Nafsika Hotel

Greece , Athens
ATHENS, Karolou 21
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50 reviews shown

2/10

Poor

06 Jul 2025

Chris

The standards of the property are very low.
I would never stay there even if they are offered for free.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Bradley

24 hour front desk. Very quiet, a little noisey in mornings like any hotel. Very close to metro on red line. If coming from airport buy airport ticket plus the city metro (24 hours, 3 days). Change at syntagma.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2025

DOUGLAS

The hotel is conveniently located at a short distance from the Metaxourgeio metro station. The rooms are comfortable and well maintained. The management is friendly and attentive.
I am happy to recommend this hotel.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2025

Bill

Location not good and the taxi that the hotel calls for service demands much more in the normal flare. Those who are hurrying to the bus stands to get to the metro station to take the metro bus to the airport don't have the time to argue with the taxi drivers. Previous drivers hired individually by the hotel guests normally pay $5 and in some cases $ 6 but the last driver charged $ 13.00.

Other hotels offer free breakfast.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2024

Lilia

The location of the hotel was perfect. Many restaurants and coffee shops within 2 blocks, the metro station is only 2 blocks away so it’s relatively easy to get anywhere from the hotel. Staff was very friendly and helpful, loved them all.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2024

SHU

The property is located around the homeless/street people area.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2024

George

Suited my needs.

2/10

Poor

01 Aug 2023

Robyn

Pay more elsewhere and get better

I hate leaving bad reviews, but this place is horrific. The people who work here are lovely, but the place itself is not. The mattress was buldging at one side due to probably being 20+ years old, it didn’t have a mattress protector on & was covered by one sheet, which moved through the night. The HORROR and disgust I felt after seeing the state that lay on the mattress itself. The area is also dodgy with zombie looking drug addicts around every corner, I did not feel safe here nor comfortable with how unclean the place was

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2023

ANA

The staff was so friendly. They provide good service!

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2023

Andrzej

Let’s begin with good points, Staff was amazing, they did what they could, professional and friendly. Rooms were kept clean throughout our 1 week stay. We received much help and tips on how and where to go which was amazing. There is plenty of restaurants, pubs and fast foods in the area.

Negatives, area outside the hotel looks crispy, its safe but you might feel uneasy when guy you pass by injects something into his vein. Its a big problem throughout whole of Athens, not just this Hotel…

View from balcony, nothing they can do about it but really if you a smoker youll end up looking at a 6 story tall grey wall, pigeons gonna keep you company at all times.

Paper walls, you can hear too much, so others can hear you as well.

Overall don’t be discouraged, go and explore! After all, you get what you pay for :D

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jun 2023

Danielle

The hotel is very conveniently located near a subway which is very helpful.. The hotel itself could use a update though I had a view of an unpainted wall outside and the bathroom only had a hand held shower. other then that it was very inexpensive and I felt safe there and the staff was very nice!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2023

Seb

Good vibes and cost effective

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2023

wing mow

Ok for brief stay. Small bathroom and shower. Could do with an upgrade. Hotel is clean. Its convenient for our tour pickup.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2022

pete

Great price

We asked for non smoking room- got it- comfortable- tv- shower - tiny tiny- etc - straightforward service around corner from nice restaurants and breakfast spots 👍

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Ok for the price

The staff is super friendly and probably the most helpful hotel staff I have ever encountered. The beds were pretty hard and uncomfortable. Out the door to the right was a not so great neighborhood, but out the door to the left was a square that had both public transportation and a hop on hop off bus stop, and a really great little restaurant.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2018

ALFREDO

Good

Hotel was very convenient to metro station and the staff was very friendly.Rooms was clean and quiet. Breakfast was good .

Family

2/10

Poor

30 Sep 2018

Harry

Regretful

The hotel, is in desperate need of refurbishment

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Alright hotel

Ok hotel for what I paid. The area is not the best, but it is not the worst. The hotel is very close to the metro station.

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2018

Nice staff. Excellent breakfast. Good location near the metro.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2018

Kareema

When in Athens, stay here!

Our stay at Nafsika was fantastic! This was actually our fourth time staying there in a little over a year. This is not a fancy hotel by any means, the decor is actually quite dated. However, what it lacks in decor, it makes up for tenfold with everything else. Let's start with the reception, Yiannis and Michael are the nicest and so helpful, they give you 5 star treatment without shelling out the big bucks! The hotel is very clean. The location can't be beat you're right around the corner from the metro and there's a 24 hour bakery down the street that sells the most delectable treats dirt cheap. Not only do I recommend this hotel, I plan to stay there every time I go to Athens (this is my second time in a year).

Family

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2018

Daniela

Very bad hotel

The night employee doesn’t speak English. No service (neither ice to put in a hurt)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2018

Lisa

The hotel is in a great location. Close to the Metra and hop on hop off bus stops. Staff is so friendly and helpful. Would highly recommend staying here.

Friends

2/10

Poor

06 Jun 2018

Salete

Mr. Yannis. A boring.

Unpleasant and stressful. In our opinion Greece should be a memorable place to visit not a nightmare . Read complaint already submitted by Edna Araujo (Ms) my friend that live in MALTA.

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2017

Amanda

Good Budget Hotel Option for Athens

Good budget hotel in Athens, just don't expect luxury. The price was great and the staff were very friendly. We were on the top floor of the hotel and even had a view of the Acropolis from our window! The free breakfast was good: toast, croissants, cereal, juice and coffee. The room itself was adequate. Beds were reasonably comfortable. AC worked great and we even had a mini fridge in the room. The bathroom left something to be desired, though. The shower was tiny, as one might expect from a European budget hotel. The back of the toilet leaked water on the floor, so there was always a puddle, and the toilet seat was completely broken off. The neighborhood wasn't the best, but we always felt safe and it was a short walk to the nearest metro stop. Overall we were happy with our stay, as for the price I doubt you could find a better hotel in Athens.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2017

The mattress by the wall has a slop , not even at all. When you lay down you feel you are going to slip off the bed. The breakfast service was very good.

Partner

4/10

Poor

01 May 2017

Omar

It can get better

The hotel is centrally located 1 minute from the tube station. Breckfast was very good but the hotel in itself not really well kept. Bathroom very uncomfortable, Difficult to have shower, you can not put the curtain because so small. It's not really 2 stars hotel. It looks different from the website pictures. Overall was cheap

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2017

Dave

Would stay again

Spent 4 nights here, starting with one night before I went on a CHAT Tour of Greece, then 3 nights to see Athens. Hotel Nafsika was very affordable and the WiFi was really fast. The service was helpful, as I was able to arrange an early wakeup call on my tour day and was able to leave my luggage after I checked out. It's in a great location, near the metro, 1 kilometer from Acropolis and Plaka district to the South, 1 km from Archeological Museum and Exarcheia district to the North. Breakfast was OK. Only complaints are that the shower is one of those hand held devices, and the electrical sockets were about 1.5 meters off the ground. But that's fairly minor. Would stay again when I come back to Athens.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2017

Andrew

Simple, clean economic

We arrived late and reception ordered food for us a generally helpful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2016

Jonathan

Not the worst

the staff was very friendly. the rooms are a little dated and the TV did have issues. was conveniently located to the tram. we were in walking distance for a lot of things that we wanted to see.

4/10

Poor

26 Sep 2015

Techgal

Would Never Return

I booked a room in the Metaxourghio neighborhood of Athens, but needed a room for one last night. My hotel, a four star hotel, was booked solid, but I found a room at the Nafsika down the block. The difference in price was only seven less, but the Nafsika was like a dungeon compared to the hotel I left. I went from a large room with a king size bed to a room with 2 singles. Each seemed smaller than a twin. Everything was old, and I made sure to stay out as late as I could so that I could just pop in and get to sleep. The shower was probably 2'x2'. I did consider skipping on the shower, but I was getting on an 11 hour flight that afternoon.
Metaxourghio is not the best of neighborhoods and there were no bolts on the door to this room. I moved the night table against the door and piled my suitcase on top of it so that I would feel safe.
There is no safe in this room.
The tv is the old type and it buzzed.
A/C was good. Breakfast was decent. Staff were decent. Evening clerk was nice and gave me two 1/2 litre bottles of water at no charge.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2015

chia-hua

Far from sightseeing places.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2015

Kristjan

Noisy

Room 701. Noisy all night, probably because next to elevator

4/10

Poor

21 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Athens Hotel

We arrived at our hotel only to be given a room at a sister hotel across the street. The lobby was nice and the front desk people were very nice. The room was old and in need of updates. The carpet was stained, chair seat was torn. We were also on the street side which was very noisy from traffic.

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2015

Laini

Amazing accommodations for the budgeted traveler!

Nafsika Hotel was situated in the perfect location, next to the metaxourghio metro station and an amazing cafe with the best gyros we found right across the sq. The double bed economy room is actually two twin beds but that didn't bother us much as the room was tidy and comfortable. The AC and TV were older, and didn't work up to normal standards but that was far outweighed by the friendly and helpful staff. My only complaint is that their bathroom was somewhat uncomfortably small and the plumbing had a strange smell that seemed to fill it at times, but for the price we paid I could not complain in the slightest. If you are looking for a cheap place from which you can easily explore Athens and beyond I strongly recommend Nafsika, the money we saved allowed us to do so much more within the city and even take a day trip to the Islands. If your looking for a luxury hotel, this is not the place for you - but if your not a persnickety fool and don't travel to stay in your room the entire trip, This will do just fine! easily accessible from the airport and easy access to all metro stations.

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2015

Chris

Good value budget hotel

Pleasant stay at Hotel Nafsika and i would stay there again. In addition to seeing the city's historic sites it was well worth taking a bus to the delightful coastal town of Nafplio for a great day out in the Peleponnese, just 2.5 hours from Athens

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2015

Karla

Good Location

Staff was helpful and friendly. Room was comfortable and nice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2014

James

Excellent location with very affordable charges

1. The hotel is located at a great point - easy access to metro station and significant sights (e.g. 15 mins walking
distance to National Archeological Museum).
2. Most tourist agencies come to this hotel to pick up tourists - this is very convenient if you join some local tour (by
bus) to other places (e.g. Delphi), as you don't need to go to other meeting point/other hotel to wait for the bus.
3. The hotel staff is very helpful in providing information you need, providing the service you requested, and very good
daily room cleaning - this gives the tourist a very comfortable and warm feeling, and very good impression of this
country.
4. As this is Athens, a big city crowded with countless tourists everyday; it is almost expected that one will encounter
pick-pockets/thieves easily. It's announced in the metro station that we should mind our own belongings. We
experienced pick-pocket three times (within 6 days) in the station of Monastiraki, Metasourgio, and Acropolis.
Though they fail to steal anything, tourists staying in any hotel near by metro station should be alert of this.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2014

Verified traveler

Room was very cold. Couldn't figure out how to work the heat/ac unit. TV didn't work. Shower and bathroom was very small.

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2014

Travis

Great hotel for a budget!

Just needed a place to stay for the night in Athens before I caught my plane home. While this is not a luxury hotel, it was very clean, the beds were comfortable and was right next to a metro station. The service was extremely friendly and helpful and even was able to suggest a good bus service to my friends who were catching a bus to Bulgaria (and the bus station was right across the street, so the location was excellent for us!). Unfortunately, I had to leave too early to try the complimentary breakfast, but it was served at a very nice restaurant in their sister hotel right across the street. All in all, when I'm in Athens next, I will definitely look into staying here again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2014

MICHAEL

A CENTRAL BUDGET GOOD HOTEL

CENTRALLY WELL PLACED, WALKING DISTANCE TO OMONIA AND ALL SHOPPING AREAS.
VERY KIND AND WELCOMING STAFF.
ROOMS CLEAN AND WELL PREPARED.
GOOD BUFFET BREAKFAST SUPPLIED BY RESTAURANT/CAFE OPPOSITE HOTEL.
EASY ACCESS TO TAXIS AND METRO.
DIFFICULT TO CRITICISE THIS OPERATION BASED ON THE VERY ATTRACTIVE ROOM RATE.
OVERALL, GOOD VALUE.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

For price it was great

It was cheap and oldschool but very friendly great for the money

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2025

Etienne

Hôtel Bruyant, peu d’insonorisation entres les chambres et le couloir.

Partner

4/10

Poor

28 Aug 2025

Thor Egil

Not a family hotel.

Alot of homeless drugaddicts around corner. Elevator gets stuck on 1st floor everytime door opens. Room is clean but low standard. On the good side reception has good service.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Alain

I would stay there again

Pros: Staff very friendly and helpful. Hotel near the Metro in a safe area. The homeless people mentioned by other customers are not on teh street of the hotel, but in an adjacent one. You may never see them. Good service, towels where added every day without having to ask. Room large enough for a family of 3.

Cons: The room needs an update: Only 2 power sockets, out of which one too high to plug a phone in without laying it on a suitcase underneath. We had problems with our bathhroom:
- Absolutely nothing to lay your stuff on (except your toothbrush in the provided glass).
- The sink had a large drain hole, with no protection, presenting a bad danger of dropping an object through it, with no way of retrieving it. .
- The x*shower curtain was mounted in an oblique way which caused it to slide away from its usefull position.

Overall the quality/ Price ratio was good enough that I would stay there again if I went back to Athens.

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Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2024

Morten

Super budget hotel

Virkelig godt budget hotel.
Har alt hvad man skal bruge, og der er høfligt personale.
Ville klart besøge igen.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2024

Alberto

La posizione ed il personale sono top

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2024

DIMITRI

8/10

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2024

Claudio Gabriel

Personal en general super agradables y amistosos pero quería destacar la atención de SOI..... QUEDAMOS ENCANTADOS CON ELLA ..... gracias por todo ... volvemos

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2024

Ilkka

Friendly and easy accommodation

Such a friendly staff. Even helped me with some if my forgotten items after leaving the premises.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jun 2024

Linda

Viikonloppu ateenassa

Lähettyvillä katu jossa asunnottomia ja huumeiden käytttöä.
Yöllä ei niin mielekäs seutu, taksilla helpoin ja turvallisin liikkua.

Ihana palvelu hotellissa!
Kävely 15min turistien ja ostosmahdollisuuksien pariin. Auto liikenne tosi raju.

Friends_and_family Friends