This is what Airbnb should be about
By booking Alexis’ place, you not only get a stylish home -close to the main attractions of Athens-, you get way more than that.
You get a personal guide for the rest of your trip, even if your trip continues after Athens. Alexis is like the best personal trainer you can get, he looks after you even when you are outside of the gym. Giving all types of suggestions, even suggestions you haven’t thought about until Alexis pointed out. If you are like me, spending hours on Google, Google Maps, TripAdvisor, Reddit, etc to plan your holiday and to make the most of it, then Alexis can save some time for you. Short after my booking he asked about our plans for our trip and he promised me an itinerary. At first I wasn’t expecting much, I was already prepared for the regular sample messages, that usually hosts copy and paste to me, but oh boy I was wrong, very wrong.
We got a personalized, step by step guide on what to see and where to eat; breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks. Alexis got them all covered and those places never disappointed us.
Did I mention breakfast? This brings us to our next warm surprise, since you not only get a cool, newly refurbished place to regenerate after following Alexis’ itinerary all day long. You get an all you can eat menu, which contains fresh melons and watermelons, authentic greek yoghurt (not the one in the plastic cup, this is a massive clay pot and you have never eaten anything like it), cheese, orange juice, milk, eggs, tomatoes, olives, jams, bread, honey, greek orange chocolate (yummy), etc. All of them high quality stuff, not the cheap ones you usually get in an airbnb or even at a Hotel. Actually my fridge was never that full and we were even a bit embarrassed after eating all of it, but everything was so delicious, we couldn’t resist.
So, you get a quiet and calm home in a safe area of the city, you get a complete step by step itinerary with sights and hand picked restaurants just for your taste, you get a fridge with full of delicious greek food and that’s it, right? Nope, you just booked yourself also a little tour around the neighborhood with Alexis. Right after he picked us up from the nearest metro station, he went all in and showed us the neighborhood to get a little bit familiar with it. Where to eat, where to drink, where to buy groceries, where to buy medicines and which way to go to discover Athen’s sights. So basically you just booked yourself an “Airbnb experience”. 2 in 1, or maybe 3 or 4 in one? I already lost count.
So, basically this is what you get. Reading this back, all sounds too good to be true, or even a bit biased. Maybe I am, or reading through the other reviews, maybe everyone is. Maybe you should book Alexis’ place and find out yourself.