DO NOT STAY HERE! Having been in Greece now for 5 months this is by far the worst (and most expensive) Airbnb I’ve stayed at. For what you pay, this place is a rip off. Let me tell you why: 1). I arrived for my 5 week stay to find that the mattress of the bed had fully sunken in. Turns out the central support beam of the bed itself was broken in half thus giving no support to the bed. We managed to prop up the beam with cans. Further, two clothing drawers were broken and unusable, leaving very little space for clothes to be folded (the other 2 drawers barely survive). We alerted the host immediately who said they had notified their maintenance department… it was never resolved. 2). Much like most Airbnbs in Athens, this is only good for a 2-3 night stay. Though it masqueardes as a fully equipped flatlet, it is not. The kitchen had 1 folk, 1 tiny pan (no pots), no dish towels, and no drying rack. Also no desk to work from, even though I requested one and it was confirmed that there would be one. Again, host was notified and not changes made. 3). If you are wondering why there are no pictures of the windows with natural light, it’s because that doesn’t exist. Of the 3 windows in the flat, 3 look out onto slabs of concrete of the closely built buildings. There is absolutely no blue sky to be seen and only very dim natural light. 4). This requires that the apartment be lit at all times. The cool white globes give the apartment a cold and clinical feel that does a massive disservice to the warm and vibrant neighbourhood that this apartment finds itself in.
We cancelled our 5 week booking and made it 4 nights. This is a bad Airbnb, but what really makes it hurt is that it isn’t even that cheap. Why does this matter? Firstly, airbnbs like this give this platform a bad name, with commercial hosts like this taking away and cheapening the essence of what Airbnb was about. By overselling and under-delivering this Airbnb makes me distrust this platform. Second, by converting apartments like this into airbnbs at this price, means that important affordable housing for locals gets commercialized, all the while exploiting tourists. This Airbnb is a lose-lose situation for the neighbourhood and for the guests who stay here.
Some positives: it is lovely and quiet. There is AC. The wifi is great.