I reluctantly rented this apartment because I had a terrible cold and thus did not want to stay at a cousin's house. However,I'm so glad I did ... It was a pleasure to stay in a very cute and convenient apartment on an old Fashioned Athenian street with plenty of local color. (the old trolley tracks are still embedded on Herakleidon St.!)It is within a comfortable walking distance of everything we needed. Supermarket, bakery, restaurants, metro stop Thesion, tourist sites were all handy. And then of course, the ancient ruins/museums were also close, a 30 minute walk to the wonderful Acropolis Museum. We also discovered a little gem of a museum on the street itself at #16. (Don't miss it, the time we went it had an exhibit of archaic Greek technology which contained a replica of an ancient robot called an automaton-it was a wooden woman who was programmed to pour you a glass of wine.Pretty good for centuries B.C. eh?)
Panayiotis was a wonderful host. He had the basics, coffee, and tea, crackers plus some refreshments in the fridge waiting for us. The apartment has 2 ample size bedrooms with 2 balconies. Panayiotis told me when there are no leaves on the trees ,in the winter you can see the Acropolis from the balcony. However, just walk up to the roof and get a first class view, there are places to sit up there too and enjoy.
The apartment sleeps 4 people on beds and also has a sleeper sofa. Since it was only the 2 of us , really at first I thought that it was terribly silly to rent this place for just 2 people. However, the location and the amenities made it more than a good price. I found the kitchen very easy to work in for a simple meal and​ everything was spotlessly clean. The internet worked great.
Panayiotis knows everyone and everything, he can give you good suggestions of where to go. His parents live upstairs so it was comforting for me to know that he was only a few steps away. This is the first time I have not stayed with relatives in Athens. Staying at Panayiotis' place made me realize that it is such a good idea to stay here when you don't want to bother relatives and still have easy access to places that Athens has to offer.