While I couldnt find a lot of typical DESIGN elements and cool touches that you get to experience at other DESIGN HOTELS properties, the place was quite chic and stylish. And considering the price we paid for it and what came with it, at a good location, this was a great value for money for sure!

LOCATION: Good location in the city center and walkable from most points of interest.

DINE + DRINK: Lovely Rooftop Bar and lounge with neat views of the city and a distant view of the Stunning Acropolis. Great for a sunset drink. The breakfast was not a big spread but came with a simple selection of fine local and international cuisine

ROOM: We stayed in a Upgraded suite room on the 5th floor, so this review is based on that; VIEW: OK view of the street ; SIZE: Very spacious suite and had a huge LIVING area as well as a big Bedroom!; AIR-CON: Perfectly functioning cooler that helped in setting the perfect room temperature; BED: Comfortable bed that played the expected part to put me to sleep; BATHROOM: Stand in shower; TOILETRIES: Lovely Spa quality cosmetics from KORRES brand!

FACILITIES: Compact Gym , which was nothing more than a converted room, with a basic range of weights and Cardio machines.

SERVICE: Friendly staff that took care of all my needs with a smile and made us feel pampered and well taken care of. Special Shout out to MICHALIS at the front desk/Guest relations who helped us with great local recommendation.

HOW WIRED YOU WILL BE: Free high speed Wi-Fi that works well all over the property. Big Plasma TV screen dishing out dozens of channels spanning sports, news, music, movies and a wide variety of entertainment . Unfortunately ENGLISH channels were restricted to only a couple of boring News channels! Big downer!

Stayed here for 3 nights during business trip to Athens. Our room on 3rd floor was quite small, narrow, but clean with bed quality that was not great, mattress already tired and should be replaced. Breakfast good quality, wi-fi free and fast, but did not work on one of the evenings. Walls are very thin and if you are looking for peace, look elsewhere. Also, could smell smoking every evening, so clearly people smoke in their rooms.

I was robbed directly in front of the Fresh Hotel. I was about to enter to go to my room when I was accosted. I had my camera bag (I am a photographer) stolen with assorted lenses and such and had to fight for my camera. It was dark and the front of the hotel has horrible lighting. The surveillance video is set away from the doors and as the person behind the desk later told me, they could only see the lower halves of our bodies. The customer service person later told me that he was aware that their cameras were not that good but that good ones only retain video for one day (good gosh, what an excuse). It is clear that the owner Ada and the hotel manage Lyykas recognize the dangers but they do not discuss this and do not provide literature or protection for guests. They have a guard who comes on at 11 p.m. but no other real protection protection prior to this time. Though they offered me a room for the night as compensation (after I wrote numerous letters about my case), they refused to offer even minimal compensation for they do not consider the front of their hotel under their responsibility (literally inches from their door). I am sickened by the loss of my equipment and tried to explain how senseless (and expensive) it would be for me to fly there again to take them up on their offer of a free stay. All I wanted was partial money so that I could start replacing my stolen equipment. I spoke to three different sets of police over the next few days that I was in Athens and they all told me that the Fresh Hotel is located in the most dangerous section of Athens. I would suggest that you be very careful booking this place and certainly do not bring a group of people to this hotel for it is a huge risk given their lack of security and disingenuous concern for those staying at their place.