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Poseidon Hotel
72 Possidonos Avenue | Paleo Faliro, Athens 17562, Greece
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4 of 5 stars
danou812 22 contributions
colorado springs
Oct 29, 2006 | Trip type: Solo travel
4/4 found this review helpful

I stayed at the Poseidon in October 2006 and found it to be a nice hotel in a great location. The common areas were pleasant and bright, probably remodeled for the Olympics. The rooftop pool was nice and the view was magnificent. I stayed in a double room which was of average size. The bathroom had a slight moldy smell, but the room was otherwise clean. The A/C died, but it wasn't a factor since I didn't spend much time there during the warm days and the nights were cool enough that I could leave the patio door open to keep things comfortable. The bed left much to be desired. It was an old school wooden platform style topped with a stiff mattress. The front desk personnel said it was a typical Greek setup and all the beds in the hotel were the same. I slept better on the beach which, by the way, is across the street (6 lanes of traffic). It's not a Florida sugar-sand type beach. It has lots of pebbles mixed in with the sand, but the water is clean and the beach was pleasant enough. The beach promenade is a nice place to take a stroll at night. The Edem tram stop is across the street, and it costs 60 cents (euro) for the 35 minute trip to Syntagma Square. Glyfada is only a few stops in the other direction, and Pireus looked to be a short ride as well (I didn't go on that route). The E96 airport bus stops at the tram station. I took a taxi which cost 20 euro and took about 40 minutes. There's a nice Italian restaurant on one side of the hotel and a small grocery store on the other. There are also two snack kiosks nearby, so you won't go hungry. Overall, a nice location I thought.

Aside from the uncomfortable bed, my experience at this hotel was positive and I'd recommend it to anyone looking to spend some time relaxing at the beach while still in close proximity to downtown Athens and Pireaus.

  • Liked — Location, location, location
  • Disliked — Bed
  • Tips/Secrets: — If you'll spend time in the room, splurge on the sea view room
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay October 2006
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since July 11, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Pet owners
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun
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Do not stay here - this hotel is overpriced and past its use by date

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1 of 5 stars
SydneyBek 7 contributions
Sydney
Oct 4, 2006
4/8 found this review helpful

We stayed in this hotel for one night of our honeymoon. We do not recommend that you stay there because it was overpriced, dirty, smelly, and looks nothing like the photos on the hotel's website.

We arrived very late at night, and although we'd requested a non-smoking room, they had allocated us to a smoking room. We tried to change rooms but all the non-smoking rooms were booked out. The guy at the desk said it was the last room in the hotel, and he had no record of my request for a non-smoking room. Eventually after we spoke to him for a while he offered us a different smoking room which may have smelt less. Obviously he lied in the first instance, as there was another room available.

Both rooms stank, not only of smoking but also of other unsavoury smells, including urine.

The first room we were offered had a sea view, but it faced the main road and was noisy, it also had paint peeling off the wall, and smelt very badly.

The second room (which we took) wasn't on the main road, but had a tiny balcony that looked directly into other ugly buildings. It was small and cramped and seemed to also be in need of good clean and/or renovation. Then bathroom only had a tiny shower and a handheld shower. Although there was a fixture on the wall to hang the showerhead from the showerhead must have been replaced at some stage, and didn't have a hook to enable it to be attached to the wall. The wall fixture also had sticky tape on it.

We were unable to change the temperature of the aircon, and were cold all night, we could just change the force of the fan. The room really smelt, so we had to keep the aircon on.

The elevators at the hotel were just as cheap as the rest of the hotel fixtures and they could really only fit one person + their luggage at once.

The breakfast was ok - nothing special, but not too terrible.

The only positive about this hotel is that it is directly on the bus route from the airport and on the X96 bus stop outside the hotel. The X96 comes from the airport directly but takes about 45 mins to 1 hr to travel to/ from the airport, and the bus isn't airconditioned.

This hotel is overpriced, smelly, dirty and horrible. I wouldn't recommend it.

  • Liked — nothing
  • Disliked — dirty, smelly, falling apart, overpriced, bad service
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay September 2006
  • Member since October 04, 2006
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4 of 5 stars
MelBen 13 contributions
Brisbane
Sep 23, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

We stayed at the hotel for 1 night. The hotel is across the road from the beach, we had a comfortable room with a balcony overlooking the water. The hotel's directly across the road from the tram station that'll take to to central Athens and Plaka. The hotel is on an extremely busy main road but the windows must be double glazed since it didn't stop us from sleeping at night. Watch kids pickpocketing at the tram station. The hotel bar is about 3 times more expensive than buying a beer/Coke from the street stall across the street.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2006
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Large group or tour
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since September 23, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Good value

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Valley Village, California
May 22, 2006
17/17 found this review helpful

Room was small and simple by U.S. standards, but clean. The staff/service was good (they were friendly, helpful, booked tour for us and exchanged dollars for Euros, and mailed our postcards for us). When we requested a taxi via the hotel, the rates were exactly what we expected to pay. There was a nice rooftop pool, and nearby restaurants. Also, hotel was conveniently located across from tram which can take one all over the city.

I would suggest requesting a room with a ocean view (though it may be noisy as hotel is on major street), as the one we received faced the building next door.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2006
  • Member since May 22, 2006
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à éviter!!!

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1 of 5 stars
SEVJUL 2 contributions
NANCY,LORRAINE
Apr 6, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2008
  • Visit was for Vacances
  • Traveled with Avec son époux(se) / partenaire
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since April 06, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Non
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Address: 72 Possidonos Avenue | Paleo Faliro, Athens 17562, Greece