The King Jason itself is a clean, sleek and friendly hotel. The beds are clean and comfortable, the bathrooms are nice, and the restaurant is good. However in order to get from the hotel back to the Plaka, you walk through what my students came to call "heroin alley," infested with drunks and users en masse.

This hotel is located in a horrible location. Vacant, garage dump lots directly across the street from it. Groups of prostitutes just down the street at night. Strange men lurking around outside at all hours of the day and night. You can't step outside the hotel after dark. The front desk staff was o.k. Not overly friendly. The hotel smells like an ashtray inside. In the restaurant they don't do a very good job of washing the dishes. I had dirty dishes on more than one occasion. The room itself wasn't too bad, however, other people in our group had a problem with ants in their room and a/c didn't work and the front desk wouldn't put them in another room. I wouldn't recommend this hotel to anyone with the exception of a pimp maybe. Research your hotel location thoroughly when you go to Athens and stay away from the King Jason.

The problem with this hotel, aside from the hellish beds is the location. I think it is in little Pakistan as all of the stores and restaurants were run by Pakistanis. Nice people, but at night the men were very intimidating and as a result we were confined to our hotel. There is a lot to do in Athens, and you do need your rest after a day of sight seeing. Rest, unfortunately is not something you will get at this hotel. The beds were rock hard and the blankets smelt stale. Breakfast was decent, eggs, sausage, cheese and cereal. The juice was watered down and the staff could be heard arguing in the hall. Overall a bad experience. You get what you pay for. It is better to spend more and find a better alternative.

Well, first impressions is that your in a back street of Baghdad. The location of this hotel is simply shocking really. As you walk up the street, i personally, bumped into a hooker, a thousand smokers, 6 stray dogs and some very sketchy looking sellers. Not joking. However, this walk was extremely cultural! But it is only a 10 minuite walk from the main street. The hotel it's self isn't that bad. The service is alright and the bar seems good, if not a bit too open. The breakfast is average. The rooms are good, medium sized most with a balcony, not that you'll really want to venture out onto it. A good place for people looking for a cheap place to stay for a night before moving onto the much more beautiful areas of Greece.

It is in a back street, where not even the taxi knew how to get to. The area its in does not make one feel really comfortable. The front desk staff were quite inhospitable and first claimed we had no reservation until we showed document proof and then proceeded with an air of rudeness and extreme arrogance. The rooms were average. Would definitely NOT recommend this hotel.