Apartment "Happiness" near metro and center

Location: 24 Alkiviadou, Athens, gr

Star Rating: 7.1 Stars

Property Type: Apartments

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 03:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Parking
• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Lift / Elevator
• Express check-in/check-out
• Soundproof rooms
• Car hire
• Chapel/shrine
• Non-smoking throughout
• Private check-in/check-out
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
• Cashless payment available
• First aid kit available
• Sanitized tableware & silverware
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
• Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Key access
• CCTV outside property
• Process in place to check health of guests
• Access to health care professionals
• Mobile app for room service
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Express check-in
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Art gallery on site
• Garage
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Studio Apartment

  The air-conditioned apartment features 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a bath. In the fully equipped kitchen, guests will find a stovetop, a refrigerator, kitchenware and a tea and coffee maker. Featuring a balcony with city views, this apartment also offers soundproof walls and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Shower
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Kitchen
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Alarm clock
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Cleaning products
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Upper floors accessible by elevator
  • Semi-detached
  • Private apartment in building
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Wine glasses
  • Shampoo
  • Body soap
  • Socket near the bed
  • Feather pillow
  • Accessible by lift
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Key access
  • Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
  • Hand sanitiser

Guest Reviews

• ihor (9/5): -
• Ghafier (8/5): - L’appartamento é molto carino, e vicino alla metro . Non male , ci siamo trovate bene La difficoltà di trovare le chiavi appena arrivi, e l’host non è stato molto amichevole nel farci trovare le chiavi, ma menomale che c’era il signore del parking sotto l’appartamento che ci ha aiutate ed è stato molto carino e disponibile
• Athanasios (2/5): -
• Nika (10/5): -
• Aikaterini (5/5): Sticky floors - The studio was newly renovated and the bed quite comfortable. The floor on the right side of the bed was incredibly sticky, god knows from what. There was also an extra duvet in the drawers (in case it gets cold) but when I opened I saw blood stains. I also forgot to log out my Netflix account from the TV of this apartment and when I reopened it at home, there was a new profile created, under the name Porno and it was set to indefinite autoplay-next. Security can also be an issue. The studio is really one of the 2 rooms of the same apartment and you can easily get stuck in its shared narrow hallway with the tenant of the second apartment.
• Serri (1/5): Unsafe neighborhood. - It was clean. The neighborhood is not safe, especially for tourists, I wouldn’t recommend it.
• Leon (9/5): Superb -
• Séth (6/5): Perfekt Apartment for short stay Good facilities but not very safe area - Facility & place is perfect for couple of days also very central The area very suspicious,, and full of homeless people and drug takers
• Sophie (1/5): Worst place I've ever stayed. Bathroom door NOT attached. - Upon arrival at the property, we found that the bathroom door is not attached. I immediately messaged the landlord and asked for a solution that evening and NEVER received a response. I also emailed Booking.com and discussed my concerns which have also not been addressed. 1) The bathroom door was not attached! The hinges on the bottom of the bathroom are broken due to the frame being mouldy. It is unacceptable to knowingly rent an apartment to a client without a bathroom door, and essential for privacy. There is no way that the landlord was not aware of this. 2) The air conditioning unit is ineffective and does not cool the apartment. It simply blows semi cold air directly under the unit. It was 40 degrees Celsius in Athens during the week of our stay. We had to close all blinds at all times and place towels over the curtains to try to reduce the sunlight entering the apartment. 3) There are multiple areas of black mould within the bathroom, which can cause respiratory infections. 4) The “Happiness” apartment is one of two apartments rented out. The other is called the “Love” apartment and is located to the left once you enter the communal main door. The other tenant came home in the early hours of the morning and repeatedly slammed both the communal door and their apartment door waking us up multiple times, despite using ear plugs. 5) Within 10 metres of the front gate of the property we found multiple needles used to inject drugs. We also saw two people smoking a crack pipe on the corner of the block of the apartment location. I would feel very unsafe here if I was not accompanied by my husband and I can’t imagine if other people brought children with them. 6) The Rainfall shower head is entirely broken and the smaller shower head does not work property as demonstrated in the photo attached. It just dribbles out water. Overall, I’m shocked by the poor quality of the reservation made through Booking.com and the lack of customer service.
• Kostas (6/5): Pleasant - I liked the location that it was close to metro stations. and the bed was very comfortable. I didn't like the bathroom. The door was broken. The shower telefpone was broken,the shower light didn't work even the soap didn't works.
• Gerda (8/5): Good value for money, nothing fancy - Loved the air conditioning, which was very much needed in the heat of May! Small cozy apartment in a good spot, perfect for a few nights' stay. No bugs, which was great, as there is an infestation in most buildings in Athens. The promised email with the instructions on how to get the key never arrived. Figured it out from the pics on Booking. Had to walk around the building in search of the key box, which I did not appreciate after a long day of travel. The bathroom door is very heavy to handle, needs fixing, as does the shower head. The kitchen furniture is rusty ex-patio furniture.
• Giorgi (8/5): Very good -
• Oana (8/5): Decent place to stay if you are in town for a couple of days - * Good collaboration with the owner * Comfortable bed * Clean * 6 /10 minutes walk to different metro stations (also from a walkable distance from the train station * even though the apartment is clean, there were some unwanted and unexpected visitors - roaches ( the building itself has an infestation issue ) * high humidity in the bathroom * the speed of the internet is not suitable for working far away from home
• Garry (8/5): Very good -
• Aparnasri (7/5): Good -
• Adriana (4/5): Disappointing -
• Mariannaoddolini (8/5): Very good - The apartment was fine and enough clean. The host is always available to help you. The neighbourhood could be a bit dangerous in the night.
• Emmy (10/5): Exceptional -
• Marlon (5/5): Passable - There were ants, bugs and cockroaches in the apartment. The owner was not willing to support us with this. The actual condition of the apartment is much worse than in the photos.
• Maximiliano (9/5): Superb -
• Hilde (10/5): Great spot in Athens - Andrey was prompt in his communication. The apartment is in an elevator building, off the street, with a balcony on a courtyard, located close to 2 metro lines, a supermarket, and little markets. The bed, shower, wi-fi, and kitchen set up are very good. Nothing not to like.
• Bazic (6/5): Pleasant - Smeštaj je čist i uredan, sve je kao na slikama. Komunikacija sa vlasnikom je dobra. Do zgrade je privatan parking koji je od 8 do 10 evra. Location. Catastrophic. Opposite the entrance is a yard where the homeless sleep. There are too many drug addicts on the streets, and they often sell drugs in front of the entrance. The whole area is dangerous, after 10pm you have nothing to look for on the street. There are no Greeks, they are all Africans, Arabs and Hindus. The neighbors are desperate, there is noise all night. They hit the floor, talk until late, you will wake up 5 times a night. Avoid this part of the city when booking accommodation.
• Heather (9/5): Close to everything, clean, convenient, great value and responsive host to queries. Highly recommend 😍 - Communication with host was outstanding. Convenient location. Secure property. Good internet. Apartment had lovely natural light and was very clean. Our 2nd stay and we recommend to others. Great value for$. Liked warm decorating touches. Nothing
• Heather (9/5): Terrific apartment in great location . Highly recommended and would certainly use again - Great location- close to supermarkets, transport, laundromat. Clean, light and airy. Great communication with host (clear, detailed and accurate instructions). Excellent facilities (bed, shower, etc) and great value for $. Nothing. All good
• Kathrine_p (4/5): Apartment looks nice in general, but the humidity inside and ventilation efficiency is UNACCEPTABLE. - Balcony and a lot of light in. The humidity inside the room was dramatic. All my clothes after one day were humid. But the worst part was the MOLD. Was everywhere - in the bathroom, on the shower but, check this out - it was in the kitchen everywhere, especially in the kitchen cabinets! I did not use anything that was inside cause I was affraid I will get sick. Stayed there for a week so needed to handle situation somehow - got bathroom fan and AC running 24/7. Bed pillow smelled really bad - couldn`t sleep. I`m sure the reason was the dramatic humidity in the apartment. Informed about the smell the owner - changed the pillows the day after. Also there was some leackage in the kitchen. It was gone the 3rd day but two first days water was on half of the floor of the kitchen. NOT RECOMMMEND!
• Magicalkhachapuri (5/5): Passable - The apartment was 5-10 minutes away from the Larissis station. We were able to do the early check-in, host has agreed about that. TV was working on some kind of local subscription. Balcony was decent sized. Neighbors, at least the ones whom we met were nice and friendly. Network connection sucks, I asked it beforehand and owner assured me that it met the speeds that I required, up on arrival I found out that it was TRASH, not usable, if you are planning to work from home you won't be able to- I FAILED AT IT. After talking to the 'assistant' of the owner about the issue she confessed that the speed was (as claimed by the COSMOTE- provider) 24Mbps same as 2.4mega bytes/s , but I was never able to reach that speed, maximum I got was 800kb/s, the worst part is that you can't run the cable from the router because it's in the different room (entrance). The thing that no one tells you before the arrival is that the property that you are renting is one house split into two, so you have a common entrance with some other people and your doors are 1 meter apart, everything can be heard from their house and vice-versa. Also wall behind a bed is shared with the neighbor, everything can also be heard from here. To sum up because of the network issue we used the apartment only to sleep and take a shower. Shower was leaking so hard that the whole bathroom got flooded and it even reached our kitchen, where there are no means to clean up the mess so we ended up using towels, to clean the flooded area, the only pair that we got from the host. There is also a problem with toilet, it gets stuck pretty easily (it was tested, just one paper can stuck it, why ? I have no idea), be sure to buy some chemicals that will make flushing easier. If you are planning to have a longer stay there is no washing machine for your clothes. Kettle was not working, so first couple days we boiled the water using a pan. New kettle was brought to us by the 'assistant' on the fourth day of our stay.
• Olivia (8/5): We can totally recommend it! - The apartment is a little bit small but it really has everything you need. It's near Larissa Station and from there you can walk easily. The decor is greek style and well furnished what we really liked. In summary, we were really satisfied with our accommodation in Athens and can recommend it very much. If we come back some day we will book it again. The location of the apartment is a bit offside of the center. Especially when it's dark it is a little bit scary. Nothing happened, everybody was quite nice, but we felt a bit uncomfortable outside in the night. The house was pretty new and in good shape and inside we felt totally safe and comfortable. The only criticism is the fittings in the shower. It only works to a limited extent and very slowly and it is a bit leaking.
• Sophie (10/5): lovely stay at happiness apartment - the apartment had absolutely everything we needed , it was located really near the centre but was still quiet enough to relax . it’s decorated really nicely, shower is so good and balcony is a great place to sit !
• Θωμασ (10/5): Exceptional -
• Lexcie (10/5): Exceptional -
• Cinthya (10/5): Exceptional - The place is really nice. You have all you need. .

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