This is the finest AirBnB I've seen anywhere. Some cost more, some claim fancier addresses, but none come close to the whole experience to be had here. First, Katerina, who treated us like family (we arrived on Christmas Day) made my daughter extra-welcome, helped with special unexpected health needs, all with grace genuine kindness. Then the place - a family home, designed and built with the best materials and finest crafting, genius and care, by Katerina's architect-Father in 1924 in one of Athens' most tranquil up-scale residential neighborhoods - twelve foot high ceilings, balconies, a kitchen ready for gourmet cooking big enough for a family of 6 or more, two spacious (enormous!) bedrooms and a fully appointed living room (look at the music collection), marble accented entryway, and full workable bath (with a washing machine - yes!). The perfect location for a real traveling family or group of friends, or a lifetime memory locale for a romantic getaway. Location? One block and a bit north begins the wooded parks and pathways to the top of the Hill of Muses, a daily stroll for us. From the top, an unbroken 360 panorama of Greece: to the north, in winter, snow capped mountains, and beyond, fabled Delphi, to the east, the finest view of the Acropolis, day or night, to the west and south, the metropolis rolling down to the sea, and at a distance the sparkling nearby islands. It is said Amazons fought for this hill; Socrates prison-cave where he spent his final days is on the lower slopes. Now the other way , down hill a block or two, you are in neighborhood, young people stroll and flirt, kids scamper about, seniors sit on porches and enjoy life. Cafes, tavernas, restaurants, coffee houses, tiny markets brimming with cheeses and meats, fresh fruits and wine, and bakeries, oh the bakeries, seemingly everywhere. This is not a tourist area. The pace is slow, life is on the streets, day and night, and you feel welcome. Getting around? Uber service at your door is a bargain; the subway, city buses, and major cab stand are just done the hill a 10 minute walk. All the major tourist attractions - the Acropolis, museums, the ancient Agora, Haradin's library, and the delights of the central market with meat and fish and produce from all over country (a must-see spot for us), the national botanical park - all are a short stroll away. Athens is said to have long ago been the birthplace of Western civilization - a grand, vital celebration of civility and culture, courage and kindness and curiosity. It still is.