This is not a safe neighborhood for tourists. I do not recommend you stay here.
Sokol is very nice, the amenities for this place were perfect. I am sure Sokol’s other listings are wonderful.
I speak only from experience of living in Athens, Greece when I worked homeless on the streets. I have visited almost every corner of this city through my former work, this is one of the more rough parts of Athens.
Let me be clear: the area just north of Psiri (Evripidou street and north of that, not Psiri itself) is robustly known by almost all locals as unsafe.
This has nothing to do with race, language or religion. During my time at this listing, I saw men on the doing drugs, one man defecating on the side of the street and others making sexual remarks to a passerby woman.
Greece is currently at the forefront of the migrant crisis and many are shuffled into this area. It’s a tragic part today’s situation and the government of Greece, the EU and NGOs aren’t doing enough to help these migrants move to their final destinations that live on the streets here. I am hopeful those that live on the streets will find shelter.
Perhaps in the future this place will become a more upcoming spot, but not quite yet.