Because of weather complications affecting the ferry, my arrival at Dimitris place was very delayed. Although I arrived at 4 in the morning, Dimitris met my girlfriend and me at the house, to let us in despite our very delayed arrival. Of course, you cannot expect that from a host.
He made his way to us and in 5 minutes after I called him that we finally arrived, Dimitris came and welcomed us. After a quick tour and check in procedures, and making sure he gave us his number if anything went wrong, he left and we went to bed finally.
As an Athenian I can tell you that this kind of stone house is not easy to find in Athens. The old building is situated on the slopes of “Filopappos Hill”, very close to the old National Observatory of Athens. Embedded in a park and lots of nature, trees and green, you don’t hear any noise from cars or traffic because there is none around the house.
The house is very clean and everything was provided from towels, to pillows, bed linens, soap and so on. Everything was freshly washed and made a hygienic impression.
The metro station of “Thissio” is only 10 minutes walking distance away and in 5 minutes you are on the main pedestrian road (Apostolou Pavlou) leading to the historical city center, the Agora, Acropolis and so on. If you like to have a relaxed starting point for your city trip, this is the right stay for you. You’re close to the archeological sites, bars and taverns but the house feels like an oasis because it is sunken into green and the massive thick walls are shielding noise.
This was definitely not my last stay at this house, and I consider Dimitris place an insider’s tip and a special place compared to all Athenian Airbnb offers.