We spent one night at Mary’s place. I have mixed reviews. So to make it sound fair and reasonable, I will give an on point review.
Pros: Location-5 stars. Safe, quiet, walkable to all points of interest.
Cons: amenities and comfort-3 stars. Not accurate information provided.
I booked for one night based on its featured amenities which is washer/dryer and AC in every room, which wasn’t the case and I reconfirmed with Mary before booking it.
Coming from Texas, USA, we are used to centralized AC. Out of 3 bedrooms, 2 bedrooms has mounted AC, one was working perfectly and the second room AC was just blowing air but doesn’t get cold which is bearable. The master bedroom and living room has portable ac but for some reason, no exhaust tube attached to blow out hot air outside. So you can imagine the hot air circulating back into the rest of the house. Athens at that time was experiencing heat wave in June (imagine the heat during peak summer which is July/august) and the temperature inside the house was very, very uncomfortable. Mind you, those guests coming from other parts of Europe may not have same mindset as we do so this is just a personal experience for someone from USA.
We had a hard time using the washer/dryer as it turned out, the same unit works both as washer and dryer but no clear instructions were given on the manual. When I send a message, first person to reply didn’t give correct answer. I’m guessing after I sent another comment showing dissatisfaction, the owner herself replied and gave more accurate instructions. Btw, the dryer works as steam dryer so your clothes would still need to be hang dry for complete dryness, if that’s what you’re looking for.
Overall, the house is beautiful and offers full kitchen amenities. I would stay here again in the future but only during winter season because centralized AC is a must for us during summertime.