While planning a trip with my daughter, I stumbled across this property - this journey was the crowning-trip of a 5-year experience living in Europe. My Daughter and I have moved here in 2015 and now we are returning to the states - and she is going to be moving out of Dad's house to start her life. Living in Europe afforded her many opportunities to see many cultures and experience life on terms other-than what she'd been used to in the USA. Her goal was to have spent at least a day exploring 21 countries before she turned 21 years old. Due to Covid, her quest fell short by three nations - but just recently things re-opened and we made it to our 21st nation - Greece. While she'd missed her goal of "before 21" by about 10 days, she was going get to the 21 nations milestone.
I mentioned this accomplishment and the circumstances to our hosts -
When we arrived they took me up first to the room because 'the elevator was so small' for all of us. While that's true - what greeted me upon entrance was a certifiable party. They bought balloons and had a couple small gifts set-out for my daughter - and a cake and candles!! Right then and there we had an impromptu birthday and 21-nations visited party! They even sang the song. They did the thing. And they set the tone for the single best short-trip-vacation I've had in my 47 years.
The room? it's perfect. The view? It's exactly how they show in the photos. A short walk from Plaka district or a 4 euro cab-ride. Everything was perfect - the touches like 'cold drinks in the fridge' made all the difference even if this was just a 'normal' stay and not one centered around her accomplishment. But the way our hosts connected with us, as people - and the sheer JOY they took in their hospitality set the stage for our stay. They brought a human connection to a mere business transaction and I will be forever grateful.