Stayed here for three nights at the beginning of my recent tour of Europe. Reached the hotel at 9 a.m. but was able to check-in upon arrival. It was really helpful after a long haul flight from Singapore.

Well located in the Plaka area that is full of shops and restaurants and with close proximity to the Acropolis. A 10 minute walk would get you to Syntagma Square where the Parliament is located. The Changing of the Guard is quite a crowd puller. The tours depart from Amalia Hotel which is right next to the square.

Buses and trains to the airport are available from Syntagma Square and are quite cheap.

N.B. There is a Starbucks Coffee shop right next door to the hotel.

We booked this hotel beacuse it was close to the Plaka and we only had 1 day / 2 nights in Athens. Quite simply, this is a class C hotel with Class A prices due to it's proximity to the main tourist area of Athens. Everything about the hotel was average to below average except the breakfast, which was buffet style with quite a wide range of selections. The room was cleanish and very small [2 people could not pass each other in the area between the bed and the wall]. The room has queen bed, tv with satellite channels, writing desk and adequate wardrobe space. The bathroom and the balcony were the worse parts. The bathroom wasn't dirty but looked that way simply because it looked like it needed some TLC. Shower cubicle was very tired and grimy. The balcony scared the life out of me. We were on the 6th floor and the balcony had 2 huge 'machines' on it. One for the air conditioning and one for the heating. They took up so much space you'd be lucky to get one chair out there. Not that I'd have sat out there anyways since the balcony looked too precarious for my liking with its crumbling concrete. All in all the public areas are fine. There is a sitting lounge and there is also a roof top bar with fine views to the acropolis.

Just returned from 2 nights stay at the Hotel Plaka. We arrived there at 9:30AM and were able to check in right away. Our room was at the 3rd floor. It was very clean and adequate. Street noise was never a problem. Roof garden has a breathtaking view of the Acropolis. The location is excellent, very close to Monastirake Metro station. Can walk to Syntagma sq. in about 10min. Easy walk to Acropolis. We even walked to Funicular station for Mount Lycabettus which took about 35 min.

This is a great small hotel in an awesome location. It has a wonderful rooftop, with a bar, but you do not have to have a drink to enjoy the view of the Acropolis, especially at sunset or at night, all lit up. The staff was great and breakfast was included. The only problem we had also involved the roof. We were on the 6th floor and right under the bar. When people moved chairs, etc. up there it sounded like it was in our room! Luckily, the bar closed at midnight and it did not keep us up. A few rooms have a view of the Acropolis and I would definitely request that, below the 6th floor. I highly recommend this hotel.