Small basic studio suitable for solo traveller only. If you are looking for a good night sleep, then wise up and avoid!!!
I never wrote negative reviews and am a peaceful respectful person who’s very well travelled. But this awful experience has prompted me to write something so no one else has to experience the same as long as you can make an informed choice!
The biggest issue for me is noise, this property is not insulated at all even though it has a double glazing door facing the street. The quality is so poor and all the street noise comes in all night long.
Yes Athens is a lively and sleepless city. I live in central London and grew up in a 25 million city of Shanghai, so believe me am very used to noise at night and the sleepless city life. But this is another level. The poor quality of the not insulated door means it feels you are sleeping on the street!
This is not acceptable for a paying guest in my opinion and falls way below the basic standard a guest should reasonably expect.
In all transparency, I pointed this out to the host after the first night and asked for a resolution, the host denied the issue even existed and when I invited them to come over and listen for themselves they said they felt insulted! Airbnb looked up the previous reviews and didn’t bother investigate further as for them it’s booked profit!
Secondly, the shower room is so tiny and you cannot even move in there. I’m 5’3 (160cm) tall / 53kg female, I can barely fit in to the shower room, so think again if you are taller and are even a couple.
My suggestion to the host is they should make these two issues clear in the description and let guests make informed choices so that there are no bad surprises.