The apartment itself is very nice. Great location, terrific view, and pleasant furnishings. But there were three issues which ruined our trip.
First, the power went out at 4:00 p.m. in 95+ degree heat. The apartment is a penthouse, so it quickly became unbearable. I understand this is not the host's fault. When I communicated the situation to the host, however, all I received was a message approximately 35 minutes later saying "did the power come back on?" I responded that it did not. I asked him whether we should expect the power to be off and, if so, if we should find a hotel. I received no response. Two hours later after we had painstakingly packed our bags in the heat and were ready to leave, the power finally came back on. I let the owner know, but once again received no response. Again, I understand the power going out was not his fault. But I would expect the situation to warrant more than one single response of "did the power come back on."
Second, after the power outage the apartment developed a significant ant problem. I lived in Athens for over a decade so I understand that this is common, but it deserves a note and could freak out some guests.
Third and by far the worst, the host offered to schedule a ride to and from the airport for us. When we arrived it was great, a very friendly driver who helped with out bags, provided very pleasant conversation, and checked us into the apartment without incident. Upon our departure, however, we were scheduled for an 8:30 am flight so we scheduled our ride for 5:30 a.m. Nobody showed up. I contacted the host but received no response. We started looking for a cab but none were to be found. So we were left running through the streets with our bags at 6:00 a.m. in, again, 90+ degree heat to try and get the subway to the airport. We made it to the gate with just 5 people left to board and almost missed our flight. I did not hear from the host until several hours later, when he said his driver "had an emergency and had to cancel." Again, I understand emergencies occur and sometimes there is nothing you can do. But the lack of communication almost made us miss our flight and created a nightmare departure scenario.
These issues are fixable. Ant traps could solve the insect issue. Better communication such as an opinion on when the power would come back or a contact number for the driver would have solved both of these problems. But until these issues are fixed, I cannot recommend the host.