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Reviews of Safestay Athens Monastiraki

2 out of 5
Safestay Athens Monastiraki
Agias Theklas 10, Athens, Attiki

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 82 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 168 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Trajko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooftop and cool area
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Safestay Athens Reception Team on 3 Sept 2022
Dear Trajko, Thank you for taking some time to review our hostel! Kind regards and safe travels!

8/10 Good

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is perfect for exploring Athens, its right next to the Metro station and in the heart of all the bustle. It feels like a safe location even to wander at night. The roof top bar has amazing views and a good buffet style breakfast for 5€. The locker charge is a bit annoying and it cost 3.50€ but when i put in 4€ it did not give me any change. The rooms are quite small and a bit hard to maneuver with 6 people inside. The air con was okay. Its super noisy at night with people partying outside the rooms in the street. Make sure you bring ear buds. You can buy them at the front desk.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Safestay Athens Reception Team on 3 Sept 2022
Dear Erin, Thank you for taking some time to review our hostel! Kind regards and safe travels!

10/10 Excellent

Luis Alberto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location,not fancy property but it did the job. I will recommend this place to my friends
Stayed 6 nights in May 2022
Response from Safestay Athens team on 24 Jun 2022
Dear Luis Alberto, Thank you for taking some time to review our hostel! Your opinion is valuable and helps us improve! Kind regards,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great rooftop, and location
Great location. Excellent rooftop bar, where guests actually hang out, making it easy to meet people. The large dorm is actually good size, and lockers are big. Although storage lockers before or after checkout are not free. Lobby is good place to hangout as well, and more fancy than most hostels.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Safestay Athens team on 13 Apr 2022
Dear guest, Thank you for taking some time to review our hostel. We hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

christof

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostel type hotel with great views from the terrace...can be noisy at night...but close to everything
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Vasiliki, Birmingham, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They are all amazing in every way! A dream team always helpful and friendly. As a hostel and good value of money, I didn't have high expectations. Believe it or not, I have been around the UK in many hotels with 3-5 stars but didn't find this excellent customer service or so clean and tidy room every single day. The hostel is literally in the heart of the city centre within 5 min walk for Plaka. With the train and underground 3 min walk from the hostel, you can explore Athens and many places. I cannot forget the roof top bar with breathtaking view of the old town and Acropolis! Lounge music and cocktails with balcony for smokers, and all around glass. Many thanks to Eirini that she made me feel that I'm ''home''. Justin is the super girl that gives a sparkle to the room every morning! I couldn't be more satisfied and happy with my stay. Definitely I will visit again this lovely hostel in Athens!
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was uniquely quirky in a pleasing way. I think as they fine tune their 'product' they may provide a drinking cup or glass, and managing the water runout from the shower stall can be an unexpected surprise the first time - I was lucky that I needed to exit briefly mid-shower to stop my iPhone alarm, and had an opportunity to see the waterworks that I was in the process of creating. No problem, staff anticipated this with an extra large towel folded. Several times on the floor outside the shower! Clean up only took 5 minutes. Didn't happen a second time. The A/C works great, and is super quiet. I only stayed one night by design. Can hear voices in street outside my first floor window even past 02:30 Sunday. I think this reflects the very lively atmosphere of this Monastiraki area. No problem ,especially considering that I appreciate the first floor unit with my 32 Kg luggage and one night to allow me low stress transition from Piraeus ferry to Athens International Airport. Hotel is a five minute walk from Moniastiraki Metro Station, which provides single Metro line transfers to either Piraeus or the Airport. No stress!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Olga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is a very funcional hostal, so in athens that is perfect. After one drink and dinner on the roof terrace i never went back, that is a place for silence and quiet talking together. I found there very loud horrible músic instead. I went to the Indian roof terrace where the view is the same and the tranquility fantastic!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Laurence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A very simple (hostel) experience. Somewhat noisy. Very convenient to the city. Great rooftop bar.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When booking my invitation I was ordering for two single rooms, but when got to the place it was turned out to be two beds in a shared room with 8 people!! The stuff was helpful with arranging a solution. I usually book my reservations the same way, but this time it was I think a bit misleading. I was asked to pay additional 120 € per person.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good central location to all the sites, shopping, restos/bars and metro. Was a bit noisy at night as it's a hostel and there are a lot of young people partying. I stayed in a private room; my building was quiet but every night I could hear people outside on the street past 2-3 am. Luckily, I was so tired I slept through it most nights but if you're a light sleeper I would not recommend. The staff was helpful and kind whenever I had questions. Rooftop terrace is wonderful! Nice coffee and cocktails.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Evan, AthenStyle Team on 26 Apr 2019
Thank you for the review Stephanie. Unfortunately noise from the streets is something we cannot control! We are glad that you enjoyed your time with us! We hope to see you soon again! Happy Travels!

6/10 Okay

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Art Style
As an hostel, a wonderful place & few meters away from Lively Monastiraki, The hostel by itself was clean and comfortable, though, the alleyway had late night disturbances (can attribute it to weekend?) Marianna, from the reception was very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Staff & service
great location
Great staff, heating/cooling could be updated as well as better bedding. (blankets etc.)
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
great central location
hotels.com advertise it as a 3-star hotel so it can be disappointing, based on that expectation. Our stay was good value for money though :) The highlight of AthenStyle hostel is the rooftop bar. A great view during breakfast or enjoying a drink watching the sun go down.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were fantastic. Especially the day shift worker from 24 to 26 October. The breakfast could be improved by adding soy milk - I can’t have dairy so the breakfast was bad value for me.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Lynn A

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel portion of the hostel was ok. We were on the 4 th floor- there are no elevators tho the staff did carry our bags up. There was NOT a fridge in the room. I thought w a deluxe double room it meant there would b a larger bed or maybe 2 beds, but it was a single double bed - not sure how they came up w the ‘deluxe double’ title . For what it was, it was way overpriced fir the area. The only thing nice was the breakfast and view from the rooftop as we ate our breakfast. I would not recommend this as a place to stay in Athens .
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

COOPER

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is very clean and the room that we stayed in was very cute. The staff is extremely nice and helpful. The rooftop bar is wonderful with a great view. However, it was very noisy all night!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Robyn

Liked: Staff & service

10/10 Excellent

JAC, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location
Nothing special excel excellent location close to shop attractions, communication with airport, safe, good views from the terrace to the acropolis. The room is very small, but enough if you are not planning to stay there
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

sean, singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel and good location
It is 5 min walk to Monastiraki metro station. So convenient to go airport. The location is also very near to major landmarks and shopping area... lots of dining choices around... best value...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from AthenStyle on 5 Mar 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for taking time to review our your stay here in AthenStyle. We hope to see you again in the future. Happy Travels

8/10 Good

Julianne, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great lovation.
Hotel in great location, right in the centre and great spot to do a walking tour of Athens. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. My only suggestion would be to have a table and chair in the room which only had bunk beds and no where to sit or lean on.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018
Response from AthenStyle on 5 Mar 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to review your stay here at AthenStyle. We appreciate and take seriously any suggestions or recommendations in order to improve for our future or returning guests.

10/10 Excellent

John, New York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best location, best staff, best view
Location, location, location, and did I mention location? Everything from transportation to any kind of food and entertainment is at your feet. The next item is safety. It is a very safe neighborhood and you can walk out the door and around without anyone at all bothering you. This is true at 4:00 PM and 4:00 AM. The rooms are not the latest in technology or comfort but in a price/ convenience-value, you cannot beat what this little hotel has to offer.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Rooftop bar and great location
The rooftop bar had a great view but the bartender was rude. Location was perfect! It is very close to the metro and nightlife. The floor in the room could have been cleaner.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
An adequate crash-pad in the heart of Athens!
Athenstyle is an inexpensive hostel-style facility that caters to mostly young people from all over the planet. Beautiful, close-up view of the Acropolis from roof-top terrace (w/bar & bfast or just hanging out. Our room had similar view (ask for it at desk). Our room also had a kitchenette. If you're like my family, you're on the go all day and just need a clean place to crash...this is it. All "must-see" sights are within walking distance, and the "Plaka" old-town experience begins as soon as you step outside. I would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

8/10 Good

Stephanie, liverpool UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent location
Close to everything and staff go out of their way to help you. Would stay here again
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

sue, ma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is fantastic
This is a hostel - not elegant in any way, but location is fantastic, staff is very friendly and helpful. Unless you plan to stay in your room instead of exploring, this is perfect, economical choice. Roof top bar overlooks the acropolis- beautiful!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Larry Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Greece 2017
Friendly staff!! Helpful and easy to speak with. I wish we had read more reviews and known this was a hostel. Should say this in the hotel description. That aside, convent area. It isn't a quiet place if you want to go to sleep before midnight and on weekends there is partying until the early hours of the morning. Overall a good stay, but next time we will search for another place and leave this boutique hostel to the younger people.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Elle, NYC

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really a hostel
Unfortunately, I spent two nights here. The desk people are nice. The rooftop breakfast area is pleasant with a great view. It is close to transportation and there is a gritty congestion that feels real compared to the more touristy areas. As has been said, it really is a hostel. While there are basic 'regular' rooms like mine, there are lots of hostelers who are out all night in the street having a loud time. It's a very narrow street and the sound reverberates between the establishment's two buildings like a speaker system. It was very overpriced, in fact, I paid more than twice as much as a family who had a room like mine. My room had odor of urine, which may have come from the room next door, where people seemed to be drinking and banged their door as they went in and out during the night. The cleaning person was lovely when I encountered her upon leaving. She insisted on carrying my bag down the stairs, but my room had gone untouched for the two nights I was there. I would suggest management just keep it a hostel. Combining the two will always be a problem.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Chris, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok hotel in the heart of Monastiraki
Great location on a side street in the heart of Monastiraki..HVAC problem with our 2 rooms, will not stop on programmed setting.. run non-stop..Staff was great.. Rooftop bar with Acropolis view was awesome..
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Elle, Australia

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Cheap with a decent location
When I say decent location, its close to a metro and the central areas. The location itself is not somewhere yoy would want to hang around. The hostel is cheap and the main highlight for me was the rooftop bar which had reasonable prices as well as a great view of the acropolis. Rooms are okay. The shower was tiny and difficult to use and without a lock. Heaps of room to store your stuff safely.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Shannon, Albuquerque

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very fun hostel, comfortable stay for great price
Staff was very helpful, spoke great English and knew the area well. The rooms were clean, rooftop bar is a great way to meet other people.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

philippe, trinidad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fun hostel in heart of old Athens and nightlife !
My kids and i enjoyed thoroughy this youth hostel in a bit decrepit yet very lively part of historical Athens. Acropolis by foot, cheap food digs all around, quaint flea market right there and metro to everywhere. Do not expect to sleep on saturday nights too well as the young crowd gets boisterous on the rooftop bar and snack restaurant with incredible view
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Tom, Colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice affordable hotel, close to all the sights
The room was clean as was the hotel. Washing machine onsite, 50m from the Monistraki subway station, good view of the Acropolis, about a 1 km walk away as well. If you're between 18 and 28 this is ideal for you. I stayed with my two teens, happy with everything.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017
Response from Paulo on 4 Jul 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review. We're glad to know you have enjoyed your stay with us. Please note that the water in the dryer needs to be emptied when the tank is full. In case the clothes are not dry, please inform our Front Desk and we will assist you. If it didn't dry the first time, it means that there was something wrong with it, in this case the tank was full of water. We're located right in the heart of the city with direct metro connection with the port of Piraeus and the Airport. Happy travels, AthenStyle.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Athens Style?! Awesomeness.
The location is great, very central. The guys at the desk lovely and accommodating. Great spot for the price!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review. We're located right in the city center with direct metro connection with the port of Piraeus and the Airport. Our staff is always willing to help make your stay memorable, with our 24h reception you can seek for assistance whenever necessary. We look forward to welcoming you sometime soon. Happy Travels, AthenStyle.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good youth hostel in the center of Athens
The hotel is very close to the Monasteraki metro station. The neighborhood itself is more suitable for young people than for families. If you are traveling with children, choose the nearby Plaka instead.
Response from Paulo on 6 Jul 2017
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review. We're glad to know you have enjoyed your stay with us. Our staff is professionally trained and always willing to help make your stay memorable. Our reception is open 24h so do not hesitate to contact us in case you need anything. Our breakfast is served from 8am-midday on the Rooftop Bar/Restaurant with great views of the city. The breakfast costs 4EUR/person/day and that includes : coffee or tea, cereal or muesli, fresh bread with jam and butter, freshly sliced ham and cheese, season fruits, cucumbers, tomatoes & yoghurt with honey). Happy travels, AthenStyle.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced
This is a hostel. Great location, rooftop with views, private rooms, but still - a hostel. Amenities are bare minimum, room was oddly shaped and could have used better beds, shelves or a couple of hooks. The rooftop party went way way into Friday night and was too noisy. The amazing you from the room doesn't exist until one gets out onto the balcony. WiFi signal was very weak.
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review. We have many different room types therefore our prices vary. We have shared and private rooms, with and without Acropolis view. We're centrally located and we have direct metro connection with the port of Piraeus and the Airport. Our private rooms include: a safe box, TV, telephone to join the front desk, towels and toiletries. All of our rooms have en suite bathrooms. We look forward to welcoming you again sometime soon. Happy travels, AthenStyle.

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No comfort
I booked private room at Athenstyle, but this place is definitely not a hotel. Its a hostel. There is a party atmosphere and it can be loud and chaotic. My room was pretty but basic. The view of the Parthenon was was world-class out of this world! The room was very dimly lit and if you wanted more light, you had to open the balcony doors. And if you open the blackly doors, you better be prepared for the cigarette smoke for your neighbors. There were also a lot of mosquitos in the room and I got many many bites. OverallI paid a lot for the room and did not feel I got what I paid for. Also, they don't want you to use toilet paper there. Only bidets
Dear Guest, Thank you for your review. Besides shared accommodation we have different types of rooms, from double rooms to Studio's for 2, 3 and 4 people with and without Acropolis view. As for the toilet paper comment, it's not very clear. In case you have not noticed during your stay in Athens there are signs asking people not to throw toilet paper down the toilet, this is because the sewage pipes in Athens are very old and smaller than in other countries, which means that the pipes just get blocked very easily, therefore you have a bin where you can dispose the toilet paper and avoid blockage. Happy travels, AthenStyle.

10/10 Excellent

Gam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10 stars **********
This is my first hostel experience and I loved it! AthenStyle is a great place to stay; it is centrally located with all the tourists sites, buses, metro stations. The rooftop was the highlight of the hostel, I can see the acropolis from there and it was an amazing view! The staff are so nice and sweet, loved the guys there.

8/10 Good

justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely recommend
The location of this Hostel is amazing! Right in the center of the city. Rooftop bar has inspiring views of everything you came to Athens to see. Very social and laid back hostel. The owner is a charming a friendly lady. I received great food and travel recommendations from Paulo at the front desk. Yennis (John) the bar tender upstairs provided excellent customer service all week. If you are a powder puff spoiled brat that wants everything to be luxurious and perfect this may not be your place If not, Athens Style will win your heart.

8/10 Good

Robert

Rooms are in building I started in was worn. Good place to meet people and start siteseeing or going out

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location and friendly, helpful staff = great trip!
Hands down a great place to stay in Athens! You are in the middle of everything, and never need to get on public transport during your stay. You can walk to the Acropolis and all of the cool surrounding neighborhoods. The staff helped me set up my entire trip and really made my stay more pleasurable. Whether you're, solo, a couple, or a family, this is a great place to be!
Response from General Manager on 12 Sept 2016
Dear Guest, Thank you for reviewing our property. We're glad to know that you've enjoyed your stay with us. Our location is in fact one of the best in Athens. All withing walking distance and if you're coming by plane or ferry we have direct metro connection. Our team is professionally trained to welcome hundreds of travelers every week coming from every corner of the world and we all love our job! We look forward to welcoming you again sometime soon, AthenStyle.