Good:
1. Newly renovated. Comfortable. Warm shower is good.
2. Clean. No cockroaches or ants.
3. Very well-equipped kitchen.
4. Apples, water, wine and coffee provided.
5. Air-conditioners in room and lounge.
6. Walking distance (20+ mins) to Acropolis and Syggrou-Fix Station (5-10 mins).
7. Roller shutters at balcony doors for privacy and to keep out noise/light. Need instruction though.
8. Towels provided.
9. Panagis and George occasionally checked if everything is OK.
10. Cable TV with 1 English Channel (BBC News).
Things to note:
1. Noise from main road (40m away) and parking station and car wash (10m) across the street. But roller shutters reduced the noise somewhat. I slept OK. Maybe not light sleepers.
2. Grafitti around the neighbourhood (feels less safe) but this is typical of Athens in general; auto repairs and parts neighbourhood. But no safety issue when I was there.
3. WiFi upload speed is a bit slow.
Tips:
* Beware there are very active pickpockets on Athens Metro train and stations, particularly at Syntagma, Acropolis, Omonia stations and trains to/from airport.
* Pickpockets work in a team of 3-6.
* Do not place any wallet, phone and valuables in your pants, shirt or jacket pockets (unless they are zipper pockets and hard to pickpocket from). They are easy places to steal from.
* Place your zipped/closed bag in front of you, where you can see them.
* Typical tricks are people distracting you with a map, asking for directions and bumping into you, while someone else reaches into your pockets, bags, etc. Snatch and run are also popular.
* Don’t stand near train doors.
* Sit down if you can. Harder to pickpocket when you sit down.