This was our first trip to Greece and we started with a week in Athens. Isabellas apartment is the perfect position for a 7 day stay. It is very central & we could easily walk to many places or catch the train. Within easy distance were many of the main attractions including Lycabettus Hill, the National Museum, Plaka, Monastiraki, Parliament & the gardens & of course the Acropolis & surrounding historical sites. They were all so easy to get to. On the streets around Victoria Square we found friendly helpful people in the shops, street vendors selling the freshest beautiful figs, we were in the souvlaki shop almost everyday! and a few minutes walk up through the surrounding streets are any number of restaurants & tavernas to choose from. It's true that Athens is run down & looks rough but we wandered the streets both day & night & always felt safe.
When we weren't out and about we spent our time relaxing in the apartment and what a great place it is to just relax. It's a big apartment with balconies overlooking the busy square & street & even though Victoria Sq is humming with people day & night the apartment is peaceful & so full of charm. It has an old world feel with 4 meter ceilings big co-joined rooms dressed with taste using vintage & retro pieces to maintain the deco feel and spaces for a family to spread out. The bathrooms are modern and the kitchen is cosy but totally functional. We cooked dinner for 8 one night with no trouble at all. We could easily have stayed a lot longer.
Isabella is half Aussie half Greek so she is very easy to communicate with and it was lovely to chat about our differing countries. She provided us with everything we needed in the kitchen & lots of little treats to try. She really went out of her way to make us comfortable.
We loved our time staying in Isabellas apartment & hope that more Aussies will take the time to explore Greece. We recommend you stay with Isabella. She is lovely, her apartment is gorgeous and very convenient. We will definitely go back.
Thank you Isabella. Xx