We stayed at this hotel for one night only in July 2007, we had stayed on the island of Skopelos and wanted to see a bit of Athens before returning to the UK.

We booked the hotel because of it's price and location. The location was great- it was about a 15 minute walk to the Acropolis and is close to the train network which is excellent. We were able to get the train to the airport too. Therefore, the hotel served its purpose for us- a crash pad for a whirlwind visit to Athens. Our room was comfortable, quiet and clean. It did stink of cigarette smoke, but I suppose it is Greece where smoking is almost compulsory! The breakfast was OK- it wasn't amazing but I wasn't expecting it to be.

After an international flight, a hot trip from Athens airport & locating the hotel, we were 'greeted' by a surly receptionist.

We had booked two rooms for three nights 10 - 13 Aug. We made the booking through an online agency. The booking was confirmed by email, we printed the voucher. The voucher states 'under no circumstances must you charge the guests for the services listed on this voucher. Only additional hotel services are to be billed directly by the hotel to the guest'.

We presented our voucher to the receptionist. He checked our booking, and after 5 minutes he told us the booking had been cancelled in July. He couldn't explain WHY it had been cancelled and that we should "contact the online agency ourselves".

He rudely said "its not my problem, you have to sort it out yourselves". "Its probably a problem with your credit card"! He then said "I have 2 rooms available but you will have to pay for them,". We should "be quick because the hotel is fully booked".

We attempted to contact the online agency on the house phone. The number we had seemed to be engaged to us. Unfamiliar with Greece's phone tones, we asked the receptionist if he could possibly call for us. After numerous requests, he begrudgingly made a phone call in Greek. He didn't bother to explain the conversation to us. He told us to sit down and wait for a return call from the agency. We sat for 30 minutes, whilst waiting a senior staff member arrived at reception. He searched the database and found the booking.

Another conversation in Greek to the agency and we were allowed to book in.

At no time did they apologise or give an explanation for their mistake.

We were impressed with the rooms.
Breakfast wasdissapointing, in a badly designed dinning room. The food was basic, and the coffee bad.

The hotel is in a good location, unfortunately the customer service was apalling if not dodgy.

Room too small, a lot of mosquitos, orange juice orrible, what a moquette!
It is really central.
Relationship price & quality is not really positive.

The hotel is conveniently located in Omonia Square just a couple blocks away from the Metro. I traveled to Greece in March of '07 with my girlfriend and stayed in this Hotel for about a week before traveling to the islands.

Hotel appearance: Despite the rundown look of the exterior and adjacent buildings, the hotel interior is surprising bright and inviting.

Hotel Staff: This was half good and half bad, during our stay there would be one attendant who would be helpful and another that seemed to have more important business to attend to (such as getting you to book a tour). I found the cleaning staff to be the most helpful and approached them whenever I needed something.

Hotel Room: The room we stayed in was very small with the standard double twin beds. It was small to the point that you had to roll the beds over to one side of the room in order to open the cabinets and drawers, and then roll the beds over once again to open the door to the balcony. The balcony doesn’t give you a great view and if you left the door open (to let in air) throughout the night, you’d be awaken roughly 5 to 6 am by the constant bus horns and early commuters honking. With all that said, the room was clean and well kept and included a decent bathroom. The room will suffice as a place to rest up but not to relax.

Hotel Location: Three to four blocks away from Omonia Square and the Metro making the hotel extremely convenient. Numerous places to shop, eat, and drink within a 5-10 minute walk… Some may find walking at night to be a bit intimidating (feels a bit unsafe at times), but as long as you’re not alone while walking you should be just fine.

Overall: The price for the stay was extremely cheap and so in the end you get what you pay for. I suggest staying here if you’re trying to stretch your dollar or if you simply don’t mind the unpleasant surroundings. If you’re trying to enjoy the ambiance I suggest getting a place in the Monastiraki District- though it may be a bit pricey. However, if you do end up staying in the Omonia district, make the best of it! Be sure to walk around and stop at all the great gelato stops, cafes, and shopping in this area!