Candia Hotel

Greece , Athens
LARISSA RAILWAY STATION, Theodore Diligiannis, 40
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6/10

Pleasant

27 Feb 2026

Nadeem

The experience at the end was fine, but it didn't start very well. On our first night we were were put on the 6th floor, supposedly an upgrade, with a view of the Acropolis, but the room was terrible. The decor dated, and the worst part was the bathroom, not even worthy of a 1 star hotel. On top of it all, the soundproofing of the room was terrible and we could hear every passing scooter's exhaust noise. On complaining, we were shifted to what was available for the next night, which was an accessibility room, but still much much better than what we endured on our first night. The following night we were eventually moved to a modern and spacious room on the fourth floor where we stayed comfortably for the next 3 nights. Apparently, 4th and 5th floors were refurbished in the previous years, and you could tell. The staff were friendly and accommodating, and the breakfast was decent. The hotel's location close to the metro station is ideal for exploring the city and airport transfer. I would have given 5 stars if we had stayed from the start in the room we eventually spent 3 out of our 5 nights booked.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

Orna

Love it

2/10

Poor

29 Jan 2026

Usman

Please avoid for your own benefit. I have stayed in many hotels across the world, this is by far the worst. Worse than a 2-star.

Problems:
1) Rude and unhelpful staff. No welcome to us after arriving late in night and no simple ‘thank you for your stay.’ Just a single demand to pay their city tax before we even got our room.
2) No hot water to shower on 1st night (1.30am). We were told, couldn’t be fixed for at least 30mins.
3) Construction (drilling and hammering) at 7.45am after first night. No-one could sleep through this, not even Sleeping Beauty.
4) Room supplies (eg. Bottled water, Coffee sachets, shower gel, shampoo) - only complimentary on the FIRST night.
5) After complaining about noise (7.45am) we requested to move room which was granted. Same problems with constriction noise.
6) Reception staff said Hotel Manager not available but would speak to him when he came back, for us to speak to him. No feedback from reception or Manager at all.
7) We were told bags would be kept in safe storage place. On day of leaving, only place we could leave them was next to reception (accessible to public).

Honestly and sincerely, you would much more than this, particularly for a 4-star hotel. You would think they would value loyalty by staying extra nights. Please avoid as you will be disappointed.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Piotr

Lovely place to stay for few nights with beautiful view from the terrace on Acropolis.
Everything was perfect there . Staff very friendly , fresh food on breakfast and rooms cleaned every day . In my opinion 10/10 !!!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Bharat

Nice, big room. Good service

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Gary

Very good staff, very clean hotel

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2025

Annie

Property is average but has a great rooftop view. And nice area to relax and have drinks with food. Rooms are clean but needs an upgrade. Overall it's a nice place to stay.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Karen

Lovley spacious clean room with a fantastic bathroom and the best shower ever. Plenty of room for my friend and I and as ladies, we appreciated the mirrors in all the places we needed them with excellent overhead lighting for doing make up etc! The location is fine, not the most salubrious but we always felt safe and the head reception chap, Giorgio, was absolutely lovely. Just a shame I emailed the hotel twice to ask if there was definitely a kettle in the room and they didn’t respond. So I took my travel kettle and it wasn’t needed. It’s just off a busy main road so quite noisy but the balcony door closed meant we still had a good night sleep.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Michelle

Close to airport train and rooftop bar was amazing. The bed was extremely hard and uncomfortable, and could definitely do with a new mattress.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2025

Paula

Everything was great except the street noise.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Maureen

Our recently renovated room was excellent. Housekeeping was great. Loved the rooftop dipping pool, bar and lounge. 360 degree views of Athen including the acropolis! Cute little balcony. Great breakfast…and all very affordable and good value for the money. The location was somewhat sketchy…graffiti everywhere, garbage in the streets, but we stuck to the main streets and didn’t go out after dark.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Oct 2025

Erwin

Clean room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Lila

Friendly staff. Updated comfortable room.
Near metro stationm

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Sep 2025

Ma Belinda

The sink was clogged they should fixed it first before allowing guests to occupy. The moment we enter the room I saw the floor was dirty. We don’t have anymore chance to complain and move to other room because we are leaving early morning.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

John

Rooftop pool and bar was comfortable and gave great views of the Acropolis, especially at night when it was lit up. Front desk staff was friendly and helpful. We arrived before check in time and provided luggage storage to allow us to explore the area around the hotel. Great buffet breakfast provided each morning.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

Edward

Close to Metro transport, safe and quite.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2025

Lila

Needs proper outlets for international visitors to be able to charge phones, laptops etc.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2025

Maria

It was clean and really close to the train station

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

George

Not the best area in Athens

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

IRVING

Great amenities like pool

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2025

Joshua

I booked a room with a friend. We really enjoyed the stay staff and service was incredible. Plenty of parking nearby. They have a very nice pool on the roof (not heated).

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Rachit

Clean rooms, very helpful and polite staff. Nice pool, great rooftop restaurant.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Jodi

Enjoy my stay in the comfort room

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2025

Matthew

We had a pleasant stay at the Candia Hotel. The staff were very nice and helpful. The hotel is showing a bit of age but this was not a problem, our room was somewhat basic but had everything we needed. The rooftop area is great - great view of the Acropolis, the pool is very refreshing, and the bar and food are decent and very convenient. There is also a pedestrianised street a few blocks away with several decent food options like pizza, Greek food and gyros. There are also minimarts around and a supermarket about 5 minutes walk. However the back streets around the hotel have a quite edgy feel so we avoided after dark and used normal street smarts but at the same time had no problem at all and saw nothing untoward. The hotel is 3 - 5 metro stops from the main tourist area.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2025

Neil

Good 4 star hotel

We booked three days here to explore Athens after a 7 day boat trip around the Saronic Islands. The standard of the hotel was very good and the staff pleasant. The rooftop pool is really just a plunge pool, so you cannot really swim in it and the location is close to the less salubrious part of town, so walking in the wrong direction took us into some dodgy areas. However go to the nicer parts of Athens and it is an excellent city to explore and wine and dine in.
The rooms were very clean with air-conditioning and the beds large and comfortable. The bathroom was excellent with good rainshower heads.
The selection of TV channels was a little disappointing with really only CNN as an English speaking channel.
We enjoyed the happy hour for cocktails on the rooftop bar which has stunning views of the city and the Acropolis being one of the highest buildings around.
All in all a fitting end to a luxurious holiday.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2025

Clive

Very reasonable rate.
Reception on arrival was friendly and very helpful.
Location excellent near two Metro stations.
Cherry on the top - roof top swimming pool, restaurant and stunning view of Acropolis by night.
Overall great value for money and positive experience.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2025

Nettie

The first night in room 517 was amazing - lights everywhere, walk in shower.
2nd night and a change of rooms to 211. This room has no lights except for the bathroom, the bathroom door is incredibly hard to slide open & shut, and the street noise is rather loud.
I cannot fathom the difference between the 2 rooms in this hotel. No lights is a new one for me.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2025

Paul

Area looks a little grubby, but it’s not dangerous in any way. A couple of great little restaurants nearby (Tasty Corner doesn’t look much, but it’s really good) and easy to get into the centre of Athens.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2025

Annie

Fine if you need to be in this area

Hotel is definitely average, kind of old, small things not maintained. Room 603 has a view of the Acropolis but there are antennas in the way. The shower head is at waist level. The door lock is questionable. The room is small given it’s a “premium” room.
Breakfast is good. The large balcony was really nice. The shower had hot water. The AC worked well.
I wouldn’t stay again as it was a 30 minute walk into the downtown.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2025

Verified traveler

Sufficiently fine but left me furious

It’s a fine hotel on the metro line and a 30 minute walk from the Acropolis. My biggest problem was the failure to listen to me when I paid the city tax. I asked to use the pin on my credit card rather than swipe it and they immediately swiped it. Therefore, my card was declined. I gave them my second card and said again I need to use the pin. Don’t swipe it. And they swiped it too. So now both my cards were declined and did not work the rest of my two week trip. I had to rely on the safety cash I carry. To say I was furious does not truly describe how I felt.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Marie

Much nicer than the pictures portray. I'm very impressed.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2025

Adithya

Beds were hard & very outdated hotel.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2025

Rongfu

Good location for day trip tour

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2025

Maria

Very Pleasant

This is a very good Hotel to stay. The staff is very pleasant and helpful. Everything was clean. The location has a few restaurants near by. There are many convenient stores and coffee shops around.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

Heather

Very clean food was good! Near to good restaurants

Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2024

Andy

Hotel room was excellent, local area not the best but can’t knock the hotel itself!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2024

Michael

Good stay

Decent hotel and value for money!
Most of the rooms have had refurbished rooms.
Friendly 24 hour check in and decent bar and roof top terrace.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2024

Ichaya

Excellent room facilities. Nice view at rooftop.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2024

Alexandra

Candia Hotel was super comfy and we felt right at home there! We loved the giant balcony and the rooftop pool with view of the acropolis. We saw every single sunset up there, sitting by the pool, looking out over the rooftops of Athens. It was stunning! You are only minutes from the subway and everything is within reach. I wish we could have stayed longer. We can definitely recommend this place! If we ever come back to Athens, we would definitely stay there again. 5-star rating!!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2024

Lisa

Rooftop bar was excellent. Rooms very clean. We enjoyed our stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2024

Lisa

The rooftop bar has excellent views of the Acropolis and city. Very clean and beds comfortable.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2024

Brian

The hotel is situated in a convenient location but the area is not very nice. Sketchy areas and people in certain corners and streets.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2024

Brian

Rooftop view to acropolis. Very clean and updated room.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2024

Jon

Really enjoyed staying here. The room was clean and a good suze, thebpool and bar area was lovely and the hotel is well positioned for acess to transport or to walk places.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2024

Anano

By the train station to easy transportation but far from nice places

2/10

Poor

03 Sep 2024

Karen

It's old, small and absolutely not a 4 star hotel. The pool is not a pool, the hotel is old and decrepid. Needs updating. Area around it is dirty and felt unsafe. Checked out after 1 night.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2024

Vaughan

Great hotel, amazing rooftop pool with an amazing views.
The buffet breakfast was perfect, lots of choice and very tasty, likewise the pool bar.
Room was clean and serviced daily.
The area isn't great but location is good, being very close to to the tube, a cheap taxi into town or a short walk to the start of the hop on hop off bus. We didn't have any concerns walking around the area.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2024

Jason

Overall, the hotel was nice and clean, with a great view from the rooftop pool area. Staff are friendly. However the breakfast isn’t great.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2024

Alexander

Hotel is nice bit dated, area isn’t the nicest that it’s around.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2024

cathy

Excellent rooftop bar and swimming pool . Fabulous view of Acropolis. €7 euro taxi to Plaka and so convenient to Metro

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2024

Mark

This is well located for subway. Staff was very professional. The rooftop pool and bar are was well maintained and a bonus, with a great view of the temples atop the Acropolis

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2024

Urs

A Good choisie !

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jun 2024

Parisa

It is a very rough neighborhood with lots of addicts in the streets.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

George

Very clean and updated. Near metro.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2024

gustavo

The front desk clerk has an abrasive demeanor but quickly provided me with the room. Beds were very hard not comfortable at all. I was on the phone TALKING and the walls are so thin the guest in the next room started banging on the wall. The price was good and the view From roof beautiful. 1 1/2 star. Q1

Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2024

MARYLYNN

I loved their breakfast. Plenty of selections.
The renovated areas are very good.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2024

Emily

Great stay at the Candia hotel, close enough to qalk to the city centre ~40 minutes. The rooftop patio and pool are gorgeous with amazing views of the city. Room had been recently updated with a large shower. Laundry is expensive, however they provide additional information on laundromats nearby as needed.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2024

Jacques

Good

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2024

Catherine

Great rooftop pool & sitting area

We loved the rooftop of the hotel. The scenery was amazing, especially at night. The rooms were clean and comfortable. There was plenty of room for two and sufficient room for our luggage.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2024

Christian

Clean and convenient

Nice renovated hotel in a very shady side of town but close to the metro/bus and train station. The mattresses were super hard. Ouch! Nice pool and rest area on the roof top with great view of the city,

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

04 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Old, noisy and hard beds,

The beds were very hard and the rooms are old and very outdated. The doors have scuff marks and large gaps between lock it felts unsafe. It was very noice and far away from the main attractions.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2024

Sean

The perfect spot!

A wonderful hotel 3 minutes from two different subway stations. They were in the middle of renovation whe we stayed (January) but the restaurant, bar, and pool were all top notch. The staff were amazing and very well informed about the sights around Athens. I feel like we got our own customised tour guide! Our rooms had a view of the Acropolis, and the rooftop patio had an even better one! Definitely a gem and a bargin!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

19 Jan 2024

Marcin

Overall not good

Hotel is going through some renovation and for 3 out of 4 days there have been horrible construction noises that didn’t allow us to rest and enjoy our time. Windows are not soundproof and hotel is located near by busy road, so sleeping was possible only with earplugs.

Partner

4/10

Poor

13 Jan 2024

Mirvan

This building is not sound proof and one can hear noises from outside, near by balconies upper floors etc. It also has a very strong embedded smoke smell in the rooms. It’s awful!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

12 Dec 2023

Javier

Bad and old hotel

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2023

Ahmad

Good hotel in general in the middle of Athens, very close to the metro and most of the staff are very good and helpful.
The rooftop pool is amazing although it is a small one and the cafe/bar has an amazing view of the acropolis.
The area is not very safe, just stay near the main road and you will be fine.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2023

Cynthia

The service was great - area was not the best. But overall it was perfect!!

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2023

Rajnish

The hotel had a nice view of the Acropolis from its roof top. The pool was essentially a large bath tub but the water was clean. Proximity to transit and coffee shops and restaurants is a big plus. The room we had faced the road and was extremely noisy. traffic noise disturbed us constantly. The staff was co-operative. No English channels on T.V. But generally a good enough experience.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2023

Luis

Pasamos una noche en este hotel y lleno nuestras espectativas!!

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

03 Oct 2023

Julio

Hotel is old and dated. Worst problem is the location, very close to an area of drug dealers and users. I felt very unsafe

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2023

ARACELI

Need extra outlets in the room that is more accessible

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2023

Sherry

Had an excellent patio on the roof and the food was very good

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2023

Rocio

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2023

Donna

The roof top terrace/bar is ideal for a relaxing evening with a wonderful view of the Acropolis. They serve nice food. The roof top pool is perfect for a dip in the Athens heat.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2023

Marie

The hotel was clean. The customer service person was very friendly and helpful. He gave us directions on how catch the metro.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2023

Laura

Candida hotel was excellent. My 3 kids loved pool on the rooftop. You can get beautiful views of the Parthenon especially at night. The food was adequate and the rooms were sufficient! Would definitely stay again!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2023

Colin

Great option

We loved the rooftop restaurant/bar in swimming pool. It was so refreshing after a day of sightseeing in Athens in the heat. Also nice that you could get dinner at the snack bar or the restaurant. Really nice Buffet breakfast and a good location for the price.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2023

Ampalavanar

Liked: This hotel is within 5 minutes walking distance from two metro stations.

Disliked: This hotel is situated near the metro track and I was able to hear the squeaking noise coming the train wheels in the early mornings and late nights.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2023

Maria

Hotel room was just fine, room service also
Very noisy from above floor and outside

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2023

Maria

Great stay

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2023

Melissa

Property and services were great. However there were lack of transparent communication from hotel staff. We had a booking situation unresolved. Disappointed in the outcome

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2023

James

very nice hotel. surrounding area wasnt in the best of areas of the city but there was lots of cafe and food options within a 3 km radius

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2023

Verified traveler

Overall ok..

Location 5 min walk to metro, rooftop bar/pool area opens late morning and closes early. Not great for an if you fancy an early coffee or late beverage. Staff friendly and hotel in good order.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2023

Cindy

Staff are very helpful and great location.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2023

William

We sleep confiable, breakfast was great and the staff very friendly
Thanks guys

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2023

ANN

Rooms were clean

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2023

evelyn

We stayed in the 6th floor and noisy when people dragged the chairs upstairs in the 7th floor.Someone was screaming by the hallway and going up to the 7th floor last night.Almost call the desk but screaming didn’t last long.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 May 2023

Goran

We stayed in this hotel for four nights. It is close to two metro stations. The breakfast was excellent, very nice offer and pleasant staff. The hotel itself is pretty “outdated”, with heavy room keys and old and small elevator. Room was not so spacious for family room. Not so safe neighbourghood.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2023

jennifer

The best was better than I expected. Definitely value for money. The neighborhood is a big dirty but definitely a great hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

27 Mar 2023

Roma

The facilities were not as what appeared on the website. It was a basic 2 star type accommodation that desperately needing to be updated. The bathroom was too small and sink too large and too near the toilet. The breakfast was also very basic even though there was many choices. The Greek yoghurt was delicious as were some of the cakes.Better coffee needed. Was a little too far from city Center. Would not stay there again. Staff were amazing, friendly and very helpful.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2023

Caylin

Very comfy rooms and good service. The breakfast buffet was delicious.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2023

Capatana

Athens in January

Staff was super friendly and helpful , helped us with recommendations about where to eat and what we should visit first . Very nice experience . Must visit in summer , for the pool on the top

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2022

Xenia

Staff

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2022

Daniele

While not near. the tourist area near the Parthenon, you can see it from the roof. Found nice places to eat close by. Close to the KTEL bus terminal. Near Plato's Academy which is not near the other tourist sites. Not very developed, but still interesting. Stafff super helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2022

Doris

Affordable hotel with excellent service.

We recently stayed at Candia Hotel and were very impressed with the service. Everyone we dealt with from the front desk and the restaurant were very helpful and provided excellent service. Although our room was dated and could use some upgrade including a mattress topper to make the mattress more comfortable, the staff was so accommodating and tried really hard to make our stay as comfortable as possible. Our room was made up every day, the towels changed, the bathroom cleaned, and the bed made up.
The breakfast buffet was included with our room and had a lot of options. They also offered a very affordable buffet dinner. The location is very good with bus stop and a Metro station within walking distance as well as the Hop on Hop off bus. Their is a good variety of restaurants and coffee shops within walking distance. The daytime front desk attendant was very helpful when we asked him about the city bus and made recommendations to visit a monastery close to the Botanical Garden we wanted to visit. We would definitely return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2022

Doris

The service is very good, however the rooms are very dated and in need of upgrades. The bathroom in our room was so small that the sink was on top of the toilet and it was impossible to sit up straight when using the bathroom. The breakfast which is included was very good with many options. The neighbourhood is not the safest so you need to be careful when going out. Very nice terrace with very nice view of the Parthenon lit up at night.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Sep 2022

Verified traveler

Fine for the price.

Walls were quite thin, so you could hear other people easily. This was especially noticeable early in the morning, when people were getting ready to leave to catch flights, and you could easily hear people talk and move before sunrise. Apart from that it had everything you needed and wanted. when you're paying a lower price than the rest of the market, it's the sort of thing that you can expect.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2022

Michele

For the price, it’s not really worth it. You’re better to go someplace cheaper as the quality would be about the same. It’s in an ok area, but far from any of the night life. It wasn’t very clean either. I had hair on my sheets, tub, and stains on the floor. Also you can’t keep your air conditioner on while out, as you key controls the power. I understand this, but it is a bit frustrating when it’s extremely hot out and one would like to come back to a cool room.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2022

Eva M

Great location, excellent buffet breakfast

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2022

Peter

Great rooftop bar and pool

Good basic hotel for tour groups . Lots of weird combo of beds in the rooms. Stayed trice and no double provided. Best thing is the rooftop bar and pool. Great views and cool breezes. Close to train and only a couple of stops to city centre

Partner