Athens House

Air conditioning in our room was ok . But somewhat dangerous due to four different extension cords joined under the bed to connect it to power!

Do not stay here. This place isn’t worth it! Even with being cheap! Firstly it was dirty. The bedroom hadn’t been cleaned properly and all we were given was sheets and dirty old pillows ( beds extremely uncomfortable, broken springs). We weren’t given towels. I didn’t even go and ask for towels because we just assumed they would’ve been just a disgusting. Lucky we travel with towels. The bathrooms were worse. They were filthy. The water was either scolding hot or freezing cold and there was no where to hang the shower head. You also have to share with about six other rooms for the one half decent shower. The man who checked us in was ok but he wasn’t very professional and seemed dirty. ( Everyone to their own, but the smell was horrible). The hostel is reasonably close to the centre and close to the central markets but you have to walk through filthy streets with a lot of homeless and other undesirable people. This place ruined our view on Athens.

To begin with, the pictures provided on the website by the accommodation did not match the reality of the situation. There were 5 single beds crammed in a room where maybe 2 single beds could fit comfortably. The facilities were not as clean as they should be. Bathrooms were shared between many people. When flushing the toilet, water would drip on your hands. The staff didn’t wear shoes at any point and welcomed us wearing pijamas. Apart from the facilities being dirty and so uncomfortable, the area is known for being a place where homeless people as well as prostitutes and drug addicts unite. As a result of that, some of the guests at the place seemed to be living in the streets and staying there for the night. Overall the experience was terrible and we decided to check out 3 nights early. The staff didn’t even care that we were so disappointed that we were ready to leave early. The area felt unsafe to say the least and the security provided by the accommodation didn’t help at all. To finish this review I would like to say that I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone to say the least.

Balcony, friendly personnel, AC working

The hotel does not take credit cards. Upon arrival we still had backpacks from former visitors at our rooms. The bathrooms and showers are dirty.

The only thing I liked were the roommates who touched me

The area is prostitution, a lot of drug trafficking, and although there is no fear at any time the area is very unwise, arrive at 05:30 am and the receptionist who attended me did not give me a towel to shower, only a sheet, unlocked the room, the mattress almost touching springs, and filled with ants the room, Hostel not recommended under my taste.