What a wonder! Every time I looked out the living room window or out the window of the master bedroom there was the Acropolis. Atop the Acropolis was the Temple of Athena, shining in the sun by day, illuminated at night. I am a lucky man.
This is a lovely apartment, with quality finishes, a well-stocked kitchen, a bathroom for each bedroom, lots of hot water and an always-working elevator. It sits near the top of a steep hill, on a quiet street. In February, the street is filled with orange trees, full of fruit (bitter). Still, a wonderful sight for this family from Massachusetts.
We rented for 8 nights so we got to know the neighborhood pretty well. Follow the street downhill until you come to a square (more of a triangle) and you will find a coffee shop, two restaurants, a bakery and a bar. Also, there is usually a taxi sitting there. As you enter the square, the Acropolis Museum sits down the street on your left. If instead, you turn right at the first gift shop and walk 2 long blocks you will find yourself in a neighborhood with 15 nice places to eat (none with hawkers outside trying to get your attention).
If you walk up the street and turn right, you will be on the street that borders the Acropolis grounds. It is still a long way to the top, but that is the experience you came for.
Alex and his assistant always responded to my emails and phone calls. He solved the problem with the heat being off and obtained a second set of keys when I requested it. The only problem he was not able to address successfully was a persistent smell of heating oil in the lobby that vented up the staircase and sometimes into the apartment. This we addressed by opening a window in the staircase with a little success.
All in all it was a great vacation in a wonderful apartment with a very diligent management.