Our family spent 2.5 weeks exploring Europe, staying in 6 different rentals, and this Kolonaki Home was easily my favorite! Nicoletta and her husband, Dimitris, were amazing hosts. They went above and beyond in communicating with us before our arrival, and were so gracious to accommodate an unexpected flight delay that meant greeting our family at 5AM. Dimitris acted like it was no big deal and warmly welcomed us to their Athens home when we arrived.
The apartment is very spacious, with two large sitting areas, 3 sizable bedrooms, 2 well equipped bathrooms, along with a lovely kitchen. Itâs everything itâs described to beâand more! Every inch of this home is gorgeous, clearly well cared for and thoughtfully curated to be a beautiful, comfortable and welcoming space. After a couple disappointing stays at other rentals before we arrived, it was even more apparent that these hosts have thought of everything! The apartment is well stocked, offering just about anything a traveler might need when living away from home. They even had a printer set up and available for useâsuch a blessing, with Covid test results and other paperwork we needed for our next destination.
Itâs conveniently located in a lovely, upscale area of Athens. Lots of restaurants and shops in the neighborhood around the apartment. It was only about 15 minutesâ walk to arrive at our first ancient site of the day. But if youâd rather taxi or Uber, we didn't wait longer than a couple minutes before one drove up for a quick lift to our restaurant that evening and early morning drive to the docks for a ferry the next day.
Our short stay in Athens was amazing and made even better because of the incredible place where we got to relax and sleep, after a very full 10-hour day exploring the city. After weâd moved on to our next destination, I realized Iâd left something at the apartment and needed to have it shipped to our place in krakow, Poland. Dimitris found what Iâd left and shipped it back to me, at his own expense. Seriously, I doubt youâll find better hosts or a more fabulous rental than this Kolonaki Home! Unless itâs one of the several other rentals owned and managed by this wonderful family. I would give this incredible place and itâs amazing hosts 10 stars, if I could!