The Athens Gate Hotel  

The location is perfect and the views from either side of the hotel are good. The breakfast was excellent and the rooftop restaurant was lovely. The staff were very welcoming and all in all it is a place I would recommend to anyone. Next time we travel to Athens we will stay there again. (If you use the Metro to get there from the airport the closest stop is Acropolis, not Sygrou as we were misinformed at the airport)

We had booked & paid before the financial crisis and were traveling in Europe when the riots were being shown on TV. Contacted by email, the hotel staff responded in flawless English to reassure us and give us very precise directions on how to get to the hotel. While we were there, a one-day taxi strike occurred. The staff put notices in the elevators a day ahead and counseled any guests with travel plans that would be disrupted. The Athens Gate has a large staff for the small number of guests. They were unfailingly pleasant, well-spoken and helpful. The rooftop restaurant is very good, with a wonderful view of the Acropolis. We loved the location, really enjoyed our stay and recommend to all.

The hotel provides WiFi in the rooms for a daily fee and has two PCs and a printer in the lobby for free use. That might have passed a few years ago, but no one now pays for WiFi. The shared PCs are fine, but everyone needs to print out boarding passes and there was often a waiting line. They should make the large lobby a free WiFi area and provide plug-ins for the many travelers with their own equipment. There's a bar in the lobby, which would then get more use. We were traveling with a college student grandchild who is just accustomed to being online and doesn't want to have to hibernate in her room to get online.

The view from top floors facing the temple is breathtaking. As if you are sitting on a cloud and viewing the temple and ancient city. Very nice breakfast too. Crispy linen and comfortable bed, room size is also reasonable for a city stay.

The view of the Parthenon from the rooftop restaurant is stunning We also had a room with an amazing view of Zeus's Temple, just across the street The location couldn't be more perfect for exploring La Plaka neighborhood The breakfast included with the room was great with a lot of choice The staff were all so friendly & helpful My husband accidentally left his i.d. card in our safe WHen we called they had already secured it behind the desk & had it waiting for us upon our return from sailing the Islands We stayed 3 different times over the course of our trip to Greece & were very happy with each stay

As we were told breakfast was wonderful and was included in the price of the hotel. Location was great. Staff was very nice and helpful.

Standard rooms are very small for the price.

The Location is the Most Important plus point about The Athens Gate Hotel. Just across the Temple of Zeus, around the corner of pedestrian street that leads to New Akropolis Museum and offering plenty of places to have dinner, lunch or even snacks. There was a very nice restaurant that serve yummy Moussaka right there on the left hand side of the street. The Service was remarkable if you already understand Greece. I stayed in Athens Gate for 2 nights after 3 nights staying in 3 star hotel in Plaka area. The Athens Gate actually bring our luggage to our room. :-) Unlike the other hotel. The receptionists are engaged with your needs, the bell boys are very honest and willing. I left my bb in the Hotel lounge sofa, they returned it to me as soon as I told them I left a phone there. The Roof Garden is great. Great View to Temple of Zeus, Akropolis, and almost every angle of Athens. Great for Sunset or Sunrise Photos. The room are clean, the room service is yummy, polite and efficient. There's international tv Channels.

There's no Free Wifi. This is very annoying for me. The Wifi connection is available on prepaid card which is a bit disturbing if the only communication with people back home you're counting on is using Blackberry like I did. The entrance is very close to the street, not comfortable at all when you're arriving with 4 luggage on a taxi and the taxi driver seems to have zillion things to do after dropping you of by the very busy street.

Excellent view of Acropolis from the Roof Garden Restaurant and on the oposite side (from our room) view of Hadrian Arch and Zeus Teple. It was absolutely marvelous... The staff cleaned our room twice every day (which was maybe even too much - ment in a good way)...

Noisy street in front of the house which caused our problems with sleeping during night.

Reception was exceptionally friendly as well as check-out.

Breakfast No bar facility

The view on top of building in the glass room when having breakfast and dinner there.

No Wireless internet.

Perfect location, friendly and effiicient staff. Great view from room and restaurant.

Fabulous views from the roof top restuarant (and breakfast room). Good location on the edge of Plaka

2Nd floor room at the front was noisy due to teh traffic below (intersection of Sygrou and Amalias). Based on other reviews, I took earplugs which were essential

The location is perfect. Very clean and comfortable. Breakfast is good.

The rooms to the Syngrou avenue are too loud. I dont recommend them.

The rooftop view is amazing. Loved being close to the temple of zeus and the acropolis. Its only a 5-10 min walk to where all the restaurants and shopping is. For our short stay- we didn't hop on a metro- we did everything as it was all walking distance. Arrived late at night from the airport. The bus ended up being easy from the airport. Its the last stop- and only a 8-10 min walk to our hotel from the square. Wasn't blown away by the rooms, but was from teh rooftop view. Very much enjoyed my stay. It also felt like as soon as we left the room, they would go in and clean it. So even with a relatively short breakfast- we would come back and the room was clean.

Not sure we needed to spend the extra money on the view from our room. The rooms are pretty small so we ended up going to the rooftop a lot to spend time up there as the view is better there. (We booked the 2nd best view rooms). The bed was on the wrong side of the room really- so you couldnt see the acropolis lying in bed anyway. Breakfast food was only ok.