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Lonely Planet review
This is a place where one might assume that the name says it all, but this is not the case. Athens is crawling with hotels that try to attract the budget traveller with cheap room rates, but many are still pretty seedy. The Economy is a friendly and spotless exception.
Tucked away in a backstreet, the hotel is on the 'good' side of Omonia, near trendy Psiri and right by the fabulous central markets. It's built very much on the typical Athens concrete hotel plan - it's not a charming building in itself - but the rooms are relatively spacious. They've been recently renovated and offer small bathrooms, heating/air-con and TV. Some also have a fridge. There's a simple breakfast included in the price, and a roof terrace that's open in summer and has decent views of Athens. So far, so normal for Athens, but where this place really wins points is the friendliness of the staff and the way they look after the place. It's all spotless, and there's a tangible pride in the place that's good to see after the used-car-salesman attitude of some competitors.
Services & facilities
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Guest services
- 24 hour reception
- Tours/travel desk
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Air Conditioning
- Air conditioning
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Transport/transfers
- Airport transfers
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- Available
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Breakfast
- Breakfast included
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Accessibility
- Elevator
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Wi-Fi/internet access
- Free internet access
- Internet access
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Housekeeping
- Housekeeping service
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Luggage storage
- Luggage storage
- Safe deposit box (front desk)
Description
Our Hotel is a 56 room family Hotel located in the centre of Athens on a quiet road, next to the Old Town Hall of the city on Athinas Street.The location of the hotel allows easy walking access to the main tourist attractions of Atthens, the business and commercial zone of the city or the shopping and entertaiment centre of Plaka area which is just 5 to10 minutes away on foot. The Acropolis entrance on the top of the hill is 14 to 18 minutes away, the National Archaeological Museum and the University are 5 minutes away and Syntagma square is just 10 minutes from the hotel. Nearest metro station from the airport is: Monastiraki station.Each room has a private bath with hot water 24 hours a day, a TV, soundproof windows, direct dial telephone, hair dryer, small balcony, refrigerator, safe box, WiFi and all rooms are air-conditioned. Breakfast is included at the prices.During summer you can enjoy your drink (self service)at the roof garden with a view of the Acropolis and Lycavitous Hill.You can use the metro lines to :Airport (45 minutes trip), port (25 minutes trip) and train station (5 minutes trip). Athens city sightseeing bus stop: City Hall is only 50 meters away from the Hotel entrance.Free internet access, for reservations made from this site using our computers (wifi in a small charge).