AMAZING LOCATION IN THE CITY!! And the view was priceless.
There were so many good things about this unit. I will try to list them concisely. 1) The location in the city was perfect. Literally right next door to one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world, the Acropolis and associated museum. Several great eating establishments right around the corner, less than a 5 minute walk. 2) The unit was extremely well furnished and tastefully decorated. Everything we needed to be comfortable during our 2 night stay was provided by our host. 3) The view from the private terrace on the rooftop was breathtaking. I'm certain people pay top dollar to stay in a penthouse anywhere in the world for a similar view. Our second morning in the apartment we took our coffee and breakfast up to the terrace and basked in the presence of the Parthenon itself. It could not have been more perfect. 4) Our host Kostis was a 10 out of 10 himself. He met us at our metro stop and showed us to the front door of the unit. He walked us through and showed us all the ins and outs of the apartment before taking us up to the terrace to show off his private view. He stocked the kitchen with fruits, beverages and foods so that if we needed a snack or didn't feel like restaurant hunting we would be well taken care of. He also completely stocked the bathroom in case we forgot or needed some sort of hygiene product. And best of all Kostis sat us down with a map and circled everything in the area we needed to go see and why we needed to see it! Kind of like a private tour guide that just didn't go to the places with us, but gave us everything we needed to be successful.
Overall my wife and I will give this experience a 5 out of 5 even though there was one minor grievance.
The only thing we were not a huge fan of, and this is of no fault to the host, was the unit itself is on the ground level. And the sounds of the city came in through the window all night and started first thing in the morning. We didn't dislike it because we have spent plenty of time in cities, but for some it may be found to be too much noise while trying to sleep or sleep in while on vacation.
Regardless, we would definitely stay here again on our next trip to Athens and we will recommend the unit to anyone we know traveling to the city.
-The Drakes