We arrived straight at Antonia's house from Athens airport and coming to Monistraki might give visitors a bit of a worry due to seeing grafitti everywhere (but dont be, there is grafitti everywhere in athens and the neighborhood is fine).
We arrived at the place (found easily by google maps) and were let in by Antonia's son Vasili. He showed us around the house which was on the first floor and then left us to settle in. Antonia and her family stay in the same building and are close by if you need anything.
The place - its a gorgeous little house where you enter into a foyer from where you can goto the living room, the bedroom or the kitchen cum dining. There is a long balcony accessible from the living room or bedroom and there are tons of orange trees just outside. The kitchen is equipped with the basics in case you want to rustle up something for yourself. The rooms and the bathroom are clean and well maintained. The location of the apartment makes it a 15-20min walk to syntagma square. We loved the walk since it gave us more to explore everyday. If you are looking to shop all the time, then you might want to stay closer to the square, but if you love to explore, this works just fine.
The hosts - i didnt get a chance to meet antonia, but my wife did. Both of antonia's sons were extremely helpful and were always reachable. One extremely helpful aspect was a little folder they had prepared and kept with their numbers, must see places, bus schedules and restaurants nearby. I thought that was extremely thoughtful of them.
I'd love to go back sometme, and i would definitely recommend this as a place to stay at.