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Athens Lycabettus Hill Penthouse, private roof garden & pool

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Private swimming pool at roof garden with panoramic city view
Romantic atmosphere at the roof garden
Roof garden and swimming pool relaxation
living room area
living room with fireplace

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 7159.8 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Hot tub

Explore the area

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Athens, Attica
  • Place, Syntagma Square
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Ermou Street
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Acropolis
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Athens (ATH-Eleftherios Venizelos)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Jetted bathtub · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 3

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Athens Lycabettus Hill Penthouse, private roof garden & pool

(We prepared a video that you can find in the video section, with the apartment and the surrounding area of Lycabettus hill, so that you have a good understanding of our property).
The place is unique for center of Athens. It has a large swimming pool (30m2) at the private roof garden, connected with the apartment through internal stairs. However, it is in the center of Athens not in the suburbs. The apartment is big 160m2 and occupies the whole third floor on a three floor building. However, it feels double size, since guests spend a lot of time at the 130m2 roof garden. The apartment is flooded with light, looking at the hill trees and it has a beautiful fireplace.
The building is very nice and peaceful with five only apartments and it is some meters away from the adjacent building, making it even more peaceful and completely safe.
It is in the center of city and nightlife (7 min away by taxi from the Parliament and Acropolis), but not in the touristic and noisy center. It is in the peaceful area of Lycabettus hill, right at the peripheral road, the highest living point. From the veranda the view is the hill trees, not the neighbor. From the roof garden terrace there is a panoramic view of Athens and hill trees. There is complete privacy, at both the veranda and terrace. You can swim, relax, sunbath or enjoy romance, in a healthy peaceful environment, although in the city center. The large roof garden sees north, south, east and west. It has sun bathing areas and also covered areas, whatever you might prefer during the day. You can cook or order food and have dinner at home by the roof garden pool or at the veranda. You can swim whenever you want, day and night, with no hotel limitations.
The place has a well designed and furnished interior with paintings and decorative objects. It has all the amenities cable TV with sports channels and movies, Wi-Fi, air-conditioning etc.
In short it has it all for a relaxing, exclusive time. It is not hotel or a place to want to rush out. It is a place to stay, enjoy and spend time in the full of light living room or the big veranda facing the hill trees or at the roof garden, swimming and enjoying the view, after a site-seeing or working day. It is a real relaxation vacation home, although in the middle of Athens.
Athens has a wonderful weather almost all year around, so roof garden and swimming pool are enjoyable almost all the rented time.
As a result, the place is perfect for upscale couples, for families or for friends of 6-7 people, who do not want the hotel limitations. People with good aura, who want to relax and enjoy, not people with anxiety, who treat the place like an impersonal hotel.

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Amenities

Pool
Hot tub
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 20
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed: family gatherings and birthday parties
Special agreement is needed
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Pets

Pets allowed: cats less than 9 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and return the keys
Switch off the boiler
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
no additional visitors can stay at the penthouse without previous agreement
we will visit every two days to take care of pool and plants
please turn off lights and air conditioning before going out

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings and birthday parties) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 19
Note from host: special agreement is needed
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
Property Registration Number 00001229757

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed USD 500, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation
A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Athens

Located in Athens City Centre, a neighbourhood in Athens, this apartment is in the suburbs. Acropolis and Parthenon are notable landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Port of Piraeus and Alimos Marina. Athens National Garden and Allou Fun Park are also worth visiting. Take the opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like mountain climbing.
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Athens, Attica

What's nearby

  • Syntagma Square - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Ermou Street - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Acropolis - 4 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Acropolis Museum - 4 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Parthenon - 8 min drive - 3.4 km

Getting around

  • Marousi Kifissias Avenue Station - 9 min drive
  • Ambelokipi Station - 9 min walk
  • Athens (ATH-Eleftherios Venizelos) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Balthazar - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Γεώργιος Καλαφάτης Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Καντίνα Μαβίλη - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Κύριος - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Kalamaki μου - ‬6 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Athens Lycabettus Hill Penthouse, private roof garden & pool have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Athens Lycabettus Hill Penthouse, private roof garden & pool pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Athens Lycabettus Hill Penthouse, private roof garden & pool?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Athens Lycabettus Hill Penthouse, private roof garden & pool?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Athens Lycabettus Hill Penthouse, private roof garden & pool located?

Located in Athens City Centre, this apartment building is within 2 miles (3 km) of Mount Lycabettus, Syntagma Square and Ermou Street. Acropolis and Parthenon are also within 3 miles (5 km). Ambelokipi Station is 9 minutes by foot and Megaro Moussikis Station is 11 minutes.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 49 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 49 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

8/10 Good

Cheryl C.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Over all the apartment was great. Loved the roof top pool, area felt safe, was quiet. We felt very comfortable leaving the windows and doors open for fresh air even when we weren’t home. Host was very helpful in helping us arrange transportation to and from the airport as well as giving us tips on things to do in the local area
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dianne G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family European Trip

Amazing is the best way to describe it. From the initial booking until departure, Dimitri and Fotini were extremely responsive. They provided excellent guidance to things to see, when to go, places to eat. Between that and the wonderful home, it made an amazing ending to a great two week family trip.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Myriah S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful stay! We were arriving from a cruise ship and the host helped arrange transportation to the Penthouse. He and his assistant met us there to go through the property and answer any questions. He reviewed a map of the city and recommended places to visit, and helped us to set up a driver for a trip to the beach in Sounion. Very nice property, and wonderful host!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael Q.

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness
The pool is a nice feature - particularly in the heat of July25. The bedrooms and showers are small. The beds were extremely hard, which made sleeping difficult. The property was not clean to a standard we would expect. We did not appreciate are unannounced visit by the owner.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic property and host

The flat has stunning views from the roof and pool, very comfortable stay. And the host Dimitris is wonderful, helpful and a great ambassador to those visiting Athens.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ginny F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely, magical stay in Athens

We highly recommend the luxurious Lycabettus Hill penthouse for your Athens visit! Dimitris offers fabulous hospitality and a gorgeous, quiet and secure home for your comfort. We were in Athens for 4 nights in late July with our 9 1/2 year old granddaughter on a quest to learn about Greco-Roman culture, mythology and ancient history in preparation for her school curriculum. The penthouse was our sanctuary with a well-equipped kitchen for enjoying meals, laundry facilities if needed, very comfortable beds and living area, and la pièce de résistance: the rooftop pool, where we enjoyed every spare moment! Dimitris is a friendly, sophisticated host; and extremely well-traveled, knowledgeable and accommodating with requests. We appreciated his offer to provide a driver for ATH transfer, as well. And, we deeply appreciate that he worked with us to retrieve a forgotten item. Our deepest gratitude to Dimitris and his warm hospitality. Until we meet again! (“9 1/2!”)
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic 360 view of Athens

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay! There were only 2 of us but definitely room for a bigger group! The pool was great with many outdoor snd indoor dining areas and places to relax! The owner was gracious and available for our questions.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gregg P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing flat and location

Fantastic
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cant beat the private pool

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Demetris was extremely hospitable and assisted us with transfers and restaurant recommendations The penthouse was fully equipped and located in a very nice neighborhood. The private pool was fabulous. Great place for a small group or family. You won’t be disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

fatemeh p.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

Demitris was great guy. Very helpful and attentive. House was great in good area. We loved it.poll area was the best.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful rooftop view

The property is in a great and safe location near the U.S. embassy. The apartment occupies the third floor and rooftop of the building, including a beautiful rooftop pool and large shaded patio area surrounded by a rooftop garden. I highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

sean c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wiskey& Rye

Demetris was an awesome host greeted us at the door, helped us with our luggage sang songs with us Gave us a brief history of Greece recommended where to go where to eat an absolutely 12 out of 10 place to stay would definitely come back. Love Athens lots of history. Need to stay here. Regards, Canada.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

gillian m.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful apartment with your own private pool!

Spacious apartment with amazing private pool on the rooftop- views of Athens are breathtaking. The owner had great communication and the welcome bottle of wine & fruit was much appreciated.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great start to our trip!

Dimitris was the best host! Great communication before our arrival and made sure we had everything we needed to begin our trip. He met us at his property and made sure we felt like we were at home. Can’t recommend the property or host more highly. We will be back!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent end to a fabulous vacation

Nice property. The rooftop pool makes it a fabulous place to be morning, noon and night. Don’t miss out on Mount Lycabettus. Such a treat!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

julie M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property and excellent host

Dimitris went above and beyond by arranging cars for us, recommending places to go and even sitting down with my family with a map! The home is beautiful and the view from the pool at night is breathtaking!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

William S., Pittsburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic Pool Oasis in Lycabettus

Dmitris was a fantastic host. The property was in a great location, and the roof top pool was stunning. The big surprise was Dmitris art and book collection throughout the unit. Clean, safe, and family friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ann G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Athens Adventure

Dimitris was a wonderful host but property was somewhat dated and hard to navigate with party of 4 older individuals. 2 bedrooms downstairs and one upstairs with stone staircase with no handrail.Centrally located and safe neighborhood. Enjoyed it overall.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

William E., Castle Rock

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location just out of the hustle an bustle

Great location just far way enough from major attractions that you could escape when it was time to relax back at the home. Backs to a park with trails for exercise or relaxation. The upstairs pool area had a great view and plenty of room to sit and enjoy the pool and surroundings. Safe to walk around. Spacious and open layout.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

John M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Athen rooftop sanctuary

We love the apartment, great place to stay. The rooftop has a great view, sitting area and pool. It was relaxing and enjoyable. Right across from a hill with a church and restaurant at the top where you can take a short hike to have even more beautiful views of the city. Dimitris was great and extremely helpful in making arrangements to and from everywhere we needed to go. He was very communicative before and during our stay. Many thanks Dimitris!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nikolett B.

Great penthouse

we were a family of 5 and the apartment was very cosy and spacious for all of us. A real home away home. Thanks to our lovely host we had a filled fridge on arrival, so didnt have to start with grocery shopping. Location is perfect for visiting Athens, and taxi fare is way cheaper that in other cities. Thank you Dimitris for making our stay perfect. I will recoomend your place to everyone visiting Athens 😃
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spectacular place and a wonderful host!

The penthouse apartment is exactly as advertised. It is a great place. It is very spacious - both the inside quarters as well as the outside areas with the beautiful pool and landscaped decks. Dimitris is a charming host and extremely attentive and helpful. We truly appreciated him welcoming to the apartment and to the city. He gave us great suggestions of what to do and help arrange some transportation. We found the location in the Lycabettus Hill area to be perfect. It's a lovely and peaceful area. We could not have been more pleased with our stay and highly recommend it.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Lori K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Host

Dimitri was very accomodating. He had a very nice welcome to our trip. The pool was amaizing! The only feature that needs a little work is the stairs to the pool. I think there needs to be a hand rail for going up and down the stairs as the third bedroom is upstairs. But overall the apartment is amaizing and we would highly reccomend it!
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Entspannter Städtetrip mit Kindern

Wir waren mit 2 Kindern im Appartement und haben unseren Aufenthalt genossen. Die Wohnung ist geräumig mit einer schönen Terrasse und einer sehr großen Dachterrasse mit tollem Pool. Wir fühlten uns sehr sicher, die Wohnung ist ruhig gelegen. Dimitris ist immer erreichbar und möchte, dass man sich wohl fühlt. Das Kinderzimmer hat eine niedrige Decke, die drei Bäder sind sehr klein. Die Wohnung ist hervorragend gelegen. Man kommt für 6 Euro mit dem Taxi nach Plaka. Das Appartement ist voll ausgestattet (Handtücher, Nespesso, ...).
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Curtis H., Albuquerque, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful views from Lycabettus Hill

Nice penthouse on the top two floors of an apartment building on the east side of Lycabettus Hill (a big park across the street). It was away from the busy tourist areas but within 1/2 mile from many nice neighborhood restaurants to the west. It had easy access to the downtown sites and we were also within a 1/2 of the City-Sightseeing bus stop 8 (by the National Gallery). The penthouse was beautiful and very well furnished. The layout was nice and huge balconies everywhere! Maybe 5! The host was very welcoming and was very quick to help us with WiFi. Great location to reach popular tourist areas, only 5 euro to most places by taxi/Uber. I would definitely recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

About the host

Hosted by Dimitris Santixis

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I am finance man. I lived in USA, Canada and the Balkans for 10 years. I love life, I love learning and meeting new international people, traveling, sports and art. I love my country Greece with the diversity of islands, mountains and shores. I intend to meet all guests and gladly to tell them about places to see and enjoy.

Why they chose this property

The large Swimming pool at the private roof garden, but all this in the center of Athens makes this apartment really unique for Athens. Also the location is peaceful and unique. It is in the center, but not in the noisy touristic, center.
The apartment is big 160m2 and looks double, because during the summer people spend time at the roof garden above. Finally the property has an artistic and upscale decoration and it is equipped with everything needed for an upscale house.

What makes this property unique

1.The large Swimming pool at the private roof garden
2. Location is peaceful and unique. It is in the center, but not in the noisy touristic, center.
3. The apartment is big 160m2 and looks double, because during the summer people spend time at the roof garden and pool.
4. The property is has an artistic and upscale decoration and it is equipped with everything needed for an upscale house

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English, French, Russian, Greek

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