We spent a week in Persefoni’s apartment in central Athens, and were very happy with our choice. The location is good, only one stop on the metro to the Acropolis, and very centrally located for everything we wanted to see. One morning instead of getting the metro, we just turned left at the end of Persefoni’s street and walked up Filopappou Hill, where there are some interesting ancient sites and a splendid view of the Acropolis! There are two streets in the neighbourhood that are lined with bars and restaurants, one of them about 5 minutes from the apartment. On the street closest to the house, we particularly enjoyed our meal at ‘Venetia’ restaurant. There is a small supermarket a similar distance from the apartment. Persefoni had left in the flat a nice, clear map of the neighbourhood for us to use, which shows these and other amenities.
The flat itself was very nice; we enjoyed having the patio to sit out on, and we were very glad for the air conditioning in the main room, as we were there in August! The fan in the bedroom could be a bit noisy, but we were grateful for that too. Persefoni had left lots of food in the fridge, and we found her home characterful, clean and comfortable. She herself was friendly and responsive to queries and messages, and helpfully in touch with tips about things like local open-air cinemas etc (she was out of town when we were staying). A friend of hers was on hand to let us in on our first night, and her mother was very kind and helpful to us in coordinating with us on our final day, offering to take our bags for some hours while we saw the sights.
We would recommend Persefoni’s apartment as a great base for exploring Athens.