Firstly, I must say that the welcome to the apartment was perfect. Coming to a new town is always daunting for me so having Georgia check in on what time we were arriving, meeting us, taking us through the apartment, leaving guide books and recommendations on where to eat, where to do a shop was welcomed - thank you!
However, for the price charged I was not satisfied with the state of the apartment!
The apartment is located on a busy street so while the apartment is relatively quieter inside, the noise of the traffic is unavoidable on the terrace and when the windows are open. There is a view of acropolis but the terrace really isn’t inviting enough to sit up there and enjoy it.
The apartment itself feels a little neglected and run down with damp patches and paint coming off walls in places.
The apartment was not clean with dust on surfaces, under the bed and around the sofa. While I was doing my yoga exercises in the bedroom I could see a thick layer of dust under the bed - I doubt it has been cleaned under there for a very long time. There was also what looked like cigaret ash on the sofa.
There is a bit of fiddling with the main power switches when using electrical appliances, the bed upstairs is missing some planks which I mentioned to the owner. I was told to have a closer look and try and fix it myself - my travel partner ended up sleeping on the couch instead.
Prior to our arrival I requested perfume free sheets and towels. We were advised this was in no way a problem as the owner had similar concerns with perfumes and chemicals. Imagine our disappointment to find perfumed sheets, pillows and towels. To the owner’s credit she did try to resolve this particular issue by sending more sheets and towels which some were unfortunately also perfumed. The owner wrote again to say that a freshly washed bed linen set will be delivered the next day. An unwashed brand new set of bed linen did arrive the next day ........ BUT we could not use it because it had not been washed! Along with all the other concerns with the apartment this was just not good enough!
I found the whole experience unprofessional with no consideration for the new guests and the state of the apartment. It felt to be all about the money - very disappointed!