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House Rules

Casa di Lavalle is a 1790 house in the middle of a small village — the rules below are less about restriction and more about keeping the house, its neighbours, and the next guests as well looked after as you’ll find it. None of this is meant to make your stay feel supervised; it’s simply what makes it possible for a two-century-old home in a working village to keep welcoming guests for years to come.

Who’s staying

The property is licensed for a maximum of 4 guests. Please don’t bring along additional or unregistered guests without checking with us first — it affects both the house’s capacity and its insurance. Parties and events aren’t permitted; this is a residential village, and a quiet one.

Smoking and pets

Smoking indoors isn’t allowed — the terrace and yard are fine. Pets are welcome only by prior agreement, so let us know before you book if you’re travelling with one.

Quiet hours

Casa di Lavalle sits close to its neighbours, as most houses in Skalados do. We’d ask you to keep noise down late in the evening and early in the morning — voices and footsteps on the terrace carry further than you’d expect in a village this quiet.

Water and the house

Water on Tinos is a limited island resource, particularly in the summer months — we’d appreciate a reasonable, mindful use of it. The house itself is over two centuries old: please don’t move furniture outdoors, and take a little extra care on the stone steps to the terrace, which can be uneven and slippery when wet. If anything is damaged or breaks during your stay, please just tell us — it happens, and it’s much easier to sort out quickly than to discover afterwards.

About the toilet

Please don’t flush paper — or anything else — down the toilet. Use the bin provided instead.

This isn’t a Casa di Lavalle quirk; it’s standard across Greece, including here on Tinos. Greek plumbing typically runs on notably narrower pipes than most visitors are used to — often around 2 inches across, against the wider standard found in the US and northern Europe — so paper and other debris don’t clear the way they would elsewhere. Many small Cycladic villages also rely on septic tanks rather than a municipal sewer main; septic systems break waste down through bacteria, and paper, wipes, and hygiene products don’t decompose the same way, so they clog the tank or its drain field instead. Ignore it and the likely result isn’t just a blocked toilet for the next guest — it’s an overflow, an expensive emergency pump-out, or untreated wastewater finding its way into the ground on an island where water is already a limited, shared resource.

Respecting the village

Skalados is a small, lived-in place, not a resort — the tavern, grocery store, and cafe a two-minute walk from the house serve the village year-round, not just its guests. A friendly good morning goes a long way, and we’d ask that you treat the alleys, steps, and squares around the house the same way you’d treat a neighbourhood back home: as somewhere people actually live.

Arrival and departure

Check-in is from 3:00 PM, check-out is until 11:00 AM. Let us know your expected arrival time in advance so we can be there to meet you and show you around the house before we leave you to settle in.

In an emergency

For any emergency requiring police, fire, or ambulance services anywhere in Greece, call 112. For the Tourist Police, who can help with anything from lost documents to a dispute with a service provider, call 1571.

Any questions

If any of this needs more explaining, or something comes up during your stay that isn’t covered here, just get in touch — we would always rather hear from you directly than have you guess.