This place is exactly as pictured — chic, clean, and with amazing views. It’s perfectly located for walking all around Athens and was perfect for us as a group of non-locals that wanted to have a localized adventure. The host gets back promptly and was great at giving recommendations and allowing us to be flexible with our checkout in order to maximize our final day. The rooftop is otherworldly and made even being at home feel especially Greek and historic with all the views it allowed. That it was a duplex with its own second living area made it feel especially European and turned the house into another memory we would have of our time there instead of just a place we slept. (A note to anyone with mobility issues: you do go up 3 flights of stairs to access the apartment and then there is another flight inside the home to get to the third bedroom!)
We were a group of twenty-something girls and never felt uncomfortable coming home at odd hours of the night or leaving early in the morning. The neighborhood is right on the line of the “trendy” neighborhood and the part of town where a lot of “immigrants” live. To be honest, the “immigrant” side is where we liked to leave/enter from, as nobody really talks or bothers you beyond exchanging simple good mornings/good evenings (and all the food smells amazing!!), whereas the trendy side has local merchants that try to get you to come inside and don’t take brush offs seriously. All of the city has homeless and drug addict issues, but not once did anyone ever really bother you do more than quietly ask for money. Don’t let any stories of “sketchy” characters put you off, as there wasn’t a single area in town where I didn’t witness a “sketchy” person or two — and at the end of the day those people never threatened or robbed anyone, they’re just going about their lives as well!