My wife and I booked this hotel because it had a swimming pool and roof cafe with an amazing 360deg panoramic view of Athens which looked lovely in the photos on their web-site.When we went to the roof it was locked up, we asked at reception why? we were told it was being decorated and nobody could use it.We told them it was the only reason we booked the hotel and should get a refund only for them to just shrug their shoulders and say there is nothing they could do about it.The noise from the traffic outside was so bad, we could not sleep all night and we was very tired the next day.There was no mini-bar as advertised,no milk for the tea- maker(we were told to go to a shop up the road to buy the milk if we wanted tea).There was also no radio.Once outside the hotel we were confronted immediately by beggars who were constantly cursing you for not giving them any money.Then,we had to run the gauntlet of the drug dealers and users. Junkies with needles sticking out of their arms and......
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I was surprised that no hot water in flask was available to mix drinks in the room despite requesting.Staff are not very hospitable though the counter staff are very diligent.The staff at the bar are friendly including the Kenyan staff.The location of the hotel is its greatest plus point.The taxi they arranged to the airport
charged 40 Euros when the meter was 28 Euros.So the argument that you will not be cheated by taxis arranged by the hotel is preposterous.The lift needs improvement.Too small for the summer crowd.The staff in the restaurents need to improve English.They do not understand the meaning of 'hot water' even after providing them a flask.I hope there is improvement in the future noting that Greece is an EU nation and popular tourist destination.
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The location was central althrough in a very run down area. The pool was closed as was the rooftop bar. We had a very seedy room which smelt of smoke and very noisey from traffic, we had to move rooms at 2am due to the noise from a school party that had been put around us. The new room was at the back of the hotel so much less noisey and cleaner. The breakfast was good although the eggs were cold and there was never enough bacon or hot food. I feel that we were misold this hotel by the travel agent and the pictures on the website very misleading. We have stayed in many hotels all around the world and I think this rates the worst even though we have stayed in 1* accommodation and this was supposed to be 3*!
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The Dorian Inn is a bit of a hike from the main attractions in Athens, though it's not too far from the metro station at Omonia. It's in a rather insalubrious area, however, which we found a bit unpleasant at night. The hotel has a rooftop pool (which we couldn't use as we stayed there during a very cold Easter week) with bar. The breakfast room is on the first floor and offers a great buffet. The menus posted daily for dinner looked uninspiring and reminded me of Greek hotel food in the 70s! Rooms are clean with minimalist, though modern decor.
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