Youla was a great host. She was prompt with communication and checked in with us to see that all was okay. Though we never met her personally, she helped us with some good recommendations for restaurants near by and shopping areas. Since our flight arrived in the morning, Youla helped us out with early check-in too.
About the apartment -
It’s a nice compact apartment with a mezzanine floor that has the main bed, which we didn’t use. We used the sofa bed and that was pretty comfortable. The linen was clean and fresh. The electronics like microwave, fridge, AC and the water heater (need to turn it in from the main switch board 15 mins before showering) worked well. Check-in was easy.
That said, I wasn’t very thrilled with the stickers on the kitchen wall. It had a whole bunch of explicit images of naked women and a few p@rnographic ones too. For me that was a turn off!
If I was to visit Athens again, I would opt for Youla’s other apartment listing which is closer to the Acropolis and is also a little more to our liking.
Location -
The apartment is situated close to the metro station. The first day getting to Acropolis was a bit of challenge coz we had to change 2 trains and it took a while getting used to the station names and the metro layout. If you are looking at day tours, you will need to use the metros to the pick-up point as this apartment is not in the pick-up zone by most operators. There is a super market very close and also a whole bunch of cafes and restaurants in the area. These were a big plus for us.