Upon finding out from people who live in Thessaloniki how difficult this apartment would be to reach by car, we requested to cancel the booking - the host refused. The host listed on the site Pantelis is actually located in Belgium and we were not able to reach him by phone, although he listed a number. His mother runs the Airbnb, and only speaks Greek - which when we called her to ask to cancel, she was offended by our request & refused. In order to not lose the Euros, we decided to go to the apartment. UUUGGGHHH what a mistake.
The labyrinthine neighborhood of the Old town, with many one way narrow streets and alleys requires someone with local knowledge to arrive safety. We had locals lead us and it still took 30 minutes of stressful maneuvering.
The apartment bedding is old, and needs to be replaced, as are the couch cushions. The bedding is stained. The bathroom smells of urine, and the floormats in the bathroom are fowl & moldy.
Most certainly the worst Airbnb we've ever experienced.