On balance, it's hard to beat this place if you're mainly looking for a clean room at a bargain price. The location is as reported. Although we found it perfectly safe over four days, those jittery about the look of the immediate location might want to look elsewhere. The street is very much working-class commercial during the day, and quite lively, although, yes the building directly across is abandoned on the upper floors and looks like it's been bombed. Graffiti on buildings, but that's Athens these days, including in much tonier areas; ridiculous. Clusters of immigrant men do tend to congregate on the street and stoops at night, but we heard as we passed (50ish American couple) not so much as a disrespectful word.Tip: turn right immediately out the front door, take the next immediate right down a narrow street and even though it feels at first like a dark alley, you'll find yourself in a nice square in the heart of very lively (at night, it's a commercial area by day) Psiri in about two or three minutes by foot. Three or four minutes more to Monastiraki and its subway stop. Another 15 minutes walking and climbing stairs, and you're at the foot of the Acropolis on the pedestrian walkway that goes around it: not bad.

Saw the reviews here after booking and almost cancelled; glad we didn't. So here's the facts: Athens changes a lot over short areas - more so than most cities. And this place is right on the intersection of three different areas: an area infamous for drugs; a poor area with immigrants; and an area with bars/restaurants and a lot of night life (this is from chatting with a couple of Greek friends). We were told to avoid the area just to the north, and around Omonia square on a night, but Evripides street itself, although a poor area with many immigrants, is OK (it is true that the building opposite is deserted; thankfully that is not where you are staying...). We certainly had no problems, but if you want to avoid young, coloured men on an evening (and I suspect that's what the negative reviews are mainly about), then approach the hotel via Eschilou rather than Athinas/Evripides. Apart from that, it's a great little hotel. The location is excellent (the metro station at Monistariki has trains directly to both the airport and the sea port; the Acropolis is in easy walking distance; there's a market just to the east where you can get bread, cheese and vegetables (and the rooms have fridges)) and both our rooms (we stayed here twice, before and after visiting Crete) were clean and recently decorated (the bathrooms looked completely new). The owners (I assume - they were always around) were friendly and the breakfast was fine. It's just two stars, but for the price it's spot on. We would certainly stay again. On the 6th floor the rooms have balconies, but you're directly below the eating area/bar, so may hear tables being moved around morning and evening (we thought having table and chairs outside worth the slight noise). Oh, and a negative thing, although not really associated with this one hotel - we were bothered by Mosquitos (ended up buying those smouldering spiral repellant things from a shop down Evripides).

Basic, but very clean and friendly. Yes, there are derelict buildings in the street, and the area is run down, but it felt perfectly safe even at night (no sign of prostitutes!). We spent 5 nights, and enjoyed it a lot. The doors do bang but you'll be Ok with earplugs. The breakfast is basic, but you can watch dawn over the acropolis as you eat; the position is superb. We'd definitely stay there again.

I know it is quite cheap but the hotel is awful and it is situated near the centre but in a bad street. The snack bar was out of service.

prenotato con yeego.com al prezzo speciale di 45 euro (doppia), è una sistemazione ideale per visitare il centro di atene, anche a piedi. dall'evripides si raggungono facilmente camminando monastiraki(fermata metro a 10 min), omonia e il museo archeologico, plaka e parlamento.dalla terrazza/bar all'ultimo piano si vede l'acropoli, ma anche meravigliosi tramonti sui palazzi circostanti tristemente disabitati e diroccati. il quartiere (psiri) è decisamente multietnico, ma l'hotel è tenuto bene e pulito. le camere al penultimo piano sono abbastanza grandi e hanno anche un balcone vista hotel abbandonato. l'aria condizionata era extra nella nostra pronotazione: 5 euro al giorno.