The good: The location of this Airbnb is on the edge of Kolonaki which is a pretty up-scale neighborhood in Athens. There are designer shops and gourmet cafes just a block away so being a sole female traveler in a city where I don't speak the language, I felt relatively safe, even at night. This place has everything including a stove, bathroom, laundry with a dryer (I didn't have a chance to use it). Self-checkin and check out was relatively easy. The unit is very quiet. No problems with the wifi. The host Steve is very responsive.
The bad:
--The unit is in a basement. The only window looks into a wall. The photos on the listing are definitely photoshopped to make the place look brighter and more welcoming.
--The shower was horrible! In order to get hot water, I had to turn the water flow to a sprinkle. If I wanted more water flow, the water would turn lukewarm or cold. I ended up either scalding just a patch on my back and being cold at the same time on the rest of my body while I showered. The whole bathroom was in a bad state. The sink handle came out while I pulled it and the whole sink is wobbly.
--The host only left me a bed sheet as a blanket! I felt so furious about that. I messaged the host and he told me to go look in the closet. I only found a thicker bedsheet (with thickness of a dinner napkin) in the closet and it was crumbled up, not folded, and maybe has not been washed. Yes the blankets in Greece have been on the thin side but I stayed in 4 other airbnbs in Greece and it was never just a bedsheet!
--Cleanliness was questionable. The shower was dark tiled so I couldn't see but I felt some grime on the shower floor I had to eventually rinse off with the shower head. The host told me there would be laundry detergent I could use for laundry but the bottle was empty and the cap to the bottle was on the shower floor next to the washing machine. Did they even clean or check the shower?
--I had to unplug the fridge to use the microwave and forgot to plug it back. I leave for the day. Hours later, I come back to wine leaking everywhere on the floor. Apparently a previous tenant had left an opened bottle of wine sideways in the freezer compartment and it melted after I had unplugged the fridge. It should not have been there because it's trash from previous guest. The host did not prepare the room very well!
I don't think I will stay here again. I would rather just get a hotel room next time. I went to 3 islands in Greece and stayed in other Airbnbs and those places were around same price but impeccable.