Fannis is the best host we've ever had. He came to pick us up from the Metro station at 12 in the night and helped us with our luggage. His apartment is more than great. You get more than what you need in a nice and safe neighborhood one minute away from the metro and tram stations of Neos Kosmos and 15 minutes away on foot to city center. Actually you are 2 stops way from Acropolis and 3 from Syntagma square on the same metro line.
The building is new and clean and the apartment is also spotless and has a massive and secure door. Inside you have more then you would need. New furniture, new doors, TV, home cinema, high speed wireless internet, big fridge, ceramic hob with electric oven and all the other appliances that you would possibly need.
We've used the home cinema to listen to music and the TV has also USB connection so you can check out your photos on a big screen at the end of the day.
The kitchen has lots of plates, glasses, cups, pans and pots so you can cook anything you wish for. Fannis even left some coffee, sugar, salt, spices, olive oil and other stuff for us and we've used a little bit of them.
Everything is nice, new and clean in order for you to feel like home.
You have hot water all day and all night and in case the weather is a bit cold, you can use the 2 air conditions that you have in both rooms and the heater that Fannis installed in addition in the bedroom. In the bedroom there's also a huge wardrobe where you can keep your clothes.
From both rooms you can exit on a nice balcony where you have a table and 2 chairs so you can have your coffee or stay and sunbath a little. Fannis also put here and in the living room some candle holders, in case you want to have a romantic night in Athens.
In the bathroom there's also a washing machine that you can use and if there's something that you can't find, just open the closet door and you'll surely find it.
You can also ask Fannis for the best places where you can eat out or have a drink. He recommended us the gyros restaurant right down the street which opens every night around 7. Portions were huge and food was tasty at a great price.
Athens is definitely not so unsafe as some might say and this neighborhood is one of the safest and most quiet in town so you can choose open hearted this apartment even as a family with kids or as an older couple.
We definitely won't go to a hotel if we come back to Athens and we will be happy to recommend to anybody else who goes to Athens to stay in Fannis's apartment.
Ya sas and efharisto my friend!