My friend and I stayed here only one night. We stayed here based on the great reviews and are now rereading them looking for something we may have missed. We wouldn’t stay here again. It was really loud, the bedding was very old and uncomfortable. The smell of urine in the bathroom overtook the apartment. Several things needed repairs and updates. Keep reading for more details. We have stayed in many air bnb places. We don’t always get to meet the host, but when we do it’s a highlight to meet them and know that you are supporting a local, instead of a big chain hotel. And I think our expectations are pretty realistic. I believe the host’s father or uncle met us. He was absolutely lovely. He told us the host lives in London and attends uni there. The location is close to shops, restaurants and the Acropolis, just as mentioned in the description. The host assisted in setting up a taxi to pick us up from the airport. I don’t know if the host specifically knew our driver, but he was really nice. I believe his name was George, and he told us this was a safe and nice area, one of his favorite areas of Athens. Which was nice to know, because at night the alley leading to the entrance is dark and there is a lot of graffiti, even on the door to the apartment building (some of it quite beautiful). And there is a building next door that is being torn apart probably to rehab. The main problem for us was that we didn’t sleep at all. There are two old sofas in the living room (they are covered with old blankets and I imagine they were futons underneath) and one full bed and one single bed in the bedroom. The mattress on the single bed had a significant sunken area in the middle with springs that were sprung out of shape and uncomfortable, you could feel them poking into your back. The only place that was semi-comfortable was the full size bed, which had a very firm mattress. We hadn’t planned on sharing the bed, but felt it was pretty much the only comfortable option. The pillows were pretty old too, so naturally they had a bit of an odor and were misshapen due to prolonged use. We could hear the neighbor as if she was standing in the apartment with us and talking to us (which didn’t bother us, but she was pretty talkative and the thin walls might be an issue for someone else). It was a windy night (unusually windy we learned) and there was a strong draft running through the apartment. The hole in the shower ceiling is propped open with a metal stick thing which contributed to the draft (i imagine it is meant to vent the shower). The door to the apartment banged ALL night, which made us jump just about every time. It sounded like someone was...