Under the shadow of the Acropolis! (Philippos Hotel)

Member Name: machar

Product:	Philippos Hotel
Date:	06/06/01 (557 review reads)
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Advantages: location, location, location

Disadvantages: tiny room!

The Hotel Philippos is situated right under the Acropolis in the centre of Athens. As far as hotels go, you could not get any closer to the main attractions than here!

In the British Airways Cities and Short Breaks brochure (that's who we went with), it describes the hotel as being excellent value for money considering its excellent location. When we went in March it cost £269 per person for two nights and an extra night cost £22. I should say that I won this holiday so I didn't actually pay these prices!

The hotel was very impressive from the street - lots of marble, chrome and lights. We were expecting a budget hotel and we wondered if this was the right place. The budget aspect was confirmed when we got to our room. It was big enough for a double bed and that was about it! The furniture consisted of a tiny built in wardrobe, two fixed bedside tables, a double bed and a mirror! No dressing table or drawers. The bathroom was nicely furnished with a bath, a shower over the bath, toilet and wash hand basin. Plenty of nice thick towels and lots of freebie toiletries as well!

The room also came with air conditioning that was very useful even in March and a television. Unfortunately the only English speaking channel was MTV - no news channels in English. We were practically cut off from the outside world so it really was a relaxing holiday!

The hotel itself was nicely furnished with a conservatory seating area with lots of comfy sofas and a café area where breakfast was served. Breakfast was perfectly adequate with boiled eggs, lots of fresh fruit and Greek yoghurt, toast and tea or coffee.

I enjoyed staying at this hotel as it was so central and it felt quite small and homely (it has 50 rooms). The only complaint really was the size of the room - we needed more space. If you are ever in Athens I would recommend this hotel as you can't beat it for location.

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