Civitel Esprit in Athens

Most of the hotel is a building site. The room was 27 degrees all night and the aircon didn't work windows didn't open more than a few inches. They did not have any fans. They did try to give me another room (also no aircon) but it smelt strongly of cigarettes. There was a very large hole in the ceiling of my room covered by a grill - slightly worrying. Walls are thin and you can hear others talking and TVs. You can't add items to the room - you have to pay upfront, even the hotel cost. Booked for 3 nights but would have left 10 mins after arrival the if it wasn't so late. Only after a huge fight with reception they refunded me for the 2 nights I hadn't stayed and 165 euro for the 1 night. This should be a cheap hotel aimed at young travellers on a budget - definitely not business guests. If you are moved here from the Civitel Olympic which has recently closed - steer clear!

Hospitality is more than just a sweet smile and problem solving. On the outside it looks nice, once inside all kinds of defects, small shower, mediocre breakfast for 15 euros, Amsterdam prices for a beer and hopeless bureaucracy with an extra night, more expensive than via booking.com.

Within walking distance of the hospital, unfortunately that was the reason for our visit