EXCELENT choice! Really cool place, very central and amazing value for money!! We'll be baaaack :)
Our stay at Yiannis's place was AMAZING, we are so glad we discovered this little gem in the center of Athens!!!
First of all the apartment is situated VERY centrally close to the Metro Station of Monastiraki and the train station of Thissio, we are talking about only a few minutes walk! This alone took half of my worries away (I hate taxi's..)! Everything we wanted was close by, especially access to walk around the archeological center of Athens, the gorgeous neighborhood of Plaka, all the way around to the Acropolis. This is for me the most picturesque area of Athens and a must-see for anyone visiting the city. The apartment is situated in the lovely and lively neighbourhood of Psirri and everything we needed was walking distance - restaurants, cool bars, fast food, loads of local cafes. This is a really hip place to be and you get the vibe of the city! I have to also say that we felt very safe in the neighborhood that is something that I personally value a lot!
The actual apartment was GORGEOUS, it's exactly as you see in the photos (no nasty surprises there!), really modern and cool, we enjoyed our time there. We chilled between walks and although I had some work to do while staying there I was super comfortable - good wifi was a great plus!
The place was SUPER clean, fully equipped and we had everything we needed.
Yannis was a really great host and very helpful! Although I'm a bit familiar with Athens he filled us in about some new cool places to visit and we also went to eat at his traditional Cretan restaurant in the area of Exarchia that was DELICIOUS! No touristy stuff, it was the real deal and only locals (do yourself a favor and try the Fava!!), I think next time we're here we'll ask for a delivery service at the apartment haha
Overall we were really excited with our stay and the hosting, we found it was GREAT value for money and we are definitely coming back. I have had to stay in Athens a few times and this is by far my favorite place! We highly recommend it!!!