We arranged for a taxi to collect us from the airport through the hotel. The taxi did not arrive so we managed to make our own plans. When we got to the hotel, Maria was so upset that the taxi did not arrive. She treated us with espressos and water while she checked us in. She even managed to upgrade us! :) The room was fantastic, big and super clean. The hotel is modern and well kept. The nearest train station is only 300m away. Maria was such a fantastic host and offered us great advise and assisted in arranging transport. The food at the hotel was amazing and they also offer room service. There is a small convenience store nearby. This hotel was really amazing however I didn't feel very safe walking to/from the train station as there is a park with lots of homeless people across the road. It's perfectly safe during day time but I wouldn't suggest walking alone at night. Other than that, Maria's service made our stay 10/10!

I stayed @ Ariston for 3 nights and had a good experience. The staff was nice and friendly. The hotel had a bar in the entrance and it was really nice and quite to drink a beer or greek spirit during the evenings. The rooms were clean. One problem to note with the rooms was the smoke smell. Apparently people in the other rooms were smoking and the smell came in our room from the ventilation.
The hotel is located near a very busy street and there is a lot of noise during the night.
The breakfast was very basic (no feta cheese in the menu :)) but the coffee was really nice. Good value for the money.

We went to stay with some friends in Agios Andreas about 40 kilometres south of Kalamata but as I had never visited Athens we ended our trip with five days there and stayed at the Ariston. My wife was anxious for me to visit Meteora and by using tripadvisor we found we could do it in a day so we wanted a hotel near the railway station and the Ariston was ideal. Its website describes it as a "boutique" hotel and although I'm not sure what this means, the Ariston is similar to a Premiere Inn. The room was plenty big enough and very clean and had a balcony for smokers.The view is not great but the sound reduction is amazing. The hotel is also about two or three minutes walk from the underground station Larrisa so great for getting about and only a few minutes on the tube to Syntagma Square and the Acropolis. If, like us, you're over 65 a 70 minute ticket costs 60 cents and metro to the airport 4 euros.
We had booked room with breakfast and this was a fairly simple buffet but with reasonable selection and eat as much as you like. Our only minor complaint, well, not really a complaint but a suggestion , was for some tomatoes and salad to go with the cheese, ham and boiled eggs with variety of breads, croisants, cereals yogurt, lots of fruit and juices etc which was anyway enjoyable. It is really good value and the 24 hour staff were all really pleasant and helpful Recommended for a budget visit.