Cecil Hotel

I stayed here for a total of 5 nights in Febuary 2019. Location: Location is good as the Cecil Hotel occupies a beautiful neo-classical building in the heart of old Athens,close to the Ancient Market and the New City Market. Its is smack in the centre between the metro station of Monastiraki and metro station of Omonia. Breakfast: Simple. Very basic. Corn flakes MIXED with coco crunch in the same dispenser(how lazy can one get ?!), hardboiled eggs, cake, ham and cheese slices, greek yogurt, bread and apple. The staff: Breakfast staff doubles as the chambermaid too. Don't expect any hello or "good morning" at breakfast from her or anyone hotel guest at breakfast for that matter in Greece, unlike the rest of Europe. You cant but feel that this hotel has much potential but they dont care or is just lazy. The staircase walls could use with a good coat of fresh paint to accentuate the very beautiful spiral staircase. The dead lightbulbs in the lobby needs replacing. The wobbly tables in the breakfast room have folded paper underneathe the legs to keep the table steady. The shower stand in my bathroom is broken so I have to hold the shower head and bodysoap at the same time when I soap my body in that already very small shower area and trying hard not to wet the bathroom floor at the same time. Would I stay here again ? Probably not, as I think I would try other hotels in the area.

it was good

I was really close to all the main tourist attractions

A very convenient location. The hotel is basic but clean and has all what I need.

Simple hotel in good location. So close to restaurants and markets, metro stations and Athens attractions. Very nice view for Acropolis from the roof. Simple breakfast. In essential big plus is very helpful personnel.