Wonderful hotel in the centre of Athens, close to all the action. Less than 5 mins walk to an area with lots of restaurants and a lively, almost mediterranean-holiday-resort feel, buzz to it. Also well situated for the main sites in Athens. Free continental breakfast, along with coffees, capuccinos and some fruit juice provided every morning comprising a variety of cereals, cold meats, cheeses, croissants, danish pastries, as well as some scrambled eggs, cooked mushrooms and toast for those who prefer something warmer. It's not a full english breakfast, but it is more than sufficient. Served and provided by a delightful french lady who home makes the apricot jam to accompany the breads. All the staff, and I do mean ALL the staff, we interacted were super helpful and friendly. It's got a great rooftoop bar with really good views of the acropolis. It was a bit lively on Friday & Saturday night (we had stayed from the Friday until the Monday), with some noise transference, but that didn't bother us as we were also out late ourselves. And on the one night we got in a bit earlier I just put some ear plugs in and it didn't disturb me. The surrounding area was a bit scruffy, with lots of graffiti everywhere, but thst seems common to a lot of Athens. Having travelled a fair bit in the US, I can see why at first it might alarm American visitors (as can be seen in a lot of the other visitor comments), who might think the area sketchy, but we were a group of old friends on our annual reunion, all sadly much nearer to 60 than 50 and we never felt bothered, worried or intimidated in the slightest. Even when wandering back after midnight. Like any city, there will be some areas best avoided (and I was told by a Greek friend to avoid the municipal market area late at night), but, aside from adopting the usual level of caution and sense when in a big city you didn't need to go there from this hotel to get to the restaurant area. Probably, the best comment I can give is that, ironically, I came back to Athens a week later with my wife, prior to going on a cruise. My wife and I had already pre-booked our hotel for that stay, in a supposedly better area and paid £50 extra a night for the priviledge. The Apollo was better, as ws its surrounding area! I have already recommended this hotel to other members of my family and would stay here again if I ever come back to Athens.
