Neapolis 1897 Boutique Luxury Rooms

El hotel tiene una zona de entrada acogedora, teníamos la habitación triple en el 3er piso. Nuestra habitación ya era bastante estrecha para 2 personas, las escaleras de un piso hasta la cama eran peligrosas y la cama estaba colocada de tal manera que la persona que estaba acostada contra la pared solo podía entrar en la cama a través del pie de cama o desde el costado. Al otro lado y en la cama no había ningún estante para agua, etc. La tercera zona para dormir estaba abatida como sillón y era el único asiento cómodo. Por lo demás había un escritorio con una silla. El baño era pequeño y estaba lujosamente diseñado, aunque el grifo estaba flojo y se tambaleaba cuando se usaba. Había que explicar la función de la ducha. El balcón era tan pequeño que dos personas podían estar apiñadas en él, aunque nosotros somos bastante delgados. Por suerte sólo reservamos una noche porque la relación precio-rendimiento nos pareció inadecuada, es decir, demasiado cara. La sala de desayunos con vistas a la casa de enfrente todavía era acogedora, pero el desayuno en sí era normal. Tuvimos que salir temprano debido a nuestra hora de salida y pudimos desayunar un poco antes de lo habitual.

Appreciated in this hotel is the friendly reception by the hotel staff. Also to mention is the beautiful layout of the rooms and the hotel in general. The location is great near the Lycabette hill in a pleasant part of Athens. But the above is not enough to warrant a satisfactory stay. Take for instance the check-in time of 16h00 which is too late given the check-out time of 11h00. Another issue are the rooms; they are way too small even if you are alone. The bathroom shower is a problem. It is a complicated multijet affair controlled by 5 unmarked knobs. Be sure you will get spayed by ice-cold water while trying to get a plain shower. After many trials, I discovered there was no hot water unless you let the lavabo faucet run for a long time; not a desirable procedure in water scarce Athens. I wondered why a simple shower operating manual is not avaliable to the client. Breakfast was so-so not to mention the breakdown of the coffee machine.

Rather far from Public Transport, though a good 20mins walk to Plakka and 5 euros for a ride back to the hotel The hotel is located in the outer part ,not central in an up and coming area with a few local bars and restaurants that looked really nice too. The receptionist was sooo kind and charming with a professional touch. She showed us to our room and told us a few things about it. THE ROOM Very small although it had everything we might have needed. ( Espresso machine, kettle , tea coffee, ( no Milk!) fridge with reasonably priced items and 2 complimentary bottles of water! Also an iron and small board, gowns and slippers. BATHROOM Small but adequate with amazing taps and the shower cubicle has 4 various settings… too many for a small space! But it did the job. The complimentary gel was nice as well as throw away toothbrushes etc… nice touch The mattress was not the most confortable of all , bouncy and rather worn it felt! BREAKFAST Adéquate ; toaster, coffee machine…. The bread was not too fresh ( I have loved the bread throughout Greece, after France ,one of my favourite) but here it needed toasting as it tasted stale. The fried eggs had run out so the lady quickly made some more upon our request. Breakfast was ok. Although in a nice roof top the lay out could be better. In general, we enjoyed our short stay, the STAFF made all the difference by their kindness and interest in the «  guests » . We were shown a larger room, which we will gladly book for our next Athen’ s visit! Thank you to Dimitris and the 2 ladies that we met ( sorry didn’t get names)