Take it from a veteran traveler: Stella and Niko’s place is the perfect Athens travel home base. I’ve stayed at many AirBnB’s over the years and this apartment was bar none the best in so many ways.
First the basics:
1. The listing is perfectly accurate. If anything it is more lovely than the pictures!
2. Spotless and clean. You can tell that Stella and Nikos care about the traveler.
3. Communication was beyond perfect. More about that below.
The apartment is the absolute best location in Athens for the traveler. It is within 4 blocks of the Acropolis Museum, great restaurants and needed services like stores, pharmacies, etc.
We took a boat trip to some of the Greek Isles - a quick 15 min cab ride to the marina.
The neighborhood is wonderful - not touristy. We felt incredibly safe every step of the way.
But now the crown jewel: Stella. Because i had actually miscalculated our arrival day - it was a day later than I had booked. (Blame the stress of working!) I contacted her in a panic a few days ahead, telling her that we were arriving a day later. She responded within a few minutes. Folks - you will never have an AirBnB host as responsive and helpful as Stella!
With our new schedule she made time to meet us on our arrival. Showed us everything about the apartment. Left great instructions and recommendations for restaurants. We mentioned that my daughter had back pain and she recommended where we could get relief - from pharmacies to local hospitals.
But here’s what made Stella the extra special AirBnB hostess - she checked back in later to see how my daughter’s back was later in our stay. We were touched and felt very special.
You too will feel special if you choose to stay at Stella and Niko’s place. When our travels bring us back to Greece this will be my ONLY choice.