A real home, not a sterile rental-only place. This one allows you to imagine living in the city rather than being a tourist. We loved the feeling of staying at a friend's place when they're away, rough edges and all. It's on a charming quiet street up against the hill, totally peaceful, but just a few blocks away the streets are bustling with activity. We stayed other places in Athens and this definitely felt like a respite from the chaos. Persefoni and Costas were lovely to deal with and had great non-tourist destination suggestions that we followed and thoroughly enjoyed. The only issue we had (and for us it was pretty significant) was that the outdoor courtyard isn't as private or easy to use as we'd hoped - difficult, unusable door and shared space.