Assessment: Hestia Luxurious Flats Ippokratous 35, Athens, Greece

Hestia Luxurious Flats – Ippokratous 35 stands as a beacon of recent magnificence inside the historic but vibrant metropolis of Athens. In a metropolis the place house is a premium, these serviced self-catering residences present a spacious and welcome respite after a busy day of exploring the Greek capital.

The welcome

A welcome notice on getting into the house reads “In Greek mythology, Hestia was the goddess of the fireplace, dwelling and domesticity, and an essential determine in historic Greek society. At Hestia Luxurious Flats, we really feel it’s our job to make you are feeling proper at dwelling.” And at dwelling we actually felt.

Entry to Hestia Luxurious Flats is on a self-check-in foundation and couldn’t have been easier with a keycode communicated to us on the day of our arrival in an effort to achieve entry. While some would possibly want a extra private welcome, for us this was simply excellent because it meant we may settle in promptly, earlier than instantly heading out to a Greek restaurant for dinner.

The house

We stayed in a two-bedroomed Superior House. On getting into, we instantly discover ourselves in a a brilliant and ethereal open plan dwelling house. The air-con offers a direct respite from the warmth outdoors.

Though there’s a kitchenette which offers you with every little thing it is advisable to rustle up any meals you would like, it’s a disgrace to not make use of the various nice eating places which are inside simple strolling distance. Having stated that, there’s a fridge, microwave oven, two-ring hob, dishwasher, kettle and occasional maker, together with a tray with a collection of teas and coffees. There’s even the choice to order breakfast in mattress utilizing the Athens inbreakfast.com service, particulars for which may be discovered within the house, as long as you order by 11pm the evening earlier than.

On the far finish of this dwelling house is a settee and TV with entry to a number of worldwide channels. It’s a nice house to chill out and surprisingly tranquil regardless of the hustle and bustle of the house’s central location.

The house has two bedrooms, every with Queen dimension beds and fitted wardrobes. There’s additionally a secure to safe passports or valuables.

Sandwiched between the 2 bedrooms is a rest room, compact however ample for our wants, with a rainfall bathe, washbasin and WC.

A beneficiant collection of Olive Period care merchandise, primarily based on the additional virgin Cretan olive oil, are kindly offered. These embrace hair wash and physique wash with bio olive oil and mountain tea, and conditioner with bio olive oil and amberwood and salt.

The services

Essentially the most notable ‘hidden gem’ at Hestia Luxurious Flats – Ippokratous 35 is the rooftop which affords sweeping views over Athens and, most notably, an uninterrupted view of the Acropolis. There’s seating right here to get pleasure from a morning espresso or certainly to admire the Parthenon illuminated at evening.

There’s even entry to a laundry room on the mezzanine of the constructing with entry to washing machines and dryers.

The residences additionally occur to be located above a standard Greek restaurant, Nikitas, which – along with providing Greek dishes – has its personal pizza oven for takeaway pizzas. There’s a fitness center reverse, too.

The situation

The residences are located within the Exarcheia neighbourhood of the town, the place it meets the Kolonaki and Akadimia districts; it’s within the coronary heart of the motion and but surprisingly tranquil. There are many inexperienced areas close by – Strefi Hill and Pedion tou Areos to the north, and Lycabettus Hill, the best level in Athens, rising 277 metres to the south-east. This a part of the town is near a number of universities and cultural establishments together with the Academy of Athens and the Nationwide Library, that means it’s standard with college students and lecturers; there are additionally loads of locations to eat out inside simple attain. We principally explored on foot, with the Acropolis a nice two-kilometre stroll away, however yellow taxis frequent the streets and might simply be hailed. The world can also be well-connected by public transport, with a number of buses serving the fast neighborhood and the Panepistimio metro station simply 400 metres away.

Different good touches

Along with a welcome notice, there was a complimentary bottle of wine, plus a fridge nicely stocked with bottled water which was very a lot appreciated given the 35°C (95°F) warmth outdoors. A QR code within the house hyperlinks us to the Hestia Concierge Service – from there, you may connect with the concierge by way of WhatsApp (which we discovered to be very responsive and useful on the one event after we had a question).

The associated fee

Charges for a Deluxe House begin from as little as €117 per evening
Superior Flats, just like the one we stayed in, begin from €133 per evening
Flats with their very own balcony begin from €149 per evening

One of the best bit

While we liked the placement and the privateness of our lodging, undoubtedly the spotlight is the beautiful rooftop view. It was a nice shock to search out ourselves ceaselessly the only occupants of this splendid house, permitting us to get pleasure from all of it to ourselves.

The ultimate verdict

Our lodging encapsulates the spirit of its namesake, the goddess Hestia, by offering a house from dwelling surroundings on this splendidly vibrant metropolis. Simply as Hestia represented the heat and luxury of the fireplace in historic Greek mythology, Hestia Luxurious Flats affords a contemporary and spacious refuge, serving to to make sure that each keep in Athens is each memorable and enriching.

Dislcosure: Our keep was sponsored by Hestia Luxurious Flats.

Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson is Editor of A Luxurious Journey Weblog and has labored within the journey trade for greater than 30 years. He’s Winner of the Improvements in Journey ‘Finest Journey Influencer’ Award from WIRED journal. Along with different awards, the weblog has additionally been voted “one of many world’s finest journey blogs” and “finest for luxurious” by The Day by day Telegraph.