Reviews for the Hotel Adams in Athens, Greece

I have said it before and I will say it again....the Adams is not for everybody. But the majority of the people who stay there like it and the location can't be beat. No it is not Hilton quality or even Holiday Inn. Yeah the building is a little old and tough to keep spotless. But every year Kosta upgrades the hotel a little more and now the entire hotel has been rennovated. What can I say? I stay here. I like it. In fact if he would rent me the large room on the third floor I would stay there year-round. How did I find the Adams? I have always stayed at one of several old Plaka Hotels, some of which have been converted into apartments. We went to one of the remaining ones and not only did the manager treat us like jerks but there was a dead guy in a chair in the lobby. I turned to Andrea and said "Let's get out of here". We walked a little further and found the Adams. Kosta and Dimitri were young, smiling and friendly in contrast to being rude and dead so we stayed there. For me it was fine because I can stay anywhere and not notice my surroundings, but Andrea is the opposite, a total fanatic about cleanliness and service. But she barely complained about the Adams so I figured it was OK. But with the Adams you love it or you hate it. If you are a laid back person looking for a cheap place to sleep so you can experience the joys of Athens you will be fine. But if you are a fanatically clean person who wants your hotel room to reflect your personality you should probably go elsewhere. I have stayed in almost every cheap pension and guest house in Athens, and with the exception of a few really bad ones, they are all pretty much the same. The Adams is above average in this catagory and they get a lot of points for location. I also think Kosta is a terrific guy.
Matt Barrett

This is a long overdue thank you. We, my husband, 8 year old son and
I, visited Greece this summer..Athens, Sifnos and Santorini..and your
web site was our bible! If it weren't for you, we would have never
discovered the beautiful island of Sifnos, would have never found the
absolutely wonderful Adams Hotel and would not have been prepared for
spectacular Santorini's tourist crowds. I printed out your
information for each place and carried it with me.

I doubt very much that we would have enjoyed Athens so much if it
weren't for staying at the Adams Hotel. Not only were Kosta and
Dimitri very kind and helpful (they let us check in our room at 8:30
a.m.!), but the location of the hotel is superb. We were able to walk
to all the sights that we took in..the Temple of Zeus, National
Gardens, the Acropolis, and of course the Plaka, its shops and
restaurants and, best of all, the rooftop movie theatre.

Thank you once again for all of the invaluable information that you so
generously share.

Happy holidays to you,
Linda Tucker and Troy and Tyler Tucker..
Americans living in the United Arab Emirates

Greetings Matt Barrett-We want to thank you again for your informative
website GreeceTravel.com and your additional answers & suggestions by email.
We had a wonderful visit in Athens, with side trips to Delphi & the nearby
islands. Your travel guide helped us plan our daily excursions & enriched
our appreciation of the sights. Thank you.
Your most profound contribution to our trip was your recommendation of the
Adams Hotel in the historic Plaka District. It was ideal. The proprietors,
Kostas & Dimitri, are supremely gracious and helpful. The rooms are simple &
sufficient. The breakfast was delicious. The location could not have been
better--in the shadow of the Acropolis, a block from great restaurants, with
easy access to everything you want to do in Athens. We couldn't realize,
until we were there, that a few blocks on the map constitute a huge
difference in the ambience of the neighborhood. Please use my recommendation
as you wish so that others may choose the Adams Hotel.
We would also like to agree with your endorsement of several essential
museums: the Museum of Greek Folk Art (in the Plaka) & the Benaki Museum.
And, for getting around Athens quickly & inexpensively, the Metro subway was
great.
Thank you again for your assistance.
Best wishes...Todd Hamilton

Matt,
Thank you so much for you advise and suggestions about traveling to Greece.
The Adams hotel was great and in a perfect location. Your right the third floor was great. We had all three rooms.
George the taxi driver was a great guide. I hired him for many transfers and two full day excursions! He told me to tell you hi and asked about your book.

Kalimera, Matt!
Well, got back last night from Athens...was NOT ready to leave, LOVED it.
Thank you so much for your help, your web site is awesome.
I stayed at the Adams on both ends of the trip, and cant say enough 'good
stuff' about it...Dimitri and Kostas are great hosts, and Nikos,too (those
late night philosophical conversations over ouzo)...anyway, they were all
very accommodating, helpful, and Dimitri was even good enough to spend the
night on the town w/ me on my last night there...I will miss him!
By the way, he wanted me to tote a bottle of brandy from Brettos over for
you ...very potent stuff...so let me know how you would like me to get it
to you. I live in Chapel Hill, and would be more than Happy to hand
deliver it to you or your wife.
I also carried a big wheel of Sifnos cheese back, and would like to give
you a nice wedge of that as well!

Speaking of Sifnos, 'the Captain' sends his best, hes scratched out a
little note for you...he was expecting a new baby any day when we were
there a couple weeks ago, so I'm sure he's a Dad by now....

Write when you can, hope all is well with you and your family.
Sincerely, Pam Isner

We just want to thank you for a nice stay and a nice room in your hotel.
Next time in Athens, we will come back to Adams!

Well, we were there at the hotel just a few days ago and this is just a little note to say thank you for such nice hospitality, our family really enjoyed staying at your hotel, we had our 2 boys and my parents, all staying there! thanks Barry

Hi Matt,

Thanks to your great site I have just spent four days in Athens
for a friend's wedding, staying at the Adams Hotel in the Plaka.
Kostas & Dimitri were very helpful and friendly, and even let us
check in at 5:30am!!! The hotel was clean and the air
conditioning worked!!

I will definitely be staying there again! Keep up the good work!

Ciao,

Peter Borcherds

Dear Matt,

Just a quick E-mail to tell you the Adams Hotel in Athens was great. We had a good view of the Acropolis from our room with two balconies and Kostas was very helpful. The last night he suggested the tram ride to Glyfada, which was great as we saw a beautiful sunset.

Vic and Susan Ross

Dear Snejana at Adams hotel,

I just wanted to say thank you for making my trip to Athens (Plaka) most
memorable. I loved every part of Greece that I visited and tell you form
a visitors view that you have a beautiful and wonderful country filled with
very good people.

I shall never forget your kindness and hope to return to Greece again. I
will stay again with you. And I will tell my friends of my stay at Adams
hotel and recommend that that they stay with you.

I am missing Greece and sunshine. It is very cold here now as we are in
winter.

Kind regards and best wishes to you.
Jennifer

Dear Kostas and Jana at Adams Hotel,

Thank you for your hospitality when my brother and I stayed at your hotel in April. We enjoyed our stay in Athens.

It was nice to meet you both. I think your city is lovely and so interesting. I have been telling my sons about the wonderful things to see in Athens. I hope I can bring my family there someday.

Sincerely,
Jana Hargreaves, Minnesota, USA

Thank you, thank you for your website and for your assistance prior to our recent trip. As expected we had a pleasurable trip again to Greece and brought returned home with many good memories. One of the most important features of our trips continues to be the friendliness and kindness of the people. Each time we have experienced so many little kindnesses.

Our stay with Kostos and his gang at the Adams was certainly a highlight. It is so quaint and handy to everything. We recommended it to friends from here and they were as pleased as we were. One of the other places we would highly recommend is in Monemvassia. Of course Monemvassia itself is worth the trip. What a place to spend some time. The hotel we stayed in was the Hotel Paramataris and the owner could not have been more gracious and kind to us. She added to our stay and our desire to have stayed longer and possibly return. The rates were excellent as well as the service and the entire place immaculate, clean and comfortable.

The only thing that kept coming up in conversation was the integrity of the cab drivers in Athens. It is sad that this one factor is so prominent when the entire experience of the country itself is so great.

Once again thank you.

Bill Hamilton
Bridgetown Nova Scotia
Canada

Hi Matt,

We read your website, and printed some pages from it for our travelling around Greece. We were in Athens July 5 thru July 9, and then moved to on Rhodes and stayed in new town from July 9 thru July 20.

We followed your advice and stayed in the Adams Hotel in the plaka in Athens. We were pleasantly surprised upon check in that our room had two bedrooms, one for us parents and one for our two teenage daughters. The bathroom was aged, but completely serviceable and always clean. The room in general was very clean upon arrival and throughout our stay, with the exception of the floors. If you know the owners, or have any amount of influence on them, you may suggest that they clean the floors and replace the carpeting. The wood floors were very dirty (black feet), and the carpeting was shiny and flat from abuse. Otherwise........the breakfast was adequate, the gentleman serving breakfast was very courteous, our room was cleaned nicely on a daily basis, I borrowed their hairdryer daily as mine had too high of wattage for my converter, and the location was quiet and fabulous for walking or taking the tram/metro system. We loved our time there!

Thanks for all your notes and words of wisdom on your website, it was a great help while planning our trip!

Regards,

Shirley J

p.s. for anyone travelling from Rhodes to London as we did, I wouldn't recommend Thomas Cook airlines. My 5'9" daughter could not sit straight in her chair because her knees hit the chair in front of her to the point of pain. They had us packed in so tight, I couldn't get my bag between the two chairs to stow it under the one in front of me!! Now that is tight! They didn't give us an option of purchasing a meal in advance when I bought the tickets, yet I couldn't pay for food once on the plane, nor would they give us even water! We rode for four hours, from 4:35 am, without food and water on this airline. Probably the worst flight I have ever been on.

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