I do not know how many Michelin stars this Hotel has. It Has 5 stars on the marquee. but I have learned that in Greece, what you see is not always what you get. I agree that this hotel is not a 5 star experience.
Starting with the good; The view from our hotel room, though only on the 3rd floor, knocked our eyes out. An amazing view of the Acropolis, day and night was always there for our enjoyment. The room was quiet, with little traffic noise. The walls are thin though, and we could definitively hear noise of conversation and activity from other rooms. Luckily, we had considerate neighbors and this was not an issue.
The top floor restaurant had an even more amazing view, and he food was pretty good, though not exceptional.
Though sold as a non smoking room, our room smelled of smoke and even had an ashtray. When I inquired about this at the front desk, I was informed that it was a non smoking room but if I wanted an "absolutely non smoking room" I would have to give up my view. We stuck it out.
The hotel is in severe need of an update, the furniture and carpets are worn and faded. The bathroom had very fancy multi headed shower, but no shower curtain, so using this contraption literally sprayed down the entire bathroom. They did not provide amenities that are pretty standard at this price range, like hair conditioner, but inexplicably did provide 2 dumbells (2 pounds)
The service was inconsistent. The night front desk person was surly and unhelpful. Others went out of there way to be sure we were comfortable. We also experienced the daily Mini Bar Police others have mentioned.
Overall we we felt that we could have done better for the price.
Did I mention that the view was amazing?
- Saint George Lycabettus Athens
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