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Members-Only · House Cleaning · Athens Riviera

A house cleaning company built for Athens Riviera homes.

Founder-supervised house cleaning services across the Athens Riviera - Glyfada, Voula, Ellinikon and beyond. Liability insured. VAT registered. Founder-operated. From €79/clean, VAT included.

Liability insuredFull operations cover
Founder-operatorOwns Athens property
VAT registeredEL113567334
Founder-ledYanis on every clean
Apartment Size
Light Touch

Monthly Clean

1 supervised clean per month
79/mo
€79/clean × 1 · VAT included
€79 per clean
Premium

Weekly Clean

4 supervised cleans per month
316/mo
€79/clean × 4 · VAT included
€79 per clean
Every clean includes

The same thorough scope on every visit.

Whether you choose monthly, bi-weekly or weekly, every single clean follows the same documented checklist - with one combined photo report covering your home watch inspection and the clean.

  • Full interior dusting
  • Floor vacuum & mop
  • Bathroom deep clean
  • Kitchen worktops & hob
  • Bin emptying
  • Bed making
  • Window sills & ledges
  • Mirrors & glass surfaces
  • Photo report via WhatsApp
  • Yanis present at every clean
  • Vetted, background-checked team
  • Professional products included
  • Cancel anytime, 30 days notice

VAT inclusive pricing - the headline figure is exactly what you pay. House cleaning is exclusive to active Home Watch Athens members and bundled to your scheduled home watch visits. We don't offer it as a standalone service. Pricing applies across Glyfada, Voula, Ellinikon, Vouliagmeni and the wider Athens Riviera.

Yanis Zisis, founder of Home Watch Athens
Meet the founder

I'm the person on-site at every clean.

I'm Yanis Zisis. I founded Home Watch Athens after fifteen years in finance and fintech in London - including time at Booking.com - when I realised the property oversight services available to overseas Athens homeowners didn't meet the standard I'd want for my own homes.

I'm not a real estate agent. I'm an owner-operator with my own Athens property portfolio - two homes I personally manage, one in the Acropolis/Makrygianni area and one in Thissio. I've handled the renovations, the contractors, the late-night plumbing calls, and the cleaning standards. The same standard I apply to my own homes is what we deliver for members.

The reason I'm on-site at every house clean we deliver isn't a marketing line. It's the only operational model I'd accept if I were the client. Your keys never leave my care. A stranger is never alone in your home. I walk the rooms with the cleaning team before and after, and I'm the one you call if something isn't right.

  • Ex-fintech (London, 15+ years)
  • Athens property owner-operator
  • Former Booking.com (operations)
  • Liability-insured business owner
  • Published: Realty Times, PAD Magazine
  • VAT-registered Greek business (EL113567334)
Service Area

House cleaning across the Athens Riviera.

The Athens Riviera stretches from Faliro down to Sounio. Our house cleaning service focuses on the three areas where most of our members own - Glyfada, Voula and Ellinikon - with coverage extending across the wider Riviera.

Athens Riviera

House Cleaning Glyfada

The heart of the Athens Riviera. Sea-facing apartments along Vouliagmenis Avenue, family homes in Áno Glyfada, and second homes throughout the neighbourhood - all benefit from regular supervised cleaning during your home watch visits.

  • Áno Glyfada · Káto Glyfada · Seafront
  • Apartments & family homes
  • Salt-air aware cleaning products
See Glyfada services
Athens Riviera

House Cleaning Voula

From the hillside villas of Áno Voula to the coastal apartments of Káto Voula. Detached houses with gardens, pools and outdoor spaces - we handle the lot, with pricing quoted individually for properties over 250m².

  • Áno Voula · Káto Voula · Asteras
  • Apartments & detached villas
  • Marble and natural stone safe
See Voula services
Athens Riviera

House Cleaning Ellinikon

The Ellinikon redevelopment has brought a new wave of high-spec apartments to the Riviera - many bought off-plan by overseas owners. Pre-arrival cleans for the new builds, ongoing supervised cleaning for the older neighbourhoods.

  • The Ellinikon · Sourmena · Older Elliniko
  • Off-plan investor apartments
  • Pre-arrival cleans for Golden Visa owners
See Ellinikon services
Also Covered

House cleaning is also available across Vouliagmeni, Varkiza, Alimos, Faliro and the wider coastal corridor. Inland Athens - including Kolonaki, Makrygianni, Thissio, Kifisia and Ekali - is covered under the same pricing. Ask us about your address.

Types of Cleaning

Six cleaning scenarios, one supervised standard.

The membership pricing on this page covers regular maintenance cleans. We also handle deeper, scope-dependent work - quoted individually and supervised the same way.

Regular Maintenance Clean

Your standard monthly, bi-weekly or weekly visit. Resets the home to a presentable state. Surfaces, bathrooms, kitchen, floors. The pricing on this page.

€79-€159 per clean

Deep Clean (Reset)

Typically annual or pre-arrival after extended absence. Limescale and grout, inside oven and fridge, behind furniture, inside wardrobes. Resets a home rather than maintaining it.

Quoted individually

Pre-Arrival Clean

Timed precisely before your flight lands. Bed making, fresh air, optional fridge restock. Walk into a ready home.

From €79 + extras

Post-Renovation Clean

After contractors leave. Construction dust, paint splatter, drywall residue, deep vacuuming, hand-wiping every surface. HEPA filters mandatory.

Quoted individually

Seasonal Open / Close

For seasonal Riviera homes. Spring opening (ventilation reset, AC filters, anti-mildew protocols) and autumn closing (mothballs, plumbing drain-down).

Quoted individually

Move-in / Handover Clean

For Golden Visa investors taking possession of a newly purchased Athens property, or Greek diaspora inheriting a family home. Top-to-bottom reset before you walk in for the first time.

Quoted individually
Our Cleaning Standard

The 50-Point Athens Riviera Cleaning Standard.

Every clean follows the same documented checklist. The same one for an apartment in Káto Glyfada and a villa in Áno Voula. Yanis ticks it off room-by-room before signing off the photo report.

50+
Fifty-plus documented checkpoints across living areas, kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms and outdoor spaces - built specifically for Mediterranean coastal homes.
Living areas
11 pts
  • Dust all horizontal surfaces
  • Electronics dry-wiped
  • Leather/fabric furniture
  • Upholstery vacuumed
  • Glass doors & tracks
  • Wood surfaces polished
  • Hard floors vacuumed & mopped
  • Carpets & rugs vacuumed
  • Baseboards wiped
  • Light switches & handles
  • Waste bins emptied
Kitchen
10 pts
  • Worktops degreased
  • Hob surface scrubbed
  • Splashbacks & tiles
  • Microwave exterior wiped
  • Kettle & coffee machine
  • Fridge exterior & handles
  • Cupboard fronts wiped
  • Drawer fronts wiped
  • Floor mopped
  • Bin emptied & base cleaned
Bathrooms (per bathroom)
12 pts
  • Toilet bowl & under-rim
  • Toilet seat & tank
  • Shower glass de-limescaled
  • Mirror polished streak-free
  • Sink scrubbed
  • Vanity exteriors wiped
  • Tiles wiped down
  • Towel rails wiped
  • Floor mopped
  • Skirtings wiped
  • Bin emptied
  • Toilet paper restocked
Bedrooms (per room)
9 pts
  • Beds made fresh
  • All surfaces dusted
  • Mirrors polished
  • Wardrobe doors wiped
  • Switches & handles
  • Carpets vacuumed
  • Bedside drawers dusted
  • Windows & sills
  • Skirtings wiped
Balconies & outdoor
6 pts
  • Swept & washed down
  • Furniture wiped
  • Railings cleaned
  • Outdoor lights wiped
  • Glass doors polished
  • Salt-air residue removed
Pre-departure sign-off
5 pts
  • Room-by-room walkthrough
  • Quality check by Yanis
  • WhatsApp report sent
  • Issues flagged & fixed live
  • Alarm reset if applicable
How It Works

House cleaning, the Athens Riviera way. One trip. One clean home.

House cleaning isn't a separate service - it's stitched into your existing home watch visit. Simpler logistics, lower cost, complete oversight. Same model whether you're in Glyfada, Voula, Ellinikon or anywhere else on the Riviera.

1

Yanis arrives

Same scheduled date as your home watch visit. Sole keyholder, on-site, briefed on your home's specifics from day one.

2

The clean happens

The vetted cleaning team works to a documented checklist. Yanis stays on-site, walking the apartment before and after.

3

Photo report sent

One combined WhatsApp report covering your home watch inspection and the clean. Timestamped, room-by-room, before-and-after.

Your First Clean

What happens on your first visit.

The first time we clean your home is different from recurring visits. Here's exactly what to expect, so there are no surprises.

1

Onboarding walkthrough (30 min)

Yanis walks every room with you - in person if you're in Athens, or by video call if you're abroad. We note your preferences, fragile items, special instructions, areas of concern, and anything we should never touch. This conversation only happens once. The brief stays on permanent file.

2

Written brief on file

Salt-air sensitive items, marble surfaces, allergies, hardwood preferences, where pets are allowed, areas to focus on, areas to skip - all documented. The cleaning team works to your brief, not a generic checklist. You never need to repeat yourself.

3

The first clean itself (4-5 hours)

Longer than recurring visits. For a 100m² apartment, expect 4-5 hours versus 2.5-3 hours for subsequent cleans. We're establishing the baseline, addressing accumulated dust in places regular cleaning hasn't reached, and learning the rhythm of your home.

4

Detailed first-visit photo report

Room-by-room before-and-after photos with timestamps and notes. Sets the visual benchmark every future visit is measured against. You get this on WhatsApp the same day, usually within an hour of the team leaving.

5

Pricing transparency

If your home has been regularly maintained, the first clean runs at the standard rate - no surprise upcharge. If it's been closed for months or never professionally cleaned, we'll quote a one-off deep clean rate transparently in writing before scheduling. No surprises at invoicing.

Why supervision matters

The cleaning team is excellent. The supervision is non-negotiable.

Most house cleaning companies on the Athens Riviera hand a key over and hope. We don't. Cleaning happens during your home watch visit precisely so that Yanis is in your home throughout - briefing the team, walking the rooms before and after, and documenting the result. Coastal homes have specific quirks (salt spray on glass, sea breeze through balcony doors, marble that tarnishes if cleaned wrong) - the brief is set on day one and stays consistent across every visit.

  • Sole keyholder, alwaysYour keys never leave our care. A stranger is never alone in your home, ever.
  • Quality you can verifyBefore-and-after photos, room-by-room. Anything off is flagged on the spot.
  • One trip, two outputsHome watch inspection and house clean in the same visit. Both for less than the sum of the parts.
  • Local knowledge, direct lineSalt-air, marble, hardwood, allergies, fragile items - brief Yanis once, it stays on file.
Local Expertise

Why Athens Riviera homes need specialised cleaning.

Coastal Mediterranean properties have specific challenges that a generic cleaning company doesn't address. These are the six we build into every clean.

Salt-air residue

The Saronic Gulf leaves a white mineral film on glass, balcony rails, exterior fittings and AC units. Tap water won't shift it. We finish glass with deionised water and use pH-neutral cleaners on metal.

Marble & natural stone

Pentelic marble, travertine, Greek stone - common in Voula, Vouliagmeni and Ellinikon new-builds. Acidic-sensitive: one wipe with vinegar or citrus cleaner permanently etches the surface. pH-neutral only, always.

Mediterranean humidity

Summer humidity hits 65-85%. Closed-up holiday homes develop mildew behind furniture, in bathrooms, inside wardrobes. Our checklist includes humidity monitoring, ventilation routines and targeted anti-mildew protocols.

Olive pollen & Saharan dust

Athens has serious pollen seasons (olive in spring, pine in summer) plus regular Saharan dust events that coat balconies in red film. We adjust visit scope seasonally - heavier balcony work in spring, indoor air-quality focus in summer.

Coastal sand

Even closed apartments collect fine sand from the gulf wind. We use HEPA-filter vacuums and pay specific attention to door frames, window tracks and balcony thresholds where sand lodges and gets missed by generic vacuuming.

Hard-water limescale

Athens has notoriously hard water. Without targeted descaling, taps, showerheads, kettle interiors and bathroom glass develop a white mineral crust within months. We treat limescale every visit with the right acidic descaler (away from marble) so it never reaches the cosmetic stage.

Compare

Home Watch Athens vs. the alternatives.

What you actually get with each option - the questions worth asking before you hire any house cleaning company in Glyfada, Voula or anywhere on the Riviera.

Traditional agency Informal cleaner Home Watch Athens
Who holds the keys Multiple staff, rotating Cleaner - high risk Yanis only
Founder on-site No No Every clean
Liability insurance No NEVER Yes, documented
Documentation No Never Timestamped photo report
English-speaking contact Rarely No Direct line to Yanis
VAT invoice Maybe Rarely Always (EL113567334)
Issue handling No complaints process Awkward conversation Flagged on-site, fixed live
Bundled property check No No Yes, same visit
Optional Extras

Bolt-ons available on request.

Quoted individually based on scope. We coordinate, supervise on-site, and bill at supplier cost plus a transparent coordination fee.

Inside-oven deep clean
Quoted individually. Typically once or twice a year.
Inside-fridge clean
Empty, wipe, disinfect. Useful after long absences.
Inside-wardrobe clean
Dusting, vacuuming, moth-cake replacement.
Interior window cleaning
Glass, frames, sills. Exterior on request, height permitting.
Full linen change
Stripped, washed, ironed, remade. Coordinated with vetted laundry.
Pre-arrival fridge restock
Shopping to your preferences. €50 + groceries at cost.
Microwave interior deep clean
Removal of baked-on splatter and odour. Quoted individually.
Grout deep scrub
Bathroom and kitchen grout restored. Time-intensive, priced per m².
Featured In

Where Yanis writes and is quoted.

Founder contributions on the Athens property market, overseas ownership and home oversight.

About Home Watch Athens

A boutique, members-only service for Athens Riviera homeowners.

Home Watch Athens is a property oversight and house cleaning service built specifically for owners of homes on the Athens Riviera. The business operates a deliberately small, members-only model, because the operational standards we hold ourselves to (founder on-site, sole keyholder, documented photo reports, full liability insurance) don't scale to volume.

We serve overseas property owners who need a single trusted point of contact in Athens: Greek diaspora, Golden Visa investors, holiday home owners. Home watch is the foundation service; supervised house cleaning is the most-requested add-on. Both are operated by the same person, to the same standard, with the same accountability.

Our registered base is in Glyfada, on the Athens Riviera itself - the same coastal stretch where the majority of our members own. Service delivery is across the wider Riviera and inland Athens.

Service Model
Members-only
House cleaning bundled to home watch visits
Specialty
Athens Riviera
Glyfada, Voula, Ellinikon & surrounds
Insurance
Liability insured
Certificate on request
VAT
EL113567334
Registered Greek business
Base
Glyfada, Athens Riviera
Leof. Dimarchou Aggelou Metaxa 15, 166 75
Founder
Yanis Zisis
Ex-fintech, Athens property owner
The Fine Print

Questions worth asking before you book.

Do I have to be a Home Watch Athens member to book a house clean?

Yes. House cleaning is a members-only service - we don't take cleaning bookings from non-members. It exists to support our home watch members and isn't sold as a standalone product.

Every clean is attended on-site by Yanis, and that's only operationally possible when the clean happens during your scheduled home watch visit. If you're not yet a member, you can join here.

Do you offer house cleaning services across the Athens Riviera?

Yes. The Athens Riviera is our primary service area for house cleaning. We focus on Glyfada, Voula and Ellinikon, where most of our members own.

We also clean homes in Vouliagmeni, Varkiza, Alimos and along the wider coastal corridor. Inland Athens (Kolonaki, Makrygianni, Thissio, Kifisia, Ekali) is covered too - same pricing and supervision.

Are you fully insured?

Yes. Home Watch Athens carries liability insurance covering our operations across the Athens Riviera. We are VAT registered (EL113567334) and the business is operated by Yanis Zisis directly.

Insurance certificate available on request during onboarding.

Are the prices really VAT inclusive?

Yes. Unlike our home watch plans (where headline figures exclude VAT so the underlying service cost is visible), house cleaning is priced VAT inclusive. €79 means €79.

Your invoice will still itemise the VAT line for transparency.

What's your cancellation policy?

Cancel or reschedule up to 48 hours before your scheduled clean at no charge. Within 48 hours, the visit fee may apply unless there's a genuine emergency.

The membership itself is cancellable anytime with 30 days notice - no long lock-in, no penalty.

What if I'm not happy with the cleaning?

Tell Yanis on-site, immediately. Because Yanis is present throughout the clean, issues are flagged and corrected before the team leaves your home - not after the fact.

That's the whole point of the supervision model. Quality is verified live, with you on the photo report the same day.

How often should I have my home cleaned?

Depends on use pattern. Full-time residents: weekly or bi-weekly. Holiday home owners visiting 4-6 times a year: monthly maintenance plus a pre-arrival clean ahead of each visit. Long-absence properties: monthly home watch with quarterly deep maintenance.

We help calibrate the right frequency for your specific home at onboarding - no upsell, just the cadence that actually fits your usage.

Do you offer English-speaking cleaners?

Yanis is your English-speaking point of contact at every clean. The cleaning team itself is Greek-speaking, but you never need to brief them directly - all instructions go through Yanis, who is on-site throughout.

Do you clean villas in Voula, Vouliagmeni and Áno Glyfada?

Yes. Properties over 250m² and detached villas common in Voula, Vouliagmeni and Áno Glyfada are quoted individually based on square metres, number of bathrooms, garden/pool, and scope.

We do a walkthrough during your home watch onboarding visit and price it transparently in writing before any cleans are scheduled.

Do you handle homes with pets?

Yes. Brief us on your pets during onboarding (species, temperament, allergies, areas they're allowed). Pet hair on upholstery, paw prints on floors and litter trays are all part of standard scope.

We use pet-safe products by default in homes with cats and dogs. If you have specific products you'd like us to use instead, we'll work with those.

House cleaning for your Athens Riviera home.

A no-obligation zoom call with Yanis. We'll confirm your address falls within our Athens Riviera service area, agree the size band, and set the cleaning schedule alongside your home watch visits. Members-only - cleaning is an add-on to your home watch subscription, not a standalone service.