Zographos’s neighbor; Yianni, was an excellent host. He was super kind and accommodating about our early morning arrival, provided us with homemade frappe’s, and valuable tips for navigating Athens upon our arrival.
This is a great apartment in a working class neighborhood. It is walkable to many sites in Athens (approx 1.5 - 2 miles to the northern slopes of the Acropolis) and close to a bus line, and not to far to a metro station.
Our family of 4 found it cheaper to take a taxi if we weren’t walking. Usually about 6-7 Euro for the four of us to anywhere we were headed in central Athens.
The local farmers market is not to be missed. It happens every Wednesday and closes down the neighboring street for 1/3 of a mile with vendors selling the freshest produce and fish you’ve ever seen. The food is cheap and all the locals come out to do their shopping.
Notes for future travelers - the dryer in the apartment is currently broke. Yianni offered an alternative solution, but we simply opted to dry our clothes on the upstairs patio. The July sun dried our clothes without any problems.
The apartment is not best for young children, I would be nervous letting younger children go up and down the steep stairs.
Their is no AC in the upstairs bedroom with the bunk beds. One of our children preferred to sleep on the couch downstairs where it was much cooler.
The shower is tiny. Larger individuals will find it difficult to use. I’m 6’2” with a medium build and had to open the shower door to bend over to wash my lower legs.