We stayed for 4 days in Maria’s apartment in central Athens. We thought the biggest plus of the apartment is its location and its design (we loved all the marble). The location is convenient for walks to places to eat and various attractions such as Acropolis. Also a metro station and a supermarket are only minutes away. In the building there are several steps to take and codes to enter before you are in the apartment, contributing to a sense of security. Everything works just as Maria said it would. The interior of the building is very quiet and it has an old elevator that works just fine. Outside there was substantial noise from bars and restaurants, not totally unexpected.
We had to keep the windows shut all day because of the poor air quality outside. This was due to the exhausts from the restaurants in front of the apartment windows,, which were running from morning till night. The lack of fresh air was bothering us, until we thought of opening a window in the hallway and leaving our front door open to let the air in. This improved the atmosphere inside.