Doros met us at the bus stop when we came in late, which we really appreciated! He is very personable, knowledgeable about Athens, and very passionate about its history, and the local neighborhood. We greatly appreciated that he took the time to star some historical sites and a local restaurant on Google Maps on my phone for us! That was a great help. We did feel a little rushed through the check-in process, but it was late, and he said he had to get up early to check someone else in. We had read in his bio that he would invite guests to accompany him on walks, or out with friends, and we were not expecting that necessarily, but we asked specifically about local bars, and he said to look near the Acropolis, which for us, was too far away. We ended up not going to any, because we didn't know where to go. We did go to his recommended restaurant, Rosario's, and it was amazing!
Doros said he used to live in the apartment, and it truly looked like an abandoned bachelor pad...like someone just left one day. There were half-used tubes of toothpaste in the bathroom, food in the refrigerator, household paperwork on the shelves, and cluttered clothes piled in the closet. We were very disappointed in the lack of cleanliness: the cupboard door handles were grimy with built-up dirt, the freezer was unusable, the coffeepot was so dirty we didn't use it, the sponges in the kitchen and bathroom were filthy, the balcony was cluttered with cleaning supplies and trash, and the bathroom area by the toilet smelled of urine. There was a horrible gas smell in the hallway and elevator. We didn't use the living room at all. He gave us access to his large collection of books and music, and the decor was nice-funky and eclectic-but the seating was so uncomfortable in the living room that we just sat on the bed when we were home. Several repairs needed to be made: the shades in both the bedroom and living room were broken so we had to duck every time we went in or out, the canopy on the balcony was torn and couldn't be lowered, the kitchen sink knob fell off every time we used it, and the hot water heater was insufficient for even a short 5-minute shower. We were there for 4 nights, and there was a car alarm going off for hours during the night for two of them. The supplies were insufficient: the shampoo was already-used hotel bottles with not enough in them for one use, and we ran out of toilet paper completely.
Overall, we were very disappointed with this place. It could be made much better with a thorough cleaning and some repairs. Cannot recommend it the way it is now.