La casa di Plaka

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : We spent three nights in the apartment. It's in a well maintained old building. Being an apartment, we appreciated the separate lounge room, bedroom and kitchen. The kitchen provided basic equipment/utensils. There was even a washing machine if you could figure out how to use it. The host provided some water/tea/coffee/milk. My husband liked the supplied toothbrushes and access to Netflix. We had some issues with the wifi (very jet-lagged) but got it working with help from our host. The information sheet about where to eat and shop was very thoughtful. What was missing was the location of the local grocery store. We chose the apartment because of its perfect location - Plaka restaurants, Melina Mercouri Monument (meeting point for many tours) and Hadrian's Arch were just around the corner. The Acropolis, Syntagma and the Parliament House were in walkable proximity. Because it is situated at the edge of Plaka, taxis could mostly access the apartment easily (not have to travel through the congested narrow streets). We often got picked up/dropped off at the monument to avoid traffic congestion.
  : My husband is tall at 194 cm in height. The ceiling of the bathroom is lower than the rest of the apartment so he had to stoop to fit in. The ceiling there could also be repaired as the paint was flaking. He often came out with what looked like dandruff, but it was the paint. Lastly, the mattress could be replaced with a new one.

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : We had a real problem at arrival. The contact number on booking.com was incorrect. We eventually found the number but had to ask someone who spoke Greek to talk on our behalf. Eventually a lovely assistant came to let us in - we felt they had forgottern we were coming.
  : No toilet paper.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : Air conditioning. Location.
  : Not like the photos. I dont understand any of the good reviews. Bathroom ceiling is peeling and makes it uncomfortable to be in the bathroom at all, let alone for a tallish person to shower ( Im 173cm or 58). There was one hand towel and one bath towel for a two night stay. The towel had a large tear in it, and there was also no hand soap at all. Wifi is very poor which was a pity because I had booked this room relying on the high wifi score and needed to use it for work video calls. There was no coffee machine. Just a sad basket with three decaf capsules that you cannot even use because there is no machine , and one lone teabag in an empty old box. Bed is basically a box spring with sheets on top, not a mattress. Thankfully pillows felt ok so I could sleep.Elevator does not work, and this apartment is located up a large flights of stairs, so if you need accessibility or cant carry your luggage PLEASE book elsewhere. Strangely the birds and people talking outside can be heard crystal clear through the bedroom doors so it feels like they are wide open all the time despite being closed. Walls are paper thin and you can hear everything neighbors do and say but I do think most buildings in Athens may be like this. You can absolutely find a better accommodation in Plaka for the same money. I absolutely would not recommend this stay. Furniture is probably as old as the building which also had a strange smell in the lobby. Air condition is the only good thing about this unit, but not worth it overall. Very glad I stayed here alone as this would have been a terribly regrettable stay for someone with a family or spouse.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Lovely roomy apartment in a great area on the edge of Plaka. Just a few minutes walk from lots of great restaurants. Washing machine a bonus.
  : While the rest of the apartment had high ceilings the bathroom ceiling and door were very low and I kept bumping my head every time I went in. The mattress on the bed was hard and lumpy.

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple