Christos apt was as advertised, very clean, close to transportation and walking distance to the Acropolis, all good. I came to Greece with my assistant on an assignment and we arrived at the ungodly hour of 4 in the morning. Christos’ mother met us at the apt at 5:30 in the morning. That was very much appreciated, but when she left and came back with a bundle of food because she knew the market was closed I was really impressed. These are touches that make a stay in a foreign place all the more meaningful.
The issues with the apt and the way it’s listed are twofold. I carry a lot of equipment and as advertised there is no elevator, but it’s 3 floors up. This might be a consideration if you have kids, or like me have lots of heavy cases. My main problem with the way Christos lists the apt. Is it’s clearly stated “Entire Apt” on the Airbnb website for up to 5 people at the stated price. This I found out later is not the case as Christos emailed me as to whether my assistant and I would be sleeping together? When I told him we would not (it’s not that kind of a relationship), he informed then he would need to unlock the second bedroom and charge me an extra 20 euros per night! This is clearly not the “Entire apt” if one bedroom is kept locked and charged at 20 euros a night extra after the fact. Christos does make a vague reference to the extra charge in his description of his place but entire apt should mean exactly as it says without a 20 euro surcharge per night for unlocking the second bedroom. I would have given Christos 5 stars had he thought about this when listing the apt. as “Entire apt” which to my understanding should mean exactly as it says and is listed. All in all we really enjoyed our stay except for the above. Richard