First, I can hardly imagine a better location for exploring the area, and by “the area” I mean pretty much everywhere a visitor to Athens would want to go. All of the top historical/archeological sites are just minutes away by foot. Also just minutes away are a number of excellent eateries, including several Michelin Guide restaurants and dozens of well-reviewed places. There are also 1,001 very touristic restaurants/tavernas in the area, no doubt with a few gems among them.
If you’ve stayed at many Airbnbs, you already know that the creatively-shot and carefully-selected photos often make a place look larger and/or more modern than the reality. With that in mind, you might be underwhelmed initially by Yannis’ apartment (he is a professional photographer, after all) but we quickly embraced the place and were perfectly happy with it. The most compelling thing about the apartment is its generously-sized terrace and wondrous view of the Acropolis. At all hours of the day and night it is simply stunning.
The air-conditioning in the bedroom was nice and strong; water-pressure and hot water in the shower were ample; we used the excellent washing machine twice. Everything worked; nothing was broken. Though I ran up and down the four flights of stairs for exercise several times, the elevator was a welcome feature. There’s a coffee shop on the ground floor with a selection of savory and sweet options.
Though Yannis was nearby most of the time (he occupies the adjacent apartment), he courteously left us alone. I think he even hastily closed his roll-down shutters when we arrived at the apartment to give us privacy on the terrace. We tend to be self-sufficient and never interacted with him or even saw him over the course of eight days, but if we had needed him, he was there.