The Aristotelian Suites by Athens Stay

It was easy to check in. The property is cheap looking, finished and furnished with the cheapest material I have ever seen. The lower level was the building basement. It smelled like mold, despite the running dehumidifier. At night, we felt the bugs crawling or flying on us.

I did not realize this would be a two story room when we booked it. It was difficult for my husband with knee issues to get up and down the winding stairs and me to carry our heavy suitcases up and down. The two bedrooms were not actually two separate rooms, just one large room with a small partition separating the beds. Overall the stay was fine, it needs some improvements on how to communicate and some rust/mildew. It was not as convenient as mentioned in the ad to get to the acropolis or main areas. I did not feel safe staying out after dark in the areas we had to walk to to get anywhere. The city bus closest drop off was right in front of several "adult" establishments then you have to walk about 10 minutes on rough sidewalks dodging parked cars to get to the hotel.

this is a remote keyless entry. The difficulty for an American who arrives without a local Greek phone number is that there is no way to call the manager. Even after purchasing an eSIM card. I had to ask a stranger on the street to call the property management to help me enter my paid for rental.

It seemed like it was a poor neighborhood with limited dining, bars and walking access to the subway. The front door code didn’t work upon arrival. The apartment door was hard to close and the handle inside the door kept falling off. The furniture was very uncomfortable but the bed was fine. There was no microwave or toaster. The utensils were lacking and poor quality. Very few dishes and cooking pans. The hot water tank kept turning off. No balcony. The air conditioning worked well. Small tv and very low end furniture.

We had a group of 6 people whom rented 3 rooms. 1 room was in good condition and clean while the other 2 needed work. One room had a cigarette smell and had no hot water available in the shower. The shower drain was also clogged. The 2nd room on the ground floor had it's bed room down a spiral stair case which was musty and hot.