Opinions ATHENS BACKPACKERS Athens

Appena arrivata in stanza sono salita sul mio letto a castello e il davanzale era completamente ricoperto di unghie dei piedi che chissà da quanto tempo erano lì.
Personale sempre di cattivo umore (sembra che i sorrisi si paghino) e avverso alla clientela. Ho lasciato la borsa incustodita al bar per una decina di minuti e dopo aver chiesto aiuto al bartender perché ormai era smarrita, mi è stata restituita con il portafoglio all’interno aperto e la carta di credito fuori posto: ho dovuto bloccare la carta. Quando ho comunicato l’accaduto alla reception sono stata messa in cattiva luce davanti a tutto il locale. Non ritornerò.

I had an amazing time here. The people you meet here are really cool ????. There is a group for everyone, people who just left school, studying at univeristy, or mid 30s like me, I even saw a family checking in. At night, some people just sit, drink, and share their lofe stories, others just quietly check in/out at odd hours getting a shut-eye.

Location is fantastic, walking distance to all of the archaeological sites. There are convenience stores and restaurants all around.

The only negative experience I have is the poor maintenance of some items, like electricity socket, and loose toilet seats (I almost fell after losing my balance ????).

Overall, it is my first and very positive hostel experience.

Nice Hostel in a central location! The rooms where clean and comfortable. I liked the balcony in my room. You'll have a nice view on the street below full of beautiful orange trees. The staff was very friendly and helpful, there was free breakfast and the wifi was good. I can recommend staying there. :)

Nous sommes venus en voyage étudiant avec 40 personnes. Auberge au top, très propre, très bien placée et équipe très aimable. Le ménage est fait tous les jours. Nous avons également apprécié l'happy hour tous les soirs. Nous sommes très satisfaits de cette auberge.

Stayed in the hostel for a total of 8 nights. Here are my thoughts from the stay.
1. Location near the city center and in a safe feeling area. Multiple restaurants and a small supermarket and metro all within 2 minute walk from the hostel.
2. Rooms. I stayed in a 6-bed mixed dorm. Cleaning done daily. Bathroom with a toilet and shower in each room.
3. Friendly and helpful staff.
4. Easy to socialize with others ex. during happyhour.
5. The common area could be a bit bigger, especially when eating breakfast the space feels a bit small.
6. The balcony could maybe have 1 or 2 chairs or stools to sit on.
7. Beds do not have curtains in them, however they have a reading light and a power outlet. Bed itself is alright.
8. The breakfast selection could be a bit wider but all in all its 7,5/10.
9. Walls are thin.

TLDR: Good social hostel in a good area. Would definitely recommend and stay again.

I spent 3 nights at Athens Backpackers Hostel and enjoyed my stay very much. It is conveniently located near the Acropoli Metro Station. Both the front door and the dorm door had keypads. The dorm room had a 12 digit code, which seemed a little excessive. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The free breakfast had some variety. Not exciting, but nourishing, fast and easy. The common area was small but adequate. The Rooftop Bar was not open. Towels are available for rent. I was in a 6 bed female dorm, ensuite. The bunk was comfortable with a light and electric outlet. The locker was large enough to meet my needs. The drawbacks included, no hooks to hang wet towel or other belongings, no shelves in either the bathroom or dorm room. The only mirror was in the bathroom. If these were improved the hostel would deserve a solid 5 star review. Our dorm was cleaned daily as were the common areas.

Spacious
Hotel

Great social hostel. Staff are friendly and kind. Breakfast is included, but you need to be quick as it ends at 10 am. Met some fabulous people during my staff and can't wait to return.

Ubicación privilegiada. Desayuno buffet muy completo. Linda atención. Los cuartos están súper limpios. Las camas tienen su propio enchufe y luz individual. Hay guarda equipaje. Te regalan un trago al llegar. Fue una gran estancia

Η ταρατσα οχι κάτι το ιδιαιτερο.. περιμενα κάτι καλυτερο..

A hostel located just under the hill of Acropolis next to the homonym museum in a very quiet street.
Very kind personnel, excellent place to be and enjoy Athens.

Great location, great people, great staff. Nice free breakfast, fun happy hour.
Bathrooms are a bit damp but other than that all good.

Nefasta. Toallas sucias, calefacción que no funcionava, desayuno pobre y te obligan a limpiar los platos. No hay secador en la habitación. La habitación estava sucia.El ascensor no cumple la normativa (no tiene puerta de seguridad). Es una estafa.

Don’t stay here. It’s not safe or secure.

I feel violated but our room was ransacked and I had 140 euros stolen from my locked locker and my 3 friends staying in the same 4 bed room had AirPods, an iPhone, €300 Bose wireless headphones and a €500 rain jacket stolen, total of 1400 euros gone. We had items stolen from 2 locked lockers and the thief somehow got past our personal key locks. A stranger entered our room while we were out by using a key code they got from the unsecured front desk computer. The staff were able to pull up a record of the times the door was opened and we have proof that it was opened when we weren’t there, yet they could not identify the thief and told us straight up that they could do nothing about it. We did not leave our key code out or showed any strangers our room key code - we kept it safe or used the app. We informed the staff immediately once we noticed but they could not do anything but empathize with us and it was my friends birthday! The security could be greatly improved I didn’t feel safe and the lock system on the lockers is not adequate. It’s a thin wire that doesn’t line up. There were no cameras in the hallway. Luckily my iPad wasn’t stolen for work since it was in my backpack in the secured locker but my friends Bose headphones were in her backpack in a locked locker and were stolen. Anyone can cut this “lock” system. 3 other random rooms had approximately 500 euros stolen on the same day and a pair of nice shoes.

They need a shower curtain to keep the water in otherwise when you shower water goes everywhere and it’s a slip and fall hazard. There needs to be more hooks in the bathrooms for towels since they do not provide paper towels after you wash your hands. There is only one hook for 4 beds. A chair in each room would be nice for the people staying on the top bunk to sit on while putting on shoes since they don’t want you sitting on other people’s bed. They also advertised a roof top bar but it was just a roof deck that was only open from 6-9pm and there was no bar. Apparently it’s open in the summer but they don’t say that in the advertisement and all the photos are of the bar so it’s deceiving.

I don’t feel safe here.

Прийшов час???? Вибирала по розміщенню і за вид з хостела... Вид не отримала - закритий, бо не сезон вже... Хоча готові були показати)
Розміщення, майже, перекрило всі недоліки, що напишу нижче!...
Номер, з першого погляду, чистий... Але за матрасами щілини і між стінами з ліжком - пилюки та хламу повно... Це навіть не спеціально знайдеш, якщо щось завалиться...
Зламаний був змив в туалеті, що доводилось вставати, щоб якось припинити звуки унітазу та погано стікала раковина...
Прибирається щодня... Але поверхнево... Проблеми бачили - не вирішили... Номери на коді, але то код полетів у сусіда, то заблочило мій код...
Шафка зламана... Що не зламана, то треба на табуретку вставати, щоб достати... Або неможливо закрити на замок...
Шум та гам... Якщо Вам подобається нічне життя, то підійде для Вас! Для людини жайворонка зовсім не добре... Спасали маска та беруші????
Сніданок - скудний та однотипний... Хоча продукти смачні!
Самі працівники - привітні! Але сподіваюсь, що сервіс підтягнеться...!

Ανεπαρκείς καθαριότητα η πετσέτες ήταν μαύρες το δωμάτιο δεν είχε κρεμαστες, και κάποιο τραπεζάκι

I am happy with friendly atmosphere of this hostel. Good receptionists who were helpful and even let me put my bike in backyard. I stayed here 6 nights.
Thanks a lot!