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| Paul |
 Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:08 am |
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Hi,
thanks to all the people who replied to my earlier post re islands.
As header, we need a budget hotel for one night on September 11th in
Athens before returning to the UK. Searching on the web turns up many
hotels within our price range ie around 45 to 50, but many reviews
complain of the <dodgy, scary area> where the hotel is located, usually
close to Omonia square. Is this area really dangerous or just looks it?
Can anyone recommend a budget hotel anywhere else in Athens?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Paul.
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| Mike Lane |
| Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:37 pm |
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Paul wrote on Jul 29, 2009:
Quote: Searching on the web turns up many
hotels within our price range ie around 45 to 50
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What do you mean by that? If you are talking about euros for a double room,
on most of the islands you'd be OK with that but in Athens you're looking at
the very bottom of the budget end of the market. At this price there'll be
some distinctly dodgy places and you do need to be careful. Quite honestly
since it's just for one night I would consider paying twice that (say around
80 - 90 euros) and get somewhere decent.
Quote: ...
but many reviews complain of the <dodgy, scary area> where the hotel is
located, usually close to Omonia square. Is this area really dangerous or
just looks it?
The area round Omonia Square is full of budget hotels most of which are quite
reasonable but some are not. I've been told that the area immediately to the
north of Omonia (further away from the city centre) has a number of rather
questionable places. Omonia Square itself has always had a rather dodgy
reputation and although it's been cleaned up a bit in recent years, after
dark it still does seem to attract numbers of people hanging around with
nowhere to go and not much to do. I've often walked around there in the
evening though, and never felt particularly threatened or uneasy. I've always
felt that Athens in general is one of the least dangerous or threatening
cities that I know, but that's just my opinion.
Quote: Can anyone recommend a budget hotel anywhere else in Athens?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Paul.
Two budget places you could try are the Tempi Hotel
(http://www.tempihotel.gr/). This is in quite a nice area near the centre but
it's quite small and may well be booked up. Also the Pella Inn
(http://www.pellainn.gr/). This is not in as nice surroundings (it's on Ermou
Street with a lot of traffic noise which starts early in the morning) but
it's quite decently run and has good views of the Acropolis.
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| Magda |
| Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:02 pm |
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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:37:37 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Mike Lane
<mike.lane.usenet@ntlworld.co.uk> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... Paul wrote on Jul 29, 2009:
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... > Searching on the web turns up many
... > hotels within our price range ie around 45 to 50
... > ...
...
... What do you mean by that? If you are talking about euros for a double room,
... on most of the islands you'd be OK with that but in Athens you're looking at
... the very bottom of the budget end of the market. At this price there'll be
... some distinctly dodgy places and you do need to be careful. Quite honestly
... since it's just for one night I would consider paying twice that (say around
... 80 - 90 euros) and get somewhere decent.
...
... > ...
... > but many reviews complain of the <dodgy, scary area> where the hotel is
... > located, usually close to Omonia square. Is this area really dangerous or
... > just looks it?
...
... The area round Omonia Square is full of budget hotels most of which are quite
... reasonable but some are not. I've been told that the area immediately to the
... north of Omonia (further away from the city centre) has a number of rather
... questionable places. Omonia Square itself has always had a rather dodgy
... reputation and although it's been cleaned up a bit in recent years, after
... dark it still does seem to attract numbers of people hanging around with
... nowhere to go and not much to do. I've often walked around there in the
... evening though, and never felt particularly threatened or uneasy. I've always
... felt that Athens in general is one of the least dangerous or threatening
... cities that I know, but that's just my opinion.
I share that. I've always stayed in the area and never felt I was in any danger, any time
of the day.
... > Can anyone recommend a budget hotel anywhere else in Athens?
... > Thanks in advance for any help.
... > Paul.
... >
...
... Two budget places you could try are the Tempi Hotel
... (http://www.tempihotel.gr/). This is in quite a nice area near the centre but
... it's quite small and may well be booked up. Also the Pella Inn
... (http://www.pellainn.gr/). This is not in as nice surroundings (it's on Ermou
... Street with a lot of traffic noise which starts early in the morning) but
... it's quite decently run and has good views of the Acropolis.
More options at booking.com.
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| Paul |
| Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:15 pm |
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In message <0001HW.C695F31100107DD6B01AD9AF@news.virginmedia.com>, Mike
Lane <mike.lane.usenet@ntlworld.co.uk> writes
Quote: Paul wrote on Jul 29, 2009:
Searching on the web turns up many
hotels within our price range ie around 45 to 50
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What do you mean by that? If you are talking about euros for a double room,
on most of the islands you'd be OK with that but in Athens you're looking at
the very bottom of the budget end of the market. At this price there'll be
some distinctly dodgy places and you do need to be careful. Quite honestly
since it's just for one night I would consider paying twice that (say around
80 - 90 euros) and get somewhere decent.
...
but many reviews complain of the <dodgy, scary area> where the hotel is
located, usually close to Omonia square. Is this area really dangerous or
just looks it?
Cut interesting info re Omonia
Can anyone recommend a budget hotel anywhere else in Athens?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Paul.
Two budget places you could try are the Tempi Hotel
(http://www.tempihotel.gr/). This is in quite a nice area near the centre but
it's quite small and may well be booked up.
Thanks Mike. I checked out the Tempi and have booked.
Paul.
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