Aristides was a fantastic host along with Dolly! He emailed me in advance of our trip to advise on transportation, get a sense for what we might want to do and to make recommendations. The airline also temporarily lost our luggage and Dolly was instrumental in us coordinating with the airline to get it back, for which we were grateful.

The apartment is just as nice as the pictures show and is conveniently located near the subway and within walking distance to Plaka and other interesting parts of the city. They went the extra effort of providing us with some Greek pastries upon our arrival, which was nice. I would definitely recommend taking the subway system there from the airport. It is 14 euro for two people - much cheaper than a cab. You have to switch trains once, but the system is very easy to navigate (it's in English and Greek).

Because the area is near the Acropolis and a string of touristy restaurants, expect to be hounded by the restaurant barkers *literally* every time you walk to/from the apartment. They're trying to convince you to eat at their establishment. This was annoying at first but we got used to it after a few days. The Arcadia restaurant is actually pretty good though.

We happened to have been in Athens during one of the coldest weeks of the year, but as others have mentioned, the heaters in each room are not the greatest so it tended to be on the cold side. During warmer times this won't be an issue, but should be known during colder times. Also, as many older buildings in Greece, the apartment does not have a plumbing system that allows you to flush toilet paper down the toilet. Instead, there is a bin next to each of the two toilets.

As others have also mentioned, the apartment has a fairly weak electrical system, so Dolly instructs you to be mindful of what devices you turn on concurrently. That is, you can't have multiple heaters on at the same time and use the kettle/oven, so it becomes a bit of a juggling act. We inadvertently overloaded the circuit breaker once but Aristides/Dolly resolved it within an hour or so(requires basement access). Related to this, the hot water is solar powered and it happened to be very overcast during our stay so the water was often not hot. There is a separate, electric heater that can be turned on, it just takes ~20 minutes before you can shower.

The walls of the apartment are also a bit thin in that you can hear what is happening in neighboring apartments. It's not overwhelming, but it's there. For light sleepers I would recommend bringing ear plugs or a white noise generator.

All-in-all it is a great apartment with a great view and was priced very reasonably. Aristides and Dolly were genuinely nice folks and went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable. Definitely recommend!