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Reviews of Cecil Hotel

2 out of 5
Cecil Hotel
39 Athinas Street, Athens, Attiki

Reviews

7.8

Good

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8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Perry, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No frills accommodation but clean and central to all the sites. I loved the charm of the building and the central lift. View from the roof area is wonderful. As a single traveller the room suited, small shower results in water going over the floor but honestly who cares about that. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

LIONEL A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The location is hard to beat, especially for subway to airport. All staff were really pleasant, but the tiny shower was from hell!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrea, Calgary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We love the convient location of the Cecil and the old world charm
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Mohamed

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
PERFECT LOCATION
Location is amazing.. couldn't be better Staff is very friendly Room cleaning was good not perfect but it's accepted Breakfast is very limited Overall it was nice experience and maybe i will come to it againe
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Passable
Good location but hotel is very dated, needs some repairs, breakfast wasn't great.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Stephen John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cecil Hotel has an old world feel. Staff are helpful and approachable. It is very central and within walking distance of many attractions and a major metro station. Athinas Street is very authentically Greek and the hotel is surrounded by all kinds of fascinating shops. The breakfast is self service, very basic but available. It can get very busy. A perfect hotel for those who want to enjoy Athens rather than spend a lot of time in their room.
Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
boutique downtown hotel great location small but clean room full free breakfast served in quaint dining room
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

patrick

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Downtown Athens Exc location for restaurant ms and shopping down the block from the metro station In the center of everything!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Kishore

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Afnan Hannan Mohamed

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location and easy access to metro station and restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Efrain

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Todo muy bien. No nos gustaron las camas, muy ruidosas sería bueno cambiarlas, y un refrigerador pequeño por cuarto o cada dos cuartos sería mejor, por lo demás excelente.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

jeff

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is near all the sites, 15-20 minutes walking, parking is a disaster. It’s an older hotel breakfast was fine pretty standard staff was friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Aura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value within walking distance to main squares and restaurants
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Adele

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic but good
The hotel was basic but was clean and forfilled all needs. Fantastic view of the acropolis from rooftop. Good central location and on same road as airport train stop. Reception and check in was not friendly or informative but the other staff inc cleaning ladys were very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I liked the place and the area. Right in the heart of an old neighborhood and 10-15 minutes from a lot of sites to see. Pretty cool, old style hotel. Lots of local places to eat and shop and generally a great vibe in that part of Athens. Also, really easy to get to from the Metro, maybe 5 minutes walk.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Lili

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of this hotel is very convenient in downtown. 3 min to supermarket. 5 min to metro Monastiraki. Noisy on Saturday night if your room is facing the restaurant when people eating outside table on the street. Rooms on back side are quiet. Staffs are friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a fine place to stay at centrally located to every thing
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Central convenient value hotel
Great central location. Good basic breakfast included. Helpful staff. Room quite small but was single room, at back of hotel, with opening window. Comfortable bed. Small bathroom. Not luxury but good value and functional
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had a comfortable stay, the staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel is in a good location close to a shopping centre and across the road from a hawker centre. I had a ground floor room with no windows which suited my purpose of a brief stop over where I could get some rest. May not suit everyone. The towels smelled a bit old but the sheets were clean. Good place for a quick stop over.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Great hotel in a fantastic location. I had a room on the rooftop with views to the Acropolis. Great view but wifi not so great up there. There is no kettle in the room but you can use the one in the breakfast room.There are fridges on each level to store your own food/drinks. The benefit of staying in this clean and affordable hotel is the location and proximity to everything. I've already booked to go back so definitely recommend this hotel.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Katie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for touring around to all the sites of interest. Felt somewhat cautious about walking around in the evening, and we were warned about pocket picking. Friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a very nice place... a great location... simple but good breakfast. And very friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In general it was a great experience... the location could not be better... nice view to the acropolis... the staff very friendly and breakfast simple but good...
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

mitzu

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Helene, Toronto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The area is a bit sketchy but that's not the hotel's fault. It's very conveniently located between Monastiraki and Omonia... you cannot get better than that! Showers are tight spaces... so if you are on the heavier side... be prepapred! :) Otherwise, great hotel & the old school elevator is a treat!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location. Spotless room. Epic breakfast
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Rami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Ibrahim

hotel was located in the centrum. near monastiraki square. it was old building which need renewation. ı was not expecting much from place as ı picked that one to be near centrum.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very pleasant stay, as always. I will always stay at the Cecil Hotel when I’m in Athens. Great combination of convenience, friendliness and good value.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Shirley

Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’ve stayed at the Cecil Hotel many times over the years. The location can’t be beat, and the staff are always friendly and helpful. The building is well maintained, with plenty of old world charm.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richard Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just a great experience
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

JOHN

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

JOHN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great location and very friendly front desk, and a good bed. Only negative - sometimes the traffic outside late at night is loud (best to get a room that doesn"t face the street).
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Yury

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Egorycheva

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nur Liyana Binti

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located in the middle of the mainstreet heading toward Monastiraki square. Humble breakfast. A rooftop with view of Acropolis. Very near the Metroline (less 5min walk). Alot of restaurant behind the hotel and the shopping area. Historic site (Hadrian’s Library) is only 5min away. Highly recommended if you are not spending the whole day in the room & wanted to explore all the historic site.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rece

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Large rooms, more than I expected!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Stay in a No Frills Hotel
I was on vacation in Athens. The hotel was conveniently located to most everything of interest. The staff was friendly and helpful. My room was small but clean and comfortable. No frills. Pretty good breakfast also. My only criticism concerns the small shower without a shower curtain. Unless arising early, there may not be sufficient hot water... only warmish. Not a big enough issue to deter me from staying there again should I return to Athens. When I engage in foreign travel, I prefer well located, older, small, and somewhat idiosyncratic properties, so I enjoyed this stay. If your needs are different, you may be disappointed.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hotel, centrally located
Staff is very friendly, rooms are small but super clean. Location could not be better, you are just minutes walking from acropolis, stigma plaza, parliament, among others. Important to note the subway station is 5 minutes walking and you can catch it from the airport!! The elevator is from the fifties!! See photo!
Antique elevator
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Milagros

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not a good choice
This building has a lot of character, it has a good location, steps away from the entrance of the Metro, but thats the only positive. We asked for a room with 2 beds, when we arrived, room was not ready, we arrived early so we assumed that was the reason. They asked us to see the room in the top floor, we went and rushed to say ok -our mistake- after that we realized the room did not have internet, and although open to a shared terrace the room itself have a window with a view to another wall, dark and depressing, the shower had no pressure, and no hot water The next day we asked to be moved to another room, and we were told only one room was available: the room had a decent window, internet service but only 1 queen bed, the washroom was extremely small, a large person will never fit in the shower space! hot water was scarce and when showered the bathroom got wet, because it doesnt have a proper curtain. I frankly think they did not have the 2 bed and thats why they gave us the horrific first room... The breakfast, horrible. No comments. Staff... we only saw 2 guys working in the reception, one of them (the one with no glasses) was very polite and pleasant, helpful and with the typical greek hospitality. The one with glasses, doesnt seem enjoy his job. The women in the breakfast station, very unfriendly, reminded me louise fletcher in someone flew over cockoos nest movie. Im glad we only stay there 4 days and we stayed most of our vacay in other lovely places.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Costa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolute perfection!
I travel to Greece frequently, so I try a number of hotels in Athens each year. This one exceeded all of my expectations. Very roomy, comfortable and super clean. The front desk was VERY attentive, excellent service! The only (minor) ding was having to share a mini-fridge with the rest of the floor. Under normal circumstances, I would not care, but not an ideal setup for Covid protocols.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Matthew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was alright. The rooms are tiny. Very very small. But the place was clean, the staff were kind and its a great location. Breakfast was simple fare
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A little noisy, but great location and great staff
You stay here for the location - it's right in the mix of things and a very short walk to the metro: so you can get from the airport to this hotel cheaply and quickly. For a budget traveler who just wants a bed to sleep in, this is a great choice: even better if you're planning to enjoy the local nightlife (as it's pretty loud at night, so if you're a light sleeper who goes to bed early, this isn't a great choice for you). Also, the staff is really good: fastest check-in/check-out I've ever experienced (literally seconds for both), and they were helpful in getting my documents printed late at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

shirley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Toilet was broken but able to flush it they tried to fix it twice it was an old building said had a safe but did not. Breakfast could of been better but rates were low . It was convient to where we needed to be . The beds were hard but did not keep us up-quiet and good value.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021