We both seem to be rather busy lately, already caught up with pre-Christmas, end of year activities and the blog posts have been rather patchy as a result. I still have two posts on Santorini and Mykonos in draft form and I will aim to get those out next week. Today, I am just briefly going to mention one other aspect of Greece you may not be familiar with and continue our series on holiday rental essentials.
If you have ever been to Greece you may recall that they don't flush toilet paper down their toilets. From hotels to restaurants to rental properties you will find a small bin next to each toilet for putting the paper in. This takes a bit of getting used to, but soon becomes second nature and really is not too much of a problem as the bins are usually emptied frequently. There are signs displayed in every bathroom explaining what the bins are for. When we rented a property a few years ago in Lefkada we were instructed to just empty the smaller bins in the property to a larger bin outside and the owner then removed this rubbish.
Rubbish can attract flies, wasps and other pests. A friend once rented out their property in Australia and had to deal with a lot of maggots when they returned after guests left. When I was younger and we rented a property in Canada we were told off by neighbours for leaving rubbish bags outside the door as it could attract bears!
So, our holiday rental essential advice for this week is to ensure that you have sufficient bins around your property and clear information about where to deposit rubbish and recycling. It could also be worth stating in the contract that disposal of rubbish is the guests' responsibility.
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