Fresh Hotel- This could be one of the best hidden secret hotels in the world.
Fresh Hotel- Athens
Website: Fresh Hotel
Over the last three years, I have been to Athens and Greece for that matter 8 times, and six of those times I have stayed in the Fresh Hotel. This hotel is a part of a bigger hotel chain that is eloquently named “Design Hotels”.
This hotel is just a hop, skip, and jump away from Monastiraki Square, Syntagma Square and the Acropolis. As a matter of fact you can sit on the rooftop bar/restaurant/pool area and get a great glimpse of the Acropolis with the Parthenon perched on top. This is a great place to just sit and relax and look at the city below and enjoy your favorite cocktail, beer, wine, or food from their delicious menu……
I first came here with 60 plus students in 2014, and that is when I fell in love. The hotel was more than accommodating to all of us. Can you imagine having 60 plus 13 year old students studying history about Greece at one time in a hotel? Imagine how hard it is with one teenager!!!
The hotel helped out with any problems we had including students getting sick and helping to take them to the hospital, or any problems teenagers tend to conjure up. They never once complained about the volume of the students saying “They are just kids; let them have a good time”.
I booked again going on a Greek Island Cruise with friends the autumn after this and they again were more than accommodating, giving us a special rate for the rooms we booked.
It was a far cry that with the next student group I took in that I would book with them again, and the same thing, they were accommodating and pleasant (even dealing with students losing their room keys at a crazy rate).
Low and behold I booked them three more times, before my trip to Africa for a few days, for a PD conference, and for a small vacation over Easter.
I have never stayed at any one hotel/hostel/camp ground/ home stay/guesthouse/posada for anymore than three days in my life, but this place I just keep coming back to because of the ambience of the hotel and because of the staff.
One reason that makes this hotel so phenomenal is they have an excellent reception staff that can get anything done in the drop of a pin. The rooftop restaurant and bar staff always greets you with a smile and bring you out bar munchies eat while you enjoy your beverage of choice. If you decide not to go to Plaka or Monastiraki square to eat, then you can enjoy a delightful menu from the rooftop bar/restaurant or in the restaurant itself.
Click here for an extensive list of beverage and food list.
Care to rent a bike? Care to go in the poor or sauna to relax after a long day of sightseeing? No problem, the hotel has all of these amenities and more….
If you are staying here, you will witness one of the best breakfasts you have had while you are traveling. The buffet is one of the most extensive I have witnessed in my traveling with eggs cooked three different ways, sausage, bacon, beans, mushrooms, yogurt and fruit stand, freshly squeezed orange juice, and cheese and meat section (too much to type so ill leave it at that), washed down with of course a fresh pot of coffee (again imagine 60 plus students in here at the same time eating).
Their accommodations do not stop with their already superior service as they have stored kilos of meat for me that I take out of the country and are more than willing to do it without a moment’s hesitation.
The rooms are always spotless from the minute you get there to the moment you leave with the famous Greek brand Korres Shampoo, Soap, Lotion and Conditioner in your room. Rooms come equipped with a safe as well as a little mini bar for your nights desires when you get back in your room.
Pros of this hotel- Everything
Cons of this hotel- Nothing, and if you can find a con, then you do not belong in Athens…..