Achilleas Hotel

Spent 1 night/2 days at Achilleas with my wife and 2 kids in late September. The hotel had good and bad points but overall we were a little disappointed. POSITIVES: Great location, close to Syntagma square and walking distance to Plaka and Kolinaki precincts. Good size rooms. Clean (mostly). Helpful reception staff. NEGATIVES: Vibration/noise behind wall for part of the night. Malfunctioning toaster in breakfast area (which had not been fixed for a few days according to fellow travellers). Considerably stained... more

in plakta, it's fairly close to where the express bus will drop you off at sintagma square from the airport. the hotel staff were pretty friendly and helpful. however for supposedly being renovated a few years ago, it was poorly maintained. the carpet had all sorts of stains and even some tears and it looked like they did a rush job on the painting as well but nothing horrific overall. then again nothing spectacular either. the street where the hotel entrance is located at is deserted at night so while we had no problems, it didn't... more

Simply furnished but clean spacious room. Very quiet - ideal for families. Handy for transport which was a main reason for choosing - we just hopped on the E95 from the airport and this terminates at Syntagma Square (no need to worry about your stop!) From the hotel it was only a short walk (through pedestrianised/low traffic areas) to the Acropolis and the Plaka area for restaurants etc. Breakfast was good. Only slight drawback was a lack of bar/restaurant but since it's not far from Plaka area etc. this was no problem (and probably helped... more

Believe it or not, I won a trip to the Olympics & my sister & I stayed at the Achilleas Hotel in August 2004. Our bus from the airport could not go right to the hotel as we were told the street was too narrow so we took our carry-ons & walked to it with our luggage being brought by the tour company. The Achilleas was very clean & a maid tidied our room every day. It was average size with twin beds side by side plus a third twin bed just off the bathroom. There was plenty of closet space with two sections for hanging clothes plus drawers... more

Hotel Achilleas, Athens. Although at the bottom end of the scale for hotels, this is reflected in the price. The location was great, just a few mins walk from one of the main shoping areas, and 5min from Syntagma Sq, where we used the metro to go one stop to either get to Acropolis or Lycabettus. The staff at the hotel were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was included, and though not much variety was good. The room was a decent size, air-conditioning was more of a fan, so did feel the heat, even at night. Balcony wasn't used at all... more