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 | Art Hotel Athens: Just OK, not so special
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Be careful, as it seems there are 2 hotels called “Art” in Athens. I stayed at the one located near Omonoia square.
The room was OK, even very small (even for European standards). The hotel claims to be artsy and trendy, but apart of the eclectic (more than artsy) decoration of the common areas, it seems they better meant "minimalist cheap ikea-like furniture". The room was clean, ok for a couple of days, but it would not be comfortable for a long stay (and even less for a business traveler!).
For instance, the TV was impossible to watch from the bed (of course my aim was not seeing TV during my stay; but this is just an example of the lack of logic of the room furniture). The bathroom was fine, with nice complimentary toiletries.
Good points: The hotel provides free internet access at the common area. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good breakfast.
The neighborhood was average, even not so central (for touristy purposes) and a bit dodgy at night.
As summary: I chose this hotel as it looked nice and glamorous on the reviews, but I was disappointed. Not a bad experience, but I would not return, as I’m sure there are better options for the same price in Athens.
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| Art Hotel Athens: Fancy hotel in a mediocre area
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 This is MUCH roomier than the
room we were given. by jancola
The bathroom was much nicer than anything we had used on the islands, first of all because plumbing is better on the mainland. A nice, high pressure shower head and a spacious, sparkling bathtub lived inside a roomy bathroom with a trendy glass door. Flushable toilet paper! Soap, shampoo, & bath gel provided by the hotel. There was also a phone in the bathroom... odd. My only complaint is that with all this they didn't think it was necessary to provide a hook to hang the shower head from, so you had to shower completely by hand.
The bedroom was small, but this was to be expected in a city hotel. My only complaint here is that even though we were on our honeymoon, they provided us with a bed that was really two twin beds smooshed together. This is common in Greece, but somehow every cheap hotel in the islands had managed to find us a double bed to share. This would have been OK if they had given us one set of sheets, but no -- two sets of sheets, all tucked in and separated. Not very romantic.
The biggest problem with this hotel, though, was the location. While clearly it was the nicest hotel on Marnia, it was on Marnia, near Exarhia and the Polytechnic institute, the dirtiest and least inviting section of Athens that we saw. In the tour guide, this neighborhood was described as "hip" but that's not how it seemed to us. Nowhere nice to eat, lots of pretentious goths to shout obscenities at you as you exit the busy, sketchy subway station at Omonia. Blech.
The service and amenities provided by the staff were excellent. Free breakfast, free laundry, free internet, lots of amenities, good maid service, television.
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