My house on Corfu
The little village called Gardelades is situated in the mid-west ocf Corfu, only 30 min from Corfu Town and airport. Buses stop on both sides of this hill of 90 meters above sea-level. Below, the Ionian sea stretches towards Italy with glittering waves. The sunsets embrace our little house with it´s garden with warm, flooding light through the lemon tree. The house is situated on the top of the village and only 50 meters away, you will find the most pittoresque platia-squere with it´s delicious cretian meze-restaurant. Beond the village, you find the Palaeokastritza-area, widly famous fot it´s beauty and beaches.
Neighbour village of Liaphades and Doukades surrounds the Gardelades. Liaphades down to the most beautiful Liaphades beach, with hotels, pools, restaurants and some small shopping. Liaphades has a touristic atmosphere with an an layd back manner. Not too much, not crowded, just perfect for relaxation.
If you want to rent your property to tourists you must have an EOT Licence. This licence is obtained from the Greek Tourist Board. Certain conditions must be met in order to get the licence. There are differing licences for depending on whether you want to rent out a hotel room, a villa or a house.
Before you start to build the plot must be inspected for suitability. You will need an architects plan and it would be sensible to apply for the EOT licence at the same time as the Building Permit.
To obtain an EOT licence for a house you must fulfil the following criteria:
Studio
- To sleep 2/3 people -must be minimum of 40 sq. m. with a minimum of 2.8 sq m bathroom.
Houses
- Must have three rooms, be a minimum size of 75 sq. m and have a living room/ kitchen with cooker hood, 1 bedroom, and 1 bathroom at least 2.8 sq.
- Each additional room must be a minimum of 15 sq. mtrs.
House to sleep a max of 10 people
- Must have 4 rooms and be a min size of 90 sq. m.
- Each additional room must be min of 15 sq m.
- It must have a living room/ kitchen with cooker hood
- 1 bedroom
- 1 bathroom at least 2.8 sq. plus one additional toilet.
All houses must have the following:
- All sleeping rooms must have wardrobes, 1500 mm x 600 mm
- All bathroom fittings must be high quality and the room must be tiled to a minimum height of 1200 mm
- Toilets must have water cisternsThere must be a minimum of one shower
- If the kitchen is in the living area you need an extractor unit
- Hot water must be available in all wet areas
- All living rooms must have settees/ sofas, armchairs and small tables
- Dining table and chairs
- Kitchens must have a refrigerator, 2 cooking rings (electric or gas)
- Shaver points in bathroom
- Houses for more than 4 people will need a kitchen with an oven
- Bedrooms sleep a max of 4 people
- Beds for one person 1200 mm
- Beds for 2 people 1400 – 2000 mm
- Bed side cabinets
- Toilet with seat
- Chairs (depend on size of room)
- You can have built in beds
- Terrace furniture must be metal, wood or stone built
- Sockets must be provided in every room
- In a house for more than 10 people there must be at least 1 room for people with disabilities (Disabled facilities must be provided, toilets, taps etc. bedrooms, floor space etc as in a UK house)
- Dirty linen basket
- Interior doors must have 800 mm openings as a minimum
- Houses of more than one floor must have an internal staircase
