I never wanted to write one of these reviews, but I did not enjoy my stay mostly because of the host. When I arrived, in the height of the coronavirus in Europe, I had a lot of trouble sleeping due to the noise from a busy street near the apartment. This apartment is less than one block from a very busy street and even with the doors and windows closed, you will hear buses, delivery trucks, and motorcycles all night long. So, I requested to shorten my stay, which would allow me to find a better place. After offering me zero solutions to the problem, the host told me he would not honor this request and proceeded to argue with me. He argued that he lived there for years and never heard a single noise (nonsense, it is Athens), that I must not hear like “normal” people, and that other reviewers (not all) had mentioned this place was quiet. Therefore, according to my unaccommodating host: this was not their problem. Zero sympathy or help. So, despite insisting that it mattered whether I could sleep, that it was a difficult time to be a guest in a new place, and that there was indeed noise from the busy street, he refused and even forwarded the complaint to Airbnb Support. There was nothing I could do and I could not afford to find another place and lose the money on the two week rental (which was to be my isolation space after travel). Throughout my stay I continued to have restless sleep. The hosts clearly did not want to accommodate this change because they would lose the money and the way they went about it by arguing that my experience wasn’t happening and didn’t matter to them was deeply insulting.
When I tried to test the air conditioner and warm air came out, he asked if I had a fever. WHAT? Then said he was out of town and I could figure it out on my own. The lights in the place are dim and kinda creepy. The sofa has stains. The space itself is rather pleasant if you’re going to be trapped inside. Though, none of that helped me to enjoy my stay since my comfort did not matter to the host and there was no way I could convince them to accept my request of even answer respectfully. I felt too uncomfortable to have any further contact for the rest of my stay. If you never need any accommodations from this host you might be fine, but I would NEVER stay here EVER again after the inhospitable way I was treated. Not only to reject a request but then to argue such nonsense with your guest is so frustrating. In the time of corona crisis, they chose money over hospitality. They will certainly do it again. Book at your own risk, folks.