Plaka Hotel Athens
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Plaka Hotel Athens Review
Located in the heart of Athens, the pleasant Plaka Hotel offers fast access to Ermou Street-Shopping Area, 500 metres away. A terrace bar as well as a summer terrace and various recreational opportunities can be enjoyed at this 3-star family hotel, boasting the setting 5 minutes' walk from the Roman ruins "Hadrian's Library".
The Plaka Athens offers a daily continental breakfast from 06:30 to 11:00. Vintage Wine bar & Bistro, located a minute's walk from the accommodation, serves healthy cuisine to satisfy every taste.
The smoke-free property is placed in Plaka with narrow cobblestone streets lined with tiny shops selling jewelry, clothes and local ceramics, within easy walking distance of Monastiraki. The hotel is at a 300-metre distance from Ermou Street and 35 km from Eleftherios Venizelos airport.
Visit Pond with turtles, within a 13-minute walk of this pleasant accommodation, and feel complete harmony with the nature of Greece. For sport fans Plaka Hotel offers access to the multi - purpose Panathenaic Stadium, which is a 10-minute drive away.
You can choose from one of the 67 well-equipped rooms with free wireless internet and a TV set, and self-catering amenities like a minibar. They are furnished with comfortable decor. Providing a bathtub and a walk-in shower, the bathrooms are also appointed with a hair dryer and bathrobes. Some of the comfortable units have views of the city.
The property is nestled a mere 10 minutes on foot from Syntagma underground station, and around a 5-minute ride from Technopolis City of Athens.
At the property, you can find cots and a push cart for guests travelling with children.
Impressions
Positives and negatives
- Small hotel with exceptional views of the street.
- Good and brilliant location within a 10-minute walk from the dazzling Acropolis Museum.
- Nestled in a touristic area surrounded by a hill and a park.
- Large rooms have comfortable bedrooms, plus climate control and a safe box.
- A nice rooftop restaurant serves up freshly cooked Western cuisine.
- Outdoor bar for free hot cocktails and snacks.
- Excellent service; amenities are excellent.
- Rates are great.
- A few guests found the breakfast spread usual.
- A few staff members might seem not that friendly at times.
Key Features
- free wifi
- family rooms
- non-smoking rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- room service
- terrace
- lift
- heating
- bar
- very good breakfast
Rooms
Facilities
Facilities
- Flat-screen TV
- Cable/ Satellite television
- Direct dial telephone
- AM/FM alarm clock
Rooms
- In-room air conditioning
- Heating
- In-room safe
- Mini-bar
- Terrace
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
Dining facilities
- Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Buffet breakfast Refrigerator
Services
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Car hire
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Doctor on call
- Package/Parcel services
Relax
- Beach access
- Sun terrace
- Leisure/ TV room
Activities for Kids
- Cots
- Babysitting/Child services
- Baby pushchair
Reviews
Location
Landmarks nearby
- Arch of Hadrian 890 m (2920 ft)
- Acropolis Museum 970 m (3182 ft)
- Temple of Hephaestus 760 m (2493 ft)
- Roman Agora 430 m (1411 ft)
- Archaeological site of Kerameikos 1.21 km (3970 ft)
- Erechtheion 1.22 km (4003 ft)
- Temple of Olympian Zeus 990 m (3248 ft)
- Parthenon 1.18 km (3871 ft)
- Tower of the Winds 270 m (886 ft)