It was excellent. The location is only 30-35 minutes (low traffic) from the airport and a very direct route. The apartment is very nice and looks just like the photos. The trip from the airport upon arrival was so easy and I felt very safe. Yannis set up a taxi from the airport with Vimitrious, who met me with a sign with my name on it and gave me pointers about things to do and what to see while I’m here. Trip to and from the airport is roughly 45 euros. The housekeeper met me and carried my bag upstairs and left me with the keys, info on how to turn on the water heater and gave me three weekly metro passes that I had requested.
As a solo female traveler, I felt very safe. The door has a built in code system that locks automatically. The neighborhood feels safe and there is a local market very close for groceries. The walk to the metro is pretty quick and direct and around it there are a few cafes. I found it easy to navigate the area.
Yannis was very responsive to any questions I had. We connected via phone on Whatsapp through their business account, as calling was easier than messaging back and forth on Airbnb.
I used this apartment as a homebase and flew out to Santorini mid week and Yannis set up rides to and from the airport for both of those.
The kitchen is stocked enough that I was able to make myself dinner on the days I didn’t feel like buying food. I did have to look up how to use the electric flat-top but once I understood how it worked, it was super easy to use.
I booked this Airbnb as an option because of the length of time I would be in Athens and because it has a washing machine. This is out on the back balcony and was easy to use.
I did not realize the Green line for the metro stops running at 12:30am Sunday-Thursday. Just a note if you plan to be out late and don’t want to take cabs or Uber. I did not know this and Yannis very kindly answered my very late call asking for cab information.