Hotel Nefeli — Hotel in Athens

Do not stay here. I have been to 25+ countries across 5 continents and I think this takes the place as the worst hotel I’ve ever stayed at (including hostels and 1 star budget hotels). We started by checking in and the guy hassled us about not being able to find our reservation once he did locate it he explain the rules. One of the rules was leaving the key at the front desk when we left every time. In my past travels, this has been something a hotel offers to avoid losing the key but never a requirement. We got ready to go out and see Athens and we come down and he says I must have the key. I stated that I was okay but I appreciated the offer. We walked out the door and he comes running (literally) after us stating I have to give him the key. I said with all due respect I paid for the room for the night and I would feel more comfortable keeping it. I understood the risk. He stated that this wasn’t my house and he owned the place and I couldn’t make the rules. He lunged at me for the key. We were two women and he was much bigger than us so I gave him the key because I was worried for our safety. When we returned he tried to gaslight us into thinking we were out of line for wanting the key for our room!! Please choose any other hotel in Athens except this one especially if you are a woman. There are so many better options. This guy is unstable and should not be operating with tourists. I’ve never felt more unsafe in any situation-in any country.

On top of the creepy man, the hotel is dingy and there is no hot water. Would...

My wife and I stayed at the Hotel Nefeli for seven nights while we discovered Athens. It is an easy walk to all the central Athens landmarks, and just a 7 minute walk from the Syntagma metro station. It is 10 minutes from the Acropolis, 2 minutes from the heart of Plaka, and 7 minutes from Monastiraki Square.

Three of the four staff members we dealt with daily were helpful and friendly and tried to help us with our halting Greek. The other guy was less patient with us, but people are people.

The complementary breakfast was great, with juice, coffee, yogurt, fruit, olives, hard boiled eggs, and a large assortment of breads with butter, cheese, honey and marmalade.

The room we chose was small, but we weren't in Athens to spend time in our room. The bed was comfortable, the refrigerator worked, and the sink, shower and toilet were clean and functional. With the French doors open, we could hear the street sounds (it is Plaka), but with the doors closed and the air conditioner on, the noise from the street one floor below was not intrusive.

If we are ever in Athens again, and have not won the lottery, we will probably stay at the Hotel...

This was my first trip to Athens and I don't think I could have picked a better hotel to stay in .|Located in the vibrant and historic Plaka District ,the hotel is so nice ,checked in immediately by a very pleasant member of the hotel team ,my twin brother Stephen and I were allocated a twin room,two comfortable beds,tv,fridge ,lots of storage ,roomed cleaned daily ,fresh towels and soaps and shampoo's ,breakfast was a delight,fruit,cheese,eggs,bread,doughnuts,bread,toast ,jams with tea or coffee and fresh orange juice or water served by really nice staff ,location was amazing ,walking distance of many of the fine historic sites and in the immediate area around the hotel lots of cafés,pubs,bars and restaurants .|Staff in here are so nice ,they gave us a bottle of red wine which we were going to bring back to Liverpool but we left it in the fridge ,still a wonderful gesture .|We really enjoyed our weeks holiday in Athens,had a fantastic time and we loved our stay in this...