Eleanna has made my first AirBnb stay a positive and pleasant experience. I got detailed directions on how to get to the apartment a few days prior to my travel. The check in and check out hours have been very flexible to match my late arrival and early departure flights.

Once there, I was greeted by Eleanna who showed me how everything works. The apartment was delivered exceptionally clean and tidy. There was a printed map of the area showing the restaurants, banks, supermarkets close by. I found a theatre/indie movie guide under the table for the first week of my arrival.

The pictures on this listing are accurate. In terms of location, despite the fact that the apartment is located in an area with bad reputation (Attiki/Acharnon street/Koliatsou square), the neighbourhood felt safe, even at late night hours. Although not in walking distance from the city centre where most of the attractions are found, the apartment is only a 10 minute metro ride from Monastiraki on the Green line. It is conveniently served by both the metro and the airport bus. The latter is cheaper and faster during off-peak hours and runs during the night. Please be aware that on weekends the Green line doesn't run after midnight (unlike the other 2 metro lines) so if you are returning from the city centre, you will have to grab a taxi, or get off at Attiki station on the Red line and walk for about 15 minutes.

In terms of noise, the street is generally quiet for Athens standards, but again that depends on your noise tolerance levels. There is no car noise, because most of the traffic is served by the larger parallel streets. There is some noise coming in from the church at the end of the street (the church bell rings at certain hours). There are also pets on the building, so some noise should be expected when its their time to get out.

Eleanna has promptly addressed any issues I had with the apartment while living there. During the summer months (July and August) it gets quite warm inside (specially the top floor) but there is air condition on both floors.

The soft bed mattress has been my only concern, but that's a personal preference (I would have preferred a firm mattress that doesn't sink in). The big couch is a good alternative.

Regarding the internet, we made a special arrangement so that the speed would be a 20 mbps ADSL connection during my stay. I noticed a few times I had to reboot the router (the internet box) to get the connection back up. Old mobile phones might have a bad WiFi reception on the bedroom floor. I had no issues with the WiFi reception using a laptop on the entire apartment.

Overall a cozy apartment and a helpful host.