I stayed at the Dorian Inn for a couple of nights whilst in Athens for business. The hotel is clean with modern furnishings and is centrally located. I had a room on the 10th floor with a great balcony. On the whole the staff were friendly and helpful. The rooftop pool and bar have fantastic views of the Acropolis and Athens. There is a restaurant there in the evening (which was full) – however I did not eat here as we ate out in Plaka (highly recommended). Breakfast was a standard hotel buffet. The only downside of the hotel, was the area around it. During the day, it was fine, however at night, we saw a lot of drug dealers and takers around the hotel. Although we were reassured that nothing would happen by locals, it was a bit disconcerting. I would not walk around the area at night – however if you want to go out, get a taxi to the Plaka area and back again. (It cost ?4 to get there and ?15 back due to us being out late!). This was perfectly ok.

We stayed here one night before heading off on a cruise, it wasn't exactly awful but I won't be going back. Our room didn't smell great and the bathroom didn't have a shower curtain... or a shower really, just a hand held sprayer. It was right in town and the roof top bar was nice, this had a good view over the city. We did watch a few teenagers slide over on the wet poolside tiles (also on the rooftop) so i didn't really rate that either! Was ok for one night but I would have been disappointed if we had booked in for longer.

This Hotel should not hold a three star rateing.In my opinion. On arrival you have to pay for a safe key 30euro. refundable. The room was small and the bath leaked if you filled it and no plug. We had 4 coat hangers for two people we asked for more but they never arrived. also one of the blankets in the room was so smelly had to be removed but was never replaced. The breakfast buffet was very poor with poor hygiene in dealing with the food, which was often left not covered, and not chilled, the yogurt in one big open pot from 6-30 am . Food also not replaced as it got past 9am even though breakfast was to be until 10.am. The worst aspect of the stay was the area , very very seedy with lots of rough sleepers and large groups of men hanging around at all hours. Drugs being sold in the street, and you had to walk through this area to get to the sites. We saw a robbery and a fight in shops near to the hotel. I would not reccomend this hotel to lone travellers or to families with young children. I think the area around the hotel and Amonia Sq is also not good for female travellers. Many Greek people we met in Athens, said this was not a good area of the city to stay in. If i went back i would stay in the area of the Plaka, which felt much safer at night and less traffic noise.