Sofitel Athens Airport

First the good: This hotel is very close to the airport. The bed is comfortable and the duvet is divine. The bathroom is spacious and modern. The bad: The hotel is ridiculously expensive. The food is also expensive- 19 euros for a very stingy Greek salad with poor quality tomatoes. Our first server was polite, but when she left, she was replaced by a very rude , impatient man. We traveled throughout Greece and never experienced rudeness at all. In addition, the TV movie option did not work for us. And, the Wi-Fi is slow and if one wants faster Wi-Fi, there is a charge of 10 euros. I would recommend another hotel near the airport, although it may not be as convenient.

The Sofitel Athens is a beautiful hotel that is conveniently located just a 2-minute walk from the airport. Out of the four hotels we stayed at during our visit to Greece (including Mykonos, Santorini & another hotel in Athens) this was the only one that was a disappointment. Unfortunately, after the lovely check-in we had, the Sofetil Athens continuously let us down; the a/c in our room did not work well, we could not receive washcloths even after calling housekeeping, our bath towels were frayed, at dinner we never saw our waiter again after our food arrived & at breakfast we had to ask two different servers & had to actually get-up from the table to find someone to bring us coffee. This is not what someone expects when staying at a Sofitel Hotel.

One night stay ruined by a very mediocre breakfast. Scrambled eggs looked grey and horrible so opted for the boiled egg instead which was very grey and not yellow inside. Obviously not fresh or free range/organic. Couldn’t/wouldn’t eat it. Cooked breakfast not up to standard of a five star hotel.

We’ve stayed twice at this hotel - when we arrived in Athens and now when leaving. The service is incredible from all the staff. Most particularly, Poinos (the manager) was exceptionally helpful our first night when the A/C wasn’t working. He changed our room quickly, and then followed up with us later in person to ensure all was good. When we arrived back for our return trip, there was a personal note and gift from Poinos welcoming us back. Nice touch! We’d also like to add that Fontini, our server at the restaurant, was excellent. She remembered us from our first visit and made great recommendations for the food and wine.

Overnight stay before we flew back home to Australia. Experience excellent as per usual.