I really wanted this place to be great and I am sad to leave a bad review…
In my first message to Katerina before I booked her apartment I stressed that I absolutely need a decent wifi connection and internet speed because I was coming for work. She assured me that a lot of people stay there for work and no one ever complained about the wifi. It turned out that not only the internet speed was extremely slow (according to her because of roadwork) but she is using the router and internet of the apartment on the 4th floor!!! Needless to say that had she been upfront about it I wouldn’t have rented her place. The router being on another floor meant you could only connect to it if you were sitting directly above it and still didn’t get a strong signal. That led to a lot of unnecessary stress and me being forced to make last minute alternate plans for my working hours. On top of that the wifi password provided was wrong and we figured out the right one on our own on the second day…
Katerina was also not present to let us in when we arrived. Admittedly we were late by 45 minutes to my original ETA but there was no communication on her part to let us know she wouldn’t be available. It was only half an hour wait on our part but definitely not a great way to start our stay in Athens. And as much as the top den looks like a great space to relax and sleep, there’s no AC so it was boiling hot.
Yes, Katerina was very apologetic about it all and yes the apartment was very clean and ideally located but none of this makes up for the stress and the feeling of being mislead.