Royal Olympic Hotel - Athens

We stayed in one of the panarama view rooms. The room and the view were spectacular.

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I loved the hotel's location for walking around town; the staff even helped guide us to a mass transit stop that is up the road from the hotel. I look forward to staying at the Royal Olympic Hotel again.

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This Hotel is centrally located in Athens. I had no complaints with this Hotel.

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everything was great except the spa area was under reconstructions and we were not notified when we were booking. Otherwise, a good hotel with poor breakfast

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The hotel was ok overall but our room smelled like sewer every time we came in the room. We asked for a king or queen size bed and they gave us a room with two twin beds put together. It was uncomfortable because it created a bump in the middle. The tub was narrow at the bottom making it hard to stand balanced while taking a shower. The hair dryer didn't […] work. Breakfast can be included with your room, but we don't recommend it. Choices were limited. If you wanted to purchase breakfast separately, you paid 20 euro per person - not worth it! This is not a five star hotel! Read more

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when the room booked through travel or web agencies, the front disk make you feel as second class, why I don't no

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Excellent location for sightseeing and a wonderful view of the acropolis, temple of zeus from the roof top restaurant except pricey!

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We were very satisfied.

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The hotel is very good kept,the views are phantastic(if you got one facing the Acropoli)the staff most of them very pleasents,but the internat connection are very poor>the staff try to help but i beilive theat the problem is the upgrade of the existing system. The restuarnt and the breakfast are excelnet and again the superb view!!

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This hotel is perfectly located to see the ancient sites in Athens. You can walk to everything. The king sized bed turned out to be two twins pushed together under a single headboard. The restaurant is very expensive. The food is ok, but you pay for the view.

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Great service, location, furnishings. Friendly, helpful staff, from the bell captain To the housekeeping staff. Everyone went above and beyond our expectations.

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We only had one night at the Royal Olympic but would stay again in a heartbeat. Beautiful room overlooking the ruins that could be seen lying in bed. Gorgeous, spacious marble bath. Reasonable cost and amazing rooftop restaurant with magnificent views!

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We wanted a hotel close to the Acropolis,this one sounded perfect.We chose the delux double room with breakfast,however we got a small twin room in the corner of the hotel,the balcony had two tatty chairs on it and the view was a wall to the right and in front, to the left you could barley see the pool, below was the roof to another part of the hotel […] and it connected to the wall in front.The room was very dark and a very old decor, it wan't cleaned properly for a 5* hotel, I found 3 other persons hair in the bathroom which makes me think what else did they miss. The water ran from hot to cold and was never at a comfortable temperature. We wanted to have a romantic meal in the restaurant which looks right at the Acropolis, we went to see the maitre'd to make a reservation who seemed very happy to help until he asked our room #,we told him and then asked to have the view, his attitude seemed to change and his response was 'it depends on how many other bookings we have tonight', which is not right comming from the maitre'd, he should know, but he wrote our request and reservation on a piece of paper, not in a book, he gave us the impression he didn't care about us as soon as we told him our room # I guess he consisdered it as the 'cheap one',so didn't care about giving us the 5* treatment. We deided not eat there because of him. We did have breakfast there and the view was fantastic. The parking had a fee of only 15Euro,pay at checkout.You have to pay extra if you want internet. Read more

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Great lobby, great location, and great rooftop view. It is walking distance to all major Athen's sites and the metro/bus station. However, the front desk/concierge service was unappealing. They were not helpful when it came to ask for directions. Also, the pool closed too early for a summer night.

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The hotel was a five star hotel at a three star price. The lobby is grand, the pool was fabulous after a day of walking aroung Athens. The beds are comfortable. And everything is clean. The breakfast Buffet is well done with hot and cold items and very extensive. The roof top garden view for breakfast and dinner was spectacular. The Acropolis is about […] 4 blocks away. The temple of Zeus is across the street and the Plaka is across the street. FYI the pizza next door was the best. The staff was very helpful. We stayed an extra night! Read more

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The top floor dinning area and bar is absolutely amazing with it's view of the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus. The pool area was also a nice place to cool off and simply unwind. Friendly and helpful staff.

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Wonderful experience. Our room overlooked the temple of Zeus. We got an upgraded room and the room we had was more of a suite and was very large. Staff was very helpful and attentive and I would not hesitate to recommend it

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My room was in the main part of the hotel that overlooked the pool. The room I had was nice. The staff was very helpful and the pool is nice. Once you walked around the city for a day, the hotel is a short walk to the city tour bus stop, metro, attractions, as well as shopping and dining.

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- Very old room hotel - Not clean enough - The water at the pool not clean - The staff is not friendly - The internet connection at the room is very bad, I have to use from bussiness centre - The bed linen is not as expected - When I complain about air condtion, the staff to fix the aircondition never come and they fix it after I put 2nd complain ( […] 8 hours later) I will not recommend any body to stay at this hotel Read more

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Excellent service, excellent well rounded experience. Highly recommended

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We were booked in a smoking room, but were given a non-smoking room. When we called the front desk, they moved us right away. The hotel was lovely and elegant, the front desk staff and bellmen were very polite and extremely knowledgeable. The roof top lounge had an amazing view but unless you take the tours, you have to do a fair amount of walking. […] The food at the hotel is very pricy, and you will spend at least 175$ for a bottle of basic alcohol, like Jack Daniels, wine is much higher. We chose to eat at the local restaurants, which are much more reasonable and the food is delicious. The staff are very friendly, most speak English to a degree. The neighborhood is tagged and not very appealing, but overall it is a great place to stay and offers a lot of activities, especially if you are interested in tours. Read more

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Very nice hotel. However we booked a quadruple occupant room that was supposed to have a queen and two singles according to Expedia. Upon arrival, no such room was available. We had to accept two separate rooms. I was not pleased. Other than that the hotel was very nice.

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The overall impression of the hotel is great! Beautifully and tastefully decorated. The staff are incredibly helpful (and not fake-ly so) The rooms are small - when I said that the one on the website of that standard looked bigger, the gent on the desk did 'fess up to the fact that the nicest room of the class was photographed for the site. The mattresses […] are rather hard, something that bothered me, but would not necessarily bother others The location could not have been more perfect! Read more

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Great location. Great staff. Great views from the rooftop bar and restaurant. Great food. Great food. Everything was great, especially the price. You can't get better even at twice the price. We've found our go-to hotel every time we visit Athens. Recommend it very highly.

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Air conditioner was not great and it was 35C

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Everything was great. We even got an upgrade though one-bed room is in fact two twin beds put together. We already knew since we read it in other visitors' reviews. Breakfast buffet was nice in the roof terrace, but food was always the same and pretty limited. Pool was crowded and not enough chairs considering the size of the hotel. Overall experience […] was great. Would go back again. Read more

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From the pictures and the hotel info on hotels.com this seemed like a great deal. We reserved an executive suite with a matrimonial bed and a pool/garden view for our honeymoon yet when we checked in we were given a small room with 2 twin beds. We were then informed that the hotel was overbooked and they only had one available room with a double bed. […] We got to the room which was a CAVE!!! Not one window out and right next to the piping and elevator machinery. The staff was totally unhelpful and unfriendly. The restaurant and rooftop bar is ridiculously overpriced and the photos online are not proportionately sized. The rooms are not 5 star insize or quality and outdatedvand the pool is tiny and nothing like the photos. Read more

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Great hotel. Can't think of any negatives.

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Everything was great. We were on our honeymoon so they upgraded us. All of the special requests we had were greeted with welcome and handled. The only issue was that the King sized bed was really 2 twins pushed together, which was odd for such a large suite room.

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This hotel is located in a perfect area... Walkable distance to food, shopping and the Acropolis. I rated the comfort of this room a 3 because the Air conditioner was not very cold- and Athens is close to 100F, so you look foward to that nice cool room. The refrigerator was not very cold either. Two things we take for granted in the states. The double […] bed was two twins pushed together, and wifi was not the greatest. Breakfast was good, roof garden is beautiful! Read more

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Great location next to the Temple of Zrus and the Acropolis.

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Hotel is centrally located. Resturant has great views and great food. The breadfast buffet was forgetable and we only used once. The room had little or no drawers for placing clothes. My wife and I lived out of our suticase. Also, the room got warm in the middle of the night presumably because they turned up or off the AC to save costs.

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beautiful entrance area. pool closed too early. rooftop bar was also closed due to the strike.

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The Royal Olympic Hotel was staffed with friendly people. Rooms were tight, but standard for Europe. Breakfast had only one option, a buffet for 25 euro. The roof-top terrace holds great views of the Temple of Zeus and the Acropolis. An after dinner drink may be a more affordable means to see the fantastic views. The hotel is within a short walk of […] the Plaka, Acropolis Museum, and one station away from Syntagma. Read more

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The location is hard to beat, not a pretty street but in easy walking distance to the Acropolis and Placa, very convenient. Other than that the hotel is adecuate but nothing special and the 5 star rating is a bit of a joke. We were so put off by the price - 25 Euro p.P. - that we never even looked at the breakfast and walked to the pedestrian area instad […] and had the most lovely greek yogurt wit nuts and honey. Read more

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Nice hotel bathroom can use some updating. No irons and pressing is a bit expensive. Breakfast buffet is ok.

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Overall, a nice place to stay. Convenient to buses, tram, HOHO routes, Acropolis, Zeus monument, Syntagma Square, etc. Very nice (and pricey!) top-floor restaurant with great views, especially at night.

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Generally very good, well located, helpful staff, beautiful rooftop restaurant BUT there was a large beetle in my bathroom! I reported this but got no apology. Also there are very limited hours for the use of the pool, which seems totally unnecessary given it is not attended These 2 issues took the gloss off what could have been a superb experie […] nce Read more

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Very nice hotel. Great location. Great price........................................

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The hotel is truly a 5 star hotel. Very clean, comfortable and elegant. Great location and great rooftop bar. The Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's arch are right across the street.

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No Air conditioning nor fan - forced to use hotel controlled .. ambient temperature air drawn in from outside... Very uncomfortable. This is the hotel policy.... Imagine Summer??? No coffee making facilities! Bad ! Have to ring for boiled water every time and very inconvenient. No iron / board to provide ! Forcing travellers to use the Costly hotel […] ironing service ! Very expensive to just iron a shirt = €7.00! Would NOT recommend to anyone at all! Read more

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Very convenient location. Hotel staff excellent. Beds, pillows comfortable. great view from rooftop of acropolis and temple of Zeus. Free computer lounge to stay connected. Honestly, stay here.

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Location: This is by far one of the best hotels in the cities in terms of its centrality to the key attractions, restaurants and transportation. Hotel: As soon as you walk in you can tell you are in a 5-star hotel. Amenities are top-notch. Views from the restaurant are breath-taking. Room: I stayed in the DeLuxe Suite, since Junior Suites were unavailable […] during our visit. It was a beautiful room, but most have city views that are not very nice. If you decide to spend on the money on the hotel, ensure you get an interior view (pool) or monument view. Staff: Service was good, but nothing that was above-and-beyond. Read more

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The Royal Olympic Hotel isn't what most would consider 5 star, at least by American standards, more like a 3 star. Our room was clean and tidy everyday, the maid staff even checked in daily to ensure that we were comfortable. The rest of the staff was polite but not particulary warm or friendly. The hotel is on a busy street so, althought the view of […] the Temple of Zeus from the Panoramic View rooms is amazing, I would suggest getting a room facing the garden/pool area. Overall the hotel was comfortable and the location is a big plus - just a 5 minute walk to the historic Plaka and Acropolisand across the street from the Temple of Zeus. Definitely, stop by Bretto's wine bar in the Plaka, it's a hidden gem, we stopped by every evening for drink. Read more

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