DATE |
REVIEW |
Date:
Feb 07
USA
Rating: 10/10 |
"Great
Hotel!"
The Magna Grecia Hotel was simply wonderful. We stayed for 8
nights in January. The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful.
We needed a triple room so we had to be on the back side of
the hotel without the view of the Acropolis, but the room was
very nice with extremely comfortable beds! We made good use
of the top floor breakfast room with balcony. This room has
a lovely view of the Acropolis. We sat out there practically
every night enjoying a glass of wine and the spectacular view.
The
hotel is in the best location in Athens - right between Syntagma
Square and Monastiraki Square - with good access to the Metro,
shopping and great restaurants. The hotel recommended a wonderful
restaurant also - Psara's - not to be missed! Some of the
reviews mention the chiming of the bells of the cathedral
across the street. This was not a problem for us. |
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Date:
Dec 06
USA
Rating: 10/10 |
"Location
is gorgeous!!"
The rooms are very spacey with antique furniture, smooth light
and all comforts! I have never slept in a more comfortable bed
as the one in Magna Grecia hotel!Toilet amenities and bathrobes
can easily fulfil all needs! The hotel offers a rich breakfast
with a total view to Acropolis. The location is gorgeous!! In
the heart of Athens centre like Ermou, Syntagma, Omomoia, Plaka!
The underground is just a few steps away from the hotel;The
owners Mister Savvas & Stelios Ioannides (father & son)
are very nice people and they have a high sense of an excellent
service. |
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Date:
Dec 06
Egypt
Rating: 8/10 |
"Not
a 4 star hotel"
+ The
staff was very friendly and as I was checking in and out the
same day, they allow me to take the breakfast with no charge.
The rooms are cosy and nicely decorated. The view on the Acropolis
from the restaurant is great.
- This
hotel is rated as a 4 stars. Greek standards are not French
ones and according to the latest I would say it is more a 2**+
or a 3*-. The room was very small. Also, a 4* hotel would not
serve Tang orange juice for breakfast! |
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Date:
Nov 06
Germany
Rating: 10/10 |
"The
best location"
The hotel was very well placed, the Acropolis could be seen
from the balcony of our room, and again was just a short walk
away.All in all, it is ideally placed for the major attractions
and tourist areas. The room itself was large (deluxe room),
with a very comfortable bed and good pillows.We highly recommend
this hotel to anyone that wants to stay in the vicinity of the
Plaka.
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Date:
Oct 06
Canada
Rating: 8/10 |
"Okay
place to stay"
We stayed here for only 1 night. Our room was okay, but the
view was excellent. The staff were also very friendly and the
breakfast was good. The one negative aspect was that the hotel
is right beside a church and the bells in the moring were quite
loud. Otherwise is was an okay place to stay. |
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Date:
Oct 06
Canada
Rating: 8/10 |
"Great
location, great hotel....if you play it safe."
We booked through a third party website and luckily I emailed
the hotel directly several weeks prior to confirm the booking.
First reply was that they did not have our reservation (two
couples two rooms). Themn I copied in the confirmation from
the other web site and aha, they found it and all was fine.
However, during our stay there, another group of people were
arguing in the lobby with the management...same issue.... My
guess is that they are not managing the availability with these
other sites very well and finding themselves overbooked, then
blame the 3rd party sites.
Anyway....make sure you request and perhaps get email confirmation
of a front of hotel, balcony room. Huge and beautiful, overlooking
the acropolis.
Bfast was great, service was great. |
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Date:
Oct 06
USA
Rating: 9/10
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"wonderful
way to see Athens"
We loved it. My husband and I spent 2 nights here before we
headed to Santorini on our honeymoon. I made the reservations
over the phone (which was difficult) after reading and researching
here on Trip Advisor.
We flew in to Athens airport and took the subway to Syntagma
square which was only blocks away from Magna Grecia! It was
such an inexpensive way to travel, we talked to others who took
a taxi and spent $60 one way.
We had requested a room with acropolis view and it was perfect.
No problems whatsoever. The view was amazing as was the room.
It felt like we were in Greece, which is what we wanted, not
a westernized hotel. It was unique in its design and had a bed
and breakfast kind of feel. We kept the balcony doors open day
and night the first night we were there, although night two
we closed the doors because the church bell tower that went
off every hour did interupt our sleep. (but once we closed the
doors it did not seem to bother either of us)
The rooftop balcony was wonderful and both nights we were there
we bought cheese and crackers (beer/liquor too!!) and enjoyed
what an amazing view we were experiencing, the Acropolis is
so neat at night when it is all lit up.
We never needed a taxi for anything. We were right in the middle
of the Plaka District which was the perfect central location
to everything we wanted to see. We walked to The Temple of Zeus,
The Parliament, lots of great shopping, & the Acropolis.
It was perfect. We were even able to see The Magna Grecia from
atop the Acropolis.
Starbucks is across the street which was nice in the morning.
The breakfast was ok, we are not into warm milk or OJ, but we
had to get used to this everywhere we went.
I would recommend this to anyone traveling through Athens, it
will be such a great memory from our honeymoon.
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Date:
Oct 06
Russia
Rating: 9/10 |
"Great
location, great beds!"
We stayed at the Magna Grecia hotel for just one night after
our honeymoon on the islands before going home. After all the
hotels we stayed at (some good, some very good), Magna Grecia
finally offered us what we longed for during the two weeks -
a comfortable bed! The hotel is equipped with ecological mattresses
which are so soft and comfy! It's just the right thing for any
tourist after 2 weeks of "concrete" mattresses! Overall, the
hotel is very nice. Reasonably priced and in a great location
just off the Ermou street where all the shops are. You can walk
or take a metro in the direction of Omonia sq. where you find
big shopping centers as well as places to eat and things to
see (like Syntagma or Kolonaki). The Plaka district itself is
great for exploring. For those who are longing for something
other than greek food, there are TGI Fridays just off of Kolonaki
and a Starbucks right across the street from the hotel! We had
the room with Acropolis view and it was very nice, especially
at night. It is a cozy little hotel in a 100+ years old mansion
overlooking the Mitropoleos sq and the Cathedral. Very good
value. |
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