Estia Boutique Apartment

Location is perfect, very clean

The apartment is spacious, beautiful and in a great location. I would absolutely stay there again. Also, the host was very courteous and quickly responsive.

We spent a week in this apartment, between the end of July and the beginning of August. My family consists of 4 people (3 adults + 1 child aged 15). The apartment is spacious enough for four people. Each room has its own independent air conditioning unit, which is very important on hot days. The bathroom could be bigger, but it is not as small as described in some earlier reviews. The apartment is equipped with a dishwasher and a washer-dryer, which turned out to be very useful. It includes all the necessary appliances and kitchenware (with one exception – see below), as well as a set of toiletries. Another nice bonus is a small balcony with a pleasant view of the street and the top of Lycabettus Hill. Another big advantage is the excellent location – the apartment is in a very safe and quiet neighborhood, yet still very close to the city center. Syntagma Square is about a 5-minute walk away, and the bus stop (A2 line) to the seaside is just about 1 minute away.

A few minor remarks: 1. The apartment has a device for cooling and heating drinking water. However, we couldn’t get the heating function to work. Since the apartment does not have a regular kettle, for us – frequent tea drinkers – this was a bit inconvenient, as we had to boil water on the stove. Adding a simple and inexpensive kettle would completely solve this issue. 2. Turning the boiler on and off is done via the circuit breakers. Leaving it on for too long caused the water to overheat unnecessarily, so we had to keep this in mind. I think the host should consider investing in a simple automation system to control the boiler.

Location, size and cleanliness. Large living room to relax in and great kitchen. Bedrooms good size with storage.

The bathroom is quite small and the shower leaks out - aside the door which worried us about possibility of water damage. But not atypical for Athens housing. Apartment essentially has no sunlight. :( The bed in the second bedroom ( without balcony) was terribly uncomfortable we both woke up each morning with back pain. Please replace the mattress! To avoid people buying detergent for 3-4 days could be helpful to have done available.