rooms and include your quiet hours in the welcome message. In the booking confirmation, give the real walking time from the port and say if it's uphill. https://promethe.gr/guides/paros_small-hotel/https://promethe.gr/guides/paros_small-hotel/Sewage smells and weak shower pressure are the main complaints in reviews of several Paros hotels. Check drain traps and toilet seals before the season, run the water in empty rooms during hot months, and if pressure drops at busy times, say so and suggest better shower times. https://promethe.gr/guides/paros_villa/https://promethe.gr/guides/paros_villa/If your Paros villa's pool is unheated, say so in the listing, with how warm the water usually is in May, June and October. Before arrival, explain the meltemi, point guests to the sheltered parts of the property and ask them to secure umbrellas and cushions on windy days. https://promethe.gr/guides/rhodes_guesthouse/https://promethe.gr/guides/rhodes_guesthouse/Taxis can't enter most of Rhodes Old Town, so tell guests which gate to ask the driver for, such as St John's Gate or Akantias Gate. Send a map pin, a photo of the route and the walking time, and offer to meet them at the gate and help with bags. https://promethe.gr/guides/rhodes_small-hotel/https://promethe.gr/guides/rhodes_small-hotel/If air conditioning costs extra, show the fee on every booking site and in the confirmation email, or include it in the rate, so guests never discover it at reception. Give late arrivals a night contact number and a key box, with the air con already switched on. https://promethe.gr/guides/rhodes_villa/https://promethe.gr/guides/rhodes_villa/If shops, tavernas and the beach aren't within walking distance of your Rhodes villa, say near the top of your listing, and again in the booking confirmation, that guests will need a car, with drive times to the nearest supermarket and beach. List every charge payable on arrival. https://promethe.gr/guides/santorini_guesthouse/https://promethe.gr/guides/santorini_guesthouse/Many Santorini guesthouses have no exact address, so send guests a map pin, a photo of the entrance, short walking directions and your WhatsApp number before they arrive. A lockbox or keypad means guests on a late ferry or flight don't depend on you being there. https://promethe.gr/guides/santorini_small-hotel/https://promethe.gr/guides/santorini_small-hotel/Caldera hotels in Fira, Firostefani, Imerovigli and Oia have no road to the door, so describe the cliff stairs in your listing and booking confirmation with a photo of the path, mention porters if you offer them, and confirm a meeting point the day before arrival. https://promethe.gr/guides/santorini_villa/https://promethe.gr/guides/santorini_villa/Santorini relies on desalination, and a villa with a pool feels any water shortage first. Find out whether you have a reserve tank, keep a water truck contact ready, and before arrival tell guests that short supply interruptions can happen in summer and ask them to keep showers short. https://promethe.gr/guides/zakynthos_guesthouse/https://promethe.gr/guides/zakynthos_guesthouse/In a Zakynthos summer, guests read a daily air con charge or a per-device WiFi fee as a hidden cost. The simplest fix is to include both in the nightly rate; otherwise show the fee in the listing and repeat it in the booking confirmation, never only on arrival. https://promethe.gr/guides/zakynthos_small-hotel/https://promethe.gr/guides/zakynthos_small-hotel/On Zakynthos in July and August, service every air conditioner before the season and keep a spare portable unit and a technician on call. If a repair will take hours, offer another room straight away, and keep a written outage and refund policy so you can answer quickly. https://promethe.gr/guides/zakynthos_villa/https://promethe.gr/guides/zakynthos_villa/If your Zakynthos villa sits up a steep road or far uphill from town, say plainly in the listing that a car is essential, with a photo or video of the road. Before arrival, send a pinned location, directions from the port and airport, and a car hire contact you trust. https://promethe.gr/guides/airbnb-check-in-instructions/https://promethe.gr/guides/airbnb-check-in-instructions/A copy-ready Airbnb check-in message for hosts in Greece, a late-arrival message, what to send when the door code fails, and a checklist for Greek apartment buildings.