Golden City Hotel

“Good hotel nice extra's”

Given its prime location, the Golden City Hotel is definitely worth booking — especially considering the prices and included breakfast. We stayed here for seven nights and have only good things to say about the staff & the hotel. The staff is very friendly and always ready to help, even with our r… more

Given its prime location, the Golden City Hotel is definitely worth booking — especially considering the prices and included breakfast. We stayed here for seven nights and have only good things to say about the staff & the hotel. The staff is very friendly and always ready to help, even with our random, middle-of-the-night questions Some key bullet points: - The view from the restaurant at the 8th floor, where you can enjoy your breakfast, is very enjoyable as is the modest but tasty breakfast buffet. - Even more enjoyable (our should I say ...interesting) was the view from our room, which offered a little bit of everything. And I do mean EVERYTHING. You’ll almost feel like you're at the beach — minus the sea and sand, but with plenty of half-naked women / men / Xs walking around everywhere. - It was the first time that I actually believed the random ads on my laptop, claiming there were hot women in the area waiting for me! - There are plenty of small local pharmacies operating in the area near the hotel, you'll be able to purchase local snacks and medical supplies (like needles) 24/7! For actual medication, I'd still advice to go to a licensed pharmacy. - The beautiful and touristic parts of Athens, are only a short cab-drive away. - If you don't mind walking, google maps will bring you to the same parts in about 20minutes. - There are many good restaurants, all within 10-20min walking distance. Check out tripadvisor for some tasty options. - Want to walk back to the hotel, but your phone died? No worries — like an actual compass, following the needles on the ground will guide you straight back to the hotel area! * Pro tip: the more homeless people you encounter, the closer you are.

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“Nice hotel, not so nice neighborhood.”

The hotel is fine: good bed, good shower, good service. But the location... It's just above Omonia Square, a notoriously bad neighborhood in Athens. It was my first visit in like 7 years, and the opioid crisis hit the area hard. Saw a lot of users using, and zombie like people lining the street. Sh… more

The hotel is fine: good bed, good shower, good service. But the location... It's just above Omonia Square, a notoriously bad neighborhood in Athens. It was my first visit in like 7 years, and the opioid crisis hit the area hard. Saw a lot of users using, and zombie like people lining the street. Shame, because I do like the area.

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