The Good -
The place is really nicely decorated and has ample space. Everything is provided such as a coffee machine and a handy washing room.
The location is also ideal as it is walking distance from the main areas of Athens. Additionally there is a supermarket on the next road as well as a pharmacy if need be.
The not so good -
On our first day we were travelling with a lot of luggage and Nick had kindly told us that we can drop it off before the check in time. Unfortunately as the door bell wasn’t working and the guests staying weren’t aware Nick had mentioned we could do this, it caused a fair bit of confusion and some very upset guests.
The level of mosquitos in the apartment were a real problem, after the first night of numerous bites we realised all of the mosquito repellent plugs had run out and were unplugged. We replaced them all and Nick offered to reimburse us.
There is a restaurant above the apartment and you can hear them moving crates constantly and the running water. Additionally at various times the apartment seems to get a very bad sewage like smell as a result of the activity above.
The door to enter the apartment is also very temperamental and can get jammed, one day we spent 30 minutes trying to get it to open.
All of the above is very minor compared to the cockroaches we begun to find, at various places in the apartment.
The Host -
On the face of it Nick was very pleasant. He moved out booking quickly when we had to reschedule prior to arriving. He was willing to call us and explain the local area and offered reimbursement for the mosquito repellent.
Unfortunately the issue came when we reported the cockroaches. Nick did not take well to this and began screaming and threatening me on the phone when I sent him a picture. I had asked for the apartment to be fumigated however he correctly pointed out that this would require us to leave for a few days. However this was also done in conjunction with swearing and threatening behaviour.
Overall -
Most things I would live with but the cockroaches and Nick’s attitude towards us reporting the issues was appalling and hence I would not recommend this apartment.