This host, who has been hosting for 6 years on this platform is clearly unethical and I can only imagine what she is outside of this platform. My review response betrays the horror I have endured. To start off, she was not helpful but he started to be actively harmful when she ignored the fundamental tenet of being ethical and being truthful. Over the couple of months leading up to our stay, she never divulged her real address-which is clearly far away from the center of Athens. She indicated she manages multiple properties, and she implored us to enjoy our vacation, but she put us in a position where our stay was at the location which is in the middle of nowhere. She picked us up, and very cleverly made a decision for us about the price and commute options. We ended up leaving the center of Athens every trip and traveled to and from the airport every trip. And each trip took many hours and money that would have been better spent if we had picked an alternative location. So WARNING 1-do not stay with her if you want to know where you are staying, do not stay with her if you want to spend your time enjoying the beautiful city of Athens; stay with her if you like to commute inordinate distances and pay exorbitantly. She is the first person I have met who has no prior experience of being a human being, and I can only imagine how many other people she has hoodwinked.
One of the first things she asked us when we entered her house was our passport information. Now remember she is neither a government agency nor law enforcement. I was in no position to jeopardize the safety of myself or my family by giving away our passport information to her. I understand that American citizenship is a cherished asset, and one can only imagine what ulterior motives she had in store for us by collecting our passport information. So WARNING 2-if you want safety and security of yourself and your family, do not stay with her.
Her apartment is in the second floor and has a flight of stairs that can be best described as a witch’s stairway. Especially when you are coming and going with luggage or during the times of the day with low visibility, or when you get startled by the many dogs or stray cats you see at her house, it could be a recipe for disaster (are they rabid? Don’t ask don’t tell). So WARNING 3-if you want a safe and a successful vacation, do not stay with her. Obviously, none of these details are in her description.
Next, the apartment itself is almost being held by scotch tape and glue. Starting with the bathroom which is where all your beer and money goes and it is seldom the place where you make life changing decisions, but home is when you trust the toilet seat. The only way to get access to this bathroom is through the kitchen. The definition of hygiene is already a distant dream. The accordion door to the bathroom is broken and let alone the sounds, the unhygienic smell permeates the kitchen first and then to the rest of the apartment. We would do our best to not use it and trusted external bathroom facilities. Also it is certainly not the best seat in the house, it is best for Lilliputian folks since it is so tiny. So WARNING 4-if you like hygiene do not stay here.
Next the bed, it can be best described as the place where you will NOT be risking your career, joy and vacation by sleeping. I have had some experience sleeping in beds and this can be best described not as a bed, enough said. The TV, which was state of the art in 1970 is precariously positioned in front of the closet. Only two sides of the bed are open and only one person can get in while the other would have to get up to go through the front or wait for the other to get up or worse push the person off. So WARNING 5-you can take a laxative when you go to bed, since you will not be getting much of sleep. It beware of warning 4-the smell permeates.
After our stay, she conveniently threatened us to pay up an exorbitant amount as pick up and drop off charges. Not once did she mention it in the months leading up to our stay and neither did she mention when we stayed with her. It’s like when you try to talk some sense into her, she proves remarkably sense resistant. She advertised that she is in Athens. But unfortunately, she is completely outside of the city center. She obviously does not publish the accurate address so she can cunningly attract guests. She does not mention that there are NO commuting options to her house and one has to take many public transportation and taxi to get in and out of her house. Both come at the expense of many hours and $$$$$. In an utopian world truth would obfuscate lies but we are in her world.
When you try to reason, the only time she is silent is when she is listening to herself and the only time she listens is when she is talking. She would totally jump off the diving board from the wrong end and she judges people as though it defines them. It’s like she tested positive for stupidity and her ethics doesn’t only come from it, but it also comes from “so what?”. She is not charming and you will not enjoy the go. so final WARNING 6-Her moral coin are immorality and amorality.
I have done my best to clarify it for the greater good and I trust you wouldn’t want to experience Jenny’s house.
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