I was appreciative to book this Airbnb on short notice, however when I arrived it seemed like it had not been cleaned. I was left two bath towels and two hand towels. One bath towel had black hairs on it and the other had dark yellow stains. The pillow cases had a couple slightly yellow large stains on them and the shower had black hairs surrounding the tub area. Additionally, there were many ants coming from a corner of the apartment. I found ant spray that solved the problem for the few days I was there, but I didn’t love having to kill a bunch of ants at the place I was staying.
Although, some people enjoy the neighborhood, I did not feel safe for the most part. In other neighborhoods that I’ve stayed in Athens, I’ve felt safe walking at night, but this time I didn’t feel safe at night and even during the day sometimes. One night, my Uber couldn’t take me all the way to the apartment because of the protests happening and they wouldn’t let cars through. I understood, so I walked the rest of the way to the apartment, and even though I was closeby, I did not feel comfortable walking in the area. Protests and fights seem to happen a lot in the area (at least they did when I was there) and some ended with tear gas being thrown.
I messaged Despina about shampoo because the listing included it, however it wasn’t in the apartment. She replied almost 24hours later, but eventually did bring a full size shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. All I expected was shampoo, so I was surprised and grateful that she brought the others too.
Despina seems like a very nice lady, but due to the cleanliness and neighborhood, I would not stay here again.