Magna Grecia Boutique Hotel

I have been travelling to Athens on business for the last 14 years and I am still searching for a centrally located, reasonably priced hotel, prices in many hotels have become exorbitant after the introduction of the Euro and the 2004 Olympic Games. I thought that the Magna Grecia ticked all the boxes, it was centrally located and within walking distance of many of my customers and the metro, it offered free wifi access and I liked the sound of a 4* boutique hotel rather than one of the larger chains.
My initial reaction on arriving late on Sunday night was "this is different, quirky but fine". I had an Acropolis view room, the bathroom looked like it needed some renovation, the tiles were brown which gave an appearance of dirtiness though it was clean but the shower worked fine. There was a lack of cupboard and drawer space with only a small wardrobe in which to hang things. I have subsequentally read many reviews commenting on the fact that the safes in the rooms were loose in the bottom of wardrobes and the security in the hotel was not good and can only concur with these views. The room locks were basic and could easily have been forced and it would have been easy for an intruder to get in and up the stairs when the receptionist was not at the front desk which was regularly as they all seemed to spend a lot of time in the back room next to reception from which there was no view of who was entering or leaving the hotel. The TV only offered Greek channels and the reception was, at best, very fuzzy.
The day staff at the hotel were friendly and helpful but the night receptionist was not. However, the staff, generally, seemed incapable of conveying the most basic information to guests. During my 10 day stay the Archbishop of Greece died and the hotel was located opposite Athens Cathedral where he lay in state for 4 days. On the morning of the funeral, I opened the shutters of one of my windows to find a photographer on the balcony. I feel I should have received a warning that the hotel were loaning the private guest balconies to photographers and camera men.
Then half way through my visit I was asked to switch rooms as my room was due for reburbishment. I was given an interior room which was the most claustrophobic hotel room I have ever stayed in. The 'window' opened out onto the stairwell and lift so the shutters had to be permanently closed as otherwise there was no privacy. Being the weekend, the hotel was full and the majority of the 10 rooms seemed to be occupied by a party of noisy Germans who caused a lot of disturbance by running up and down the wooden staircase between each others rooms, banging doors and shouting to each other, the sound proofing in the hotel was non-existant. I also found out that I had had to move rooms to accommodate a party of young Greeks who presumably wanted an Acropolis view but they were only there for 2 nights and I feel that as I was there for 10 nights and, thereby, spending considerably more money, I should not have been expected to move.
The final straw was on the day I came to check out. I had an early morning flight to Thessaloniki. I came downstairs and the night receptionist was still on duty. He informed me that there was a taxi strike. My response was "how am I going to get to the airport". His response was "take the bus". It was pouring with rain and my luggage was heavy so I asked if they could provide a transfer which they claimed to offer. The response was "wait until after 9 am when Maria is here", the whole point of my checking out at 6.45 am was that I had a flight catch. I asked why guests hadn't been informed about the strike and the response was, " you should have watched the news" to which I pointed out that the only available TV channels were in Greek. I then asked for an invoice and I was told I couldn't get one but I could have a receipt, this was handwritten and in Greek which I am sure the Inland Revenue are going to love. I have subsequently e-mailed the hotel twice asking for a proper invoice and although I received an acknowledgement of my first e-mail I have not received a proper receipt. I have stayed in many hotels for business and pleasure and I can categorically say that, with the exception of a hotel in Algeria, this is the worst I have ever experienced