Philippos Hotel

Excellent hotel and staff!

The hotel location is all about the Acropolis and the surrounding monuments in Athens. The hotel situated at the base of the Acropolis and one block away from the New Athens Museum makes it the perfect stay for the money.

We'd stay here again in a heartbeat!!

Ask for a higher floor - that gives you better chances of having a view of the Acropolis. If you can't see the Acropolis you can walk up the street to see it or walk up the street to the sister hotel and lounge on the comfy rooftop for a spectacular view of it. Super conveniently located - 5 minutes to the Acropolis circle (that winds over to Plaka, etc) and about the same distance to the Metro with some great food and/or jewelry shops along the way. The free breakfast every morning was delicious. The staff was friendly and accomodating (there was no hot water or coffee maker in the room but they gave me a carafe of hot water from the bar whenever I asked for it). We would stay here again in a heartbeat!!

Close to Acropolis and Plaka

The hotel is 2 minutes walk to the Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum. It is about a 5-10 minute walk to the Plaka, which is easy to find decently priced meals and shopping. It is about the same distance to the Acropoli Metro stop but the walk is up hill and pretty difficult if you have heavy bags. From the Airport it is about 35 minutes on the X95 bus to the Syntagma Metro where you can transfer from the bus stop to the metro. Acropoli is just one stop south. Costs about 5 euro total. Don't let that discourage you from staying here though. It is well worth the money considering the price of hotels in the area. It comes with a decent European breakfast included: sliced meats and cheeses, breads, fruit, little hotdogs, and cereal. Internet was 3 euro per hour at their business center, or 6 euro for 24 hours with your own laptop. Room was small, even for Europe. There are large rooms in the hotel because my wife and I snuck a peak at one on the first floor. We stayed in a double with only two bags and were pretty crowded. Bed was decent. Shower leaked all over the place but had hot water with good pressure.

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Mixed review

Stayed in 2 different rooms. Highly recommend Room 701. Do not recommend Room 411.