Hera Hotel

the people friendliness, the garage, the top floor garden and the location of the hotel.

the room was a bit compacted (not much free space). It was also a communicating room. Wether it was due to the communicating doors or not, the fact is that since very early (5h00am) we were unable to rest due to noise from the guests of the other room.

departure day

Location excellent

The room allocated was on Floor 1 at the rear of the hotel and the noise from the airconditioning units made getting a good nights sleep impossible. Having booked well in advance and staying for 4 days thought a better room could have been provided. Selected the hotel due to its location and supposed view from the rooms window.

The location is wonderful, about 2 blocks from the Metro and a short walk to the Plaka and The Acropolis. We had a nice view of the Acropolis from the roof garden restaurant. The man at the front desk recommended a tour package of the Acropolis, The New Acropolis Museum and downtown Athens. He then booked it for us as there is no concierge. They stored our luggage for us as we had to check out prior to leaving for the tour.

We asked for a room with a view of the Acropolis when we booked as we were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. We were given a view of the back of a building about 15 meters away. (We originally had booked two nights, but had to change our travel plans and consequently were only able to stay one night, which might be the reason for our terrible view.) Also, we called from another Greek Island about 4 days prior to our arrival to make reservations at the hotel's rooftop restaurant. The woman at the front desk (possibly the manager) sounded a bit put-out and wasn't happy to hear that we were making a request and hadn't even checked into the hotel yet. No warm fuzzy feeling from her at all.

Central location: walking distance to major sites and restaurants, and Metro Akropolis station (easy access from ATH airport). Decent bathroom (the only one has a clothes line for the six hotels stayed in Greece) and room with a comfortable queen size bed. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Wireless internet in room never worked for the 3 nights we stayed. We had to use the old computer in their conference room on Floor H, which was fine if no others are waiting in line. Safe is not large enough for a small lap top.