The Red Spot, as it is called by Malama and Michel, was my favourite airbnb of our entire Greece trip. The apartment was beautifully decorated, very comfortable and had everything you could possibly need. The shower was excellent, the bed was very comfortable and I fell in love with the green chair in the living room. If I could have fit it in my case I would have!! :-)
Unfortunately we didn’t get to meet Malama and Michel but Thodoris kindly came and met with us at check in. He very kindly allowed us to check in a little early and, when we arrived outside the apartment an hour earlier than planned (it was Sunday morning and we had only found a small bakery open at that time with no seating unfortunately), Thodoris arrived shortly after we did and was quick to check everything was ok inside before letting us in, which we were very grateful for. He greeted us with some lovely fruit, showed us around the apartment and then spent some time talking to us about what we could find in the neighbourhood - he was a perfect host and made the check in experience very relaxing and enjoyable. Thodoris was also super quick to respond to messages when we noticed a bulb that was no longer working, which he replaced the following day, as well as sorting out a broken blind in the bedroom so that we would at least not have the sun shining into the room in the mornings.
The apartment is a little outside of the main areas which does mean a bit of a walk to get to places (around 15-20 mins up a steady incline towards the Acropolis) with lots of nice eateries on the way. In the same road there were also some shops for any basic bits you might need during your stay. But it was also so much quieter than the touristy areas like Plaka, which I really loved. My husband, Stu, and I both agreed we got a much more real sense of Greece by staying here than if we’d stayed in the more central tourist areas so the walk was only a minor problem that we came to get used to and enjoy.
Thodoris also came and met us when we checked out which was, again, really lovely and very much appreciated, even going so far as to help us with our cases going down the stairs to the street. I literally cannot find anything bad about this place and would highly recommend you choose this as your base for a true Greek experience, away from the noisy touristy centre of Athens. Just get your walking shoes on and enjoy it!