Nice apartment in a good location, but the pictures are a bit deceiving and the host a bit overbearing.
First, the apartment is in a great location, perfect spot in central Athens to walk to everything. The apartment itself is also very nice, clean and spacious with nice bedrooms and a good size kitchen and bathroom.
However, the pictures in this listing that show a view of the acropolis from a balcony, must have been taken at a nearby rooftop restaurant or something. The balcony only has a street view, the windows look at other windows, and there is no roof access. Not a deal breaker for us, but it was disappointing that the pictures were misleading.
Our biggest issue with this listing was the pushiness of the host. We’ve stayed at a lot of airbnbs, and this a one week stop on a month long trip, but this was the most overbearing host by far. Before our stay began, we were receiving multiple messages a day, weeks in advance asking for different information. The passport info, I understand, but they also wanted the precise flight or ferry number. We told the host that we would be taking a ferry in from an island, that we would arrive within a certain window, but we would be waiting to book the ferry until a few days in advance (in case we decided to spend another hour or two on the island). The host insisted that we immediately book the ferry and send the exact info. After receiving multiple messages a day, we finally gave in and just booked one. The host said this was because the ferry would sell out, but every time we had taken the ferry that week it had been empty).
We also added an extra guest to this reservation, bringing the total to 3, and she charged an extra 15 euros a day (none of the other places we stayed had an additional charge). Of course there was another slew of messages about arranging a time for her to collect the cash.
In the apartment itself, every room contains multiple signs threatening fees. The living room had 3 or 4 laminated signs about extra fees you could incur, the kitchen 2-3, the bathroom 2, the hallway another 2-3, and so on. As someone with experience as a rental owner, I understand how difficult it can be, but it was completely excessive. It was difficult to relax and feel at home when everywhere you look there’s a sign and every time you check your phone, the host is breathing down your neck.
Again, nice apartment in a great location, but I would stay somewhere else the next time I visit Athens.