Highly recommend this property! Great location, amenities, and super host. Thanks Valia!
Pros
1. Valia is the absolute sweetest! She is definitely a super host and..
- saved us a parking spot out front
- let us check in early and offered late check out
- made us a delicious welcome snack upon arrival
- provided some food staples like eggs and milk, and fresh peaches midway through our stay
- brought my drying laundry inside when it started to rain while we were out for the day
2. Great location in the old town, walking distance to the port waterfront and great restaurants/bars all around.
3. It has little convenience details many places miss, such as full length mirrors, plenty of hangers, a blow dryer and hair straightener (reminder to US guests that yours from home probably isn’t voltage compatible). There was also some beach gear like umbrellas and mats.
4. It’s a very clean space, including the laundry machine.
5. A/c works well with separate units in both bedrooms and the living room. FYI there is no ac unit in the bonus living room/twin size bedroom, but if you are using that space you could probably keep it cool by just leaving the ac on in the living room and/or opening the other bedroom doors.
6. Back patio was lovely
7. Spacious apartment. The hallways and doors were wide - we could fit our uppababy vista stroller through them, though because of the 6 or so steps out front the property is not handicap accessible. The front queen bedroom had good closet space and still room for a bassinet (other bedroom is smaller).
8. the WiFi worked great in MOST of this large apartment. It wasn’t quite strong enough to reach the front bedroom (probably just needs a plug in wireless extender), but was still the best connection out of all our Airbnb’s this trip.
9. A baby crib is available upon request. It doesn’t meet the latest US requirements (old-school drop down side, and the bars might be spaced a little far apart) but it was very clean and well maintained so we still felt comfortable putting our baby in it.
Cons - being nit picky here
1. Cultural difference nuances that are to be expected anywhere in Greece
- you can’t flush toilet paper in Greece
- we had to turn off the hot water when not using it, which was unfortunate when we would forget to turn it back on
- I found the front bedroom queen mattress to be a little uncomfortable, but I generally expect that in Europe and am just pleasantly surprised when it’s not the case. The full size mattress seemed to be better.
2. Light sleepers MIGHT have trouble if they’re not used to city living. There was a little bit of light pollution and some noise from the street in the front queen bedroom. For the most part I’d say it was actually very quiet for being right downtown, but it is also a block away from the soccer field and one of the days we were there they had a concert there until ~ 1am (we found this kind of cool, and it didn’t bother us or our 4 month old at all from sleeping, but others might disagree).
Neutrals/you decide
1. as mentioned above Valia is very attentive (loved our welcome snack), but on the flip side this is because she’s right upstairs. She was full of recommendations and sat down with us upon arrival to draw it all out on a map, which was VERY helpful and appreciated, but it also took some time and might not be everyone’s cup of tea
2. Parking wasn’t too bad (probably because Valia showed us on a map everywhere we should look for it), and most of the time we found a close spot quickly, but it’s not guaranteed. For being right in the thick of things it was better than I expected.