I was in Athens with 9 girlfriends for a couple of nights before heading to the Islands and enjoyed our stay at the A.U.R.A. apartments immensely. We reserved two apartments and thus had the third, fourth and fifth floors which gave us each our own bedroom and ample room to spread out. The pool really made our stay --it was a hot couple of day in June so if we weren't out sightseeing, we were in the pool cooling off, relaxing and enjoying the acropolis view. And I can't say enough about how much we loved Marianne!! She really went above and beyond to make us feel welcome, helped us find local spots to eat and shop, was wonderful in facilitating the return of a lost bag from the airlines, and was up at the crack of dawn to see us off on our last day. Next time I'm in Athens, I'll definitely stay at the A.U.R.A. apartments again!