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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
See Glyfada servicesFrom 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.
See Voula servicesThe 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.
See Ellinikon servicesHouse 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.
The membership pricing on this page covers regular maintenance cleans. We also handle deeper, scope-dependent work - quoted individually and supervised the same way.
Your standard monthly, bi-weekly or weekly visit. Resets the home to a presentable state. Surfaces, bathrooms, kitchen, floors. The pricing on this page.
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.
Timed precisely before your flight lands. Bed making, fresh air, optional fridge restock. Walk into a ready home.
After contractors leave. Construction dust, paint splatter, drywall residue, deep vacuuming, hand-wiping every surface. HEPA filters mandatory.
For seasonal Riviera homes. Spring opening (ventilation reset, AC filters, anti-mildew protocols) and autumn closing (mothballs, plumbing drain-down).
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.
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.
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.
Same scheduled date as your home watch visit. Sole keyholder, on-site, briefed on your home's specifics from day one.
The vetted cleaning team works to a documented checklist. Yanis stays on-site, walking the apartment before and after.
One combined WhatsApp report covering your home watch inspection and the clean. Timestamped, room-by-room, before-and-after.
The first time we clean your home is different from recurring visits. Here's exactly what to expect, so there are no surprises.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Coastal Mediterranean properties have specific challenges that a generic cleaning company doesn't address. These are the six we build into every clean.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
Quoted individually based on scope. We coordinate, supervise on-site, and bill at supplier cost plus a transparent coordination fee.
Founder contributions on the Athens property market, overseas ownership and home oversight.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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