Chris and Stam’s place is homely, on the 5th floor of a residential block and if you don’t mind taking the lift up four flights and walking one, (which we didn’t) the apartment is relaxed and inviting. The view from the balcony is nothing less than impressive. It was clean and simple, nothing fancy, just homely.
We arrived on the ferry from Piraeus so requested and early check in which Stam went out of his way to arrange. So thank you for that.
The only issue with the stay was the original listing of the apartments location. It was originally stated as being around the Omonia Square area, but was 3.4 miles away near Neos Cosmos. Don’t get me wrong, the apartment was great, as I said relaxed and homely, but as we were visiting with friends who booked a place near Omonia Square as we thought the apartment was there, it made meeting up a little inconvenient. Had we been travelling as just a couple, there would have been no problems, in fact the area is actually nicer than up in Omonia, a more local and relaxed vibe.
I spoke to Stam about it. He was disappointed as you would be to find your apartment listed in the wrong area but stated he’d given Air bnb the right location. Personally I believed him, he seemed a straight up nice guy- the simple fact is that it needs to be rectified- as then this issue would have never arisen.
He did offer to refund me 50% of the three nights if I wanted to move closer to our friends, but we liked the place, the view, and the feel of the apartment.
He was a helpful, understanding host. And we left having had a great time in a beautiful but very hot city. The inconvenience was worked around and we wish him the best of luck for the future.