Barbara's communication with us was impeccable and made all the difference for our trip. We especially appreciated her efficient help with our airport transfers and having someone at the apt to actually check us in and tell us what we needed to know about being there. One thing that struck us is that it appears she might actually live there normally? There we many personal photos around that made us feel odd since we don't actually know the host personally. We might recommend moving those during times guests visit. The upside of someone living there meant the kitchen was fully stocked and functional and we loved having a hot water kettle available as we are tea drinkers.
The Acropolis view is nice, but not totally great as there are telephone poles and wires interrupting it.
The Plaka location could not have been better! It was amazingly situated. It's just around the corner from the more expensive Electra Palace Hotel. Walk out the door of the apartment and turn either direction to be in the thick of shops and restaurants. You are SO close to everything including the Acropolis. We felt super lucky we found this location.
One disappointment was that the apartment was generally darker than the photos indicated and we would have liked more and brighter lights. Also the wifi password is one of those crazy 20-digit long things that don't make sense and is very hard to type in with numbers and letters and upper case and lower case. We had to do it like 3 times to get it right.
Ending on a positive note we loved having a balcony to pop out and check out the street goings on. Very quiet place to stay while being so close to the action.