Hotel Rio Athens

13 Odysseos Street, Karaiskaki Sq, Athens, Greece
Guest rating 12.3 / 10
58% Recommend
(Neighbourhood average 6.4)
12.3 overall guest rating
Reviewed by 24 guests
Average for the neighbourhood is 6.4
"Good base camp"
 by E from London
Ideal for the Metro which is only a two minute walk from the hotel. Not a particularly good area...
24/09/2008
37.98553, 23.71981
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Guest review summary

  • 12.3 Average rating: All Trip Types
  • 58% Recommended
  • 24 Reviews
  • 12.0  Hotel Service
  • 12.7  Room Comfort
  • 13.2  Hotel Condition
  • 13.3  Room Cleanliness

Average rating by Guest Trip Type

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Trip type Number of reviews Average rating
All Trip Types (24) 12.3
Business (0) 0
Romance (0) 0
Family (1) 8.0
With Friends (1) 8.0
All Others (10) 4.4

Overview

Location. The white-fronted Hotel Rio Athens is located on a quiet pedestrianised street off Karaiskaki Square in central Athens, Greece. The hotel is close to key Athens attractions including the Plaka - the Old Town - and the Acropolis. Athens El Venizelos Airport (ATH) is 25 kilometres away.
Hotel Features. Set in a neoclassical building, the Hotel Rio Athens overlooks a tree-flanked pavement terrace.

The light-filled restaurant specialises in Greek cuisine and is decorated with cream walls and dark wood furnishings. There is a bar on site, which plays music. The hotel provides complimentary breakfast.

The Hotel Rio Athens offers business services and banquet facilities. Complimentary parking is available on site.

There is a hair salon, library, playground and shop in the hotel grounds and guests are entitled to complimentary use of a nearby fitness centre. Child care is available on request.

Guestrooms. The Hotel Rio Athens' 41 soundproofed guestrooms are decorated with soft cream fabrics and light wood furnishings. The modern, air- conditioned rooms all feature satellite television, minibars, fridges and direct-dial phones.

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Facilities

Services

  • ATM/banking
  • Babysitting or child care
  • Complimentary breakfast
  • Currency exchange
  • Domestic help available
  • Doorman/doorwoman
  • Express check-out
  • Grocery
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Medical assistance available
  • Multilingual staff
  • Parking (free)
  • Room service
  • Safe-deposit box - front desk
  • Security guard
  • Tour assistance
  • Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)

Business & Event

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Banquet facilities
  • Business services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Library
  • On-site car rental
  • Room service (24 hours)

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • Climate control
  • Desk
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Espresso maker
  • Extra towels/bedding
  • Fax machine
  • Fireplace
  • Free local calls
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Minibar
  • Multi-line phone
  • Non-smoking rooms only
  • Patio
  • Private bathroom
  • Refrigerator
  • Smoking rooms only
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Telephone
  • Television
  • Television - Satellite service
  • Wake-up calls
  • Welcome amenities
  • Window opens
  • Yard

General

  • Air-conditioned public areas;
  • Bar/lounge;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Fax machine;
  • Fireplace in lobby;
  • Garden;
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel;
  • Shopping on site
Check-in time is Noon
Check-out time is 11:30 AM
Small pets only

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

Dining

The Bar-Restaurant: Located at the ground floor, the hotel bar-restaurant is a great place to relax, enjoy drinks and Greek specialties with pleasant music all night. Guests of the Hotel Rio Athens enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning.

Recreation

  • Playground

Guestrooms Guestrooms

Family room

Two king beds. Desk. Cable/satellite TV. Fax machine. Free local calls. Refrigerator and minibar. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board on request.

All rooms include All rooms include
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • Climate control
  • Desk
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Espresso maker
  • Extra towels/bedding
  • Fax machine
  • Fireplace
  • Free local calls
  • Hair dryer
  • Housekeeping
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Minibar
  • Multi-line phone
  • Non-smoking rooms only
  • Patio
  • Private bathroom
  • Refrigerator
  • Smoking rooms only
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Telephone
  • Television
  • Television - Satellite service
  • Wake-up calls
  • Welcome amenities
  • Window opens
  • Yard

Family Room

All rooms include

Standard Double/Twin

One double or two single beds. Air conditioning. Private bathroom. Satellite TV. Minibar. Hair dryer.

All rooms include

Standard Single

One single bed. Air conditioning. Private bathroom. Satellite TV. Minibar. Hair dryer.

All rooms include

Standard Single

All rooms include

Std Dbl- 2 Adults

All rooms include

Std Triple-1Ch+2Ads

All rooms include

Triple room

One king bed and one twin bed or three twin beds. Desk. Cable/satellite TV. Fax machine. Free local calls. Refrigerator and minibar. Hair dryer. Iron/ironing board on request.

All rooms include

Terms & conditions

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. Prices shown exclude taxes and fees unless otherwise stated.

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Hotel Rio Athens Omonia

A short guide to Omonia

In the city centre, Omonia Square is a busy traffic node, where six major roads meet. There is also a metro station. It is home to several large modern hotels, popular with tour groups, and is close to the National Archaeological Museum and the Central Market. Crowds traditionally gather here to celebrate national sporting victories.

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Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

Less than 0.5 mile

  • Omonia - 500 yards
  • Psirri - 800 yards
  • Omonia Square (Platia Omonias) - 800 yards
  • Athens City Hall - 900 yards
  • Kotzia Square - 900 yards

0.5 - 1.0 mi

  • Kerameikos Cemetery - 1000 yards
  • Temple of Hephaestos (Hephaisteion or Thesion) - 1100 yards
  • National Technical University of Athens - 1100 yards
  • Ancient Agora - 1200 yards
  • City Centre Athens - 1200 yards

3.0+ mi

  • Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Airport (ATH) - 13 miles
  • Eretria Archeological Museum - 29 miles

Reviews

The following English reviews were posted by Hotels.com guests from other countries

Hotel Rio Athens 2008.09.24
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Good base camp"

Reviewed by E of London on Sep 24, 2008

Ideal for the Metro which is only a two minute walk from the hotel. Not a particularly good area, but okay. Food prices in hotel are a little above average. Not a lot of places to eat around the area, but found one Taverna which was very reasonably priced and the food was good. Room decor a bit dismal, but the room was clean as was the bathroom so no complaints. The staff were polite friendly and very obliging.

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2008.06.23
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Don't Even Go there"

Reviewed by Liz of Washington on Jun 23, 2008

Perhaps at one time this was a fine hotel, however it is now in very poor condition. The room was terribly inadequate as well as dark and dingy. It was very poorly appointed (closet had no hangers; there was no hair dryer or glasses, the towels were frayed and thread bare; the drapes were hanging off the rod; the spread had cigarette burn holes in it and the blanket was dirty. In general the room was not clean; especially the bath which had black mold grwing in the shower and smelled of sewage. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone.

Overall Rating

2.0 out of value="10"
  • 2.0 Hotel Service
  • 2.0 Hotel Condition
  • 2.0 Room Comfort
  • 2.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2008.06.16
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "NOT IMPRESSED"

Reviewed by T of Sanderstead Surrey on Jun 16, 2008

Braekfast Was Very Poor & There Was NO HOT WATER in The Bathroom. I Came To The Conclusion That This Hotel is Very Overated & OVERPRICED.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 2.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2008.05.06
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "needs improvement"

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on May 6, 2008

From the pictures of the hotel, I expected a clean, up to date hotel. The hotel was not very clean, the glasses were dirty and the rooms run down. The hotel was hard to get to and in a run down area. Our room had a window to a covered courtyard,no outside window.

Overall Rating

2.0 out of value="10"
  • 2.0 Hotel Service
  • 2.0 Hotel Condition
  • 2.0 Room Comfort
  • 2.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2008.03.08
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Needs a lot of Improvement."

Reviewed by a Hotels.com guest on Mar 8, 2008

for the amount I paid ,not worthy.the room very small, the TV did not work, they never changed the sheets in my bed for the whole week I was there, breakfast was stank. every morning they served the same garbage, not fresh at all,it's always left over from the day before. The bathroom was very small.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 4.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2007.11.29
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Hotel was poorly maintained and charged a large gratuity fee"

Reviewed by Bernard of Miami, FL, USA on Nov 29, 2007

We stayed at the Hotel Rio, in Athens. I'm very surprised that place is listed on Hotels.com. The bathroom was smelly and had small bugs. on the second day, we requested a new room, and were told to wait until morning. Upon insisting, we were giving a different room, without the bad smell or the bugs, but several bathroom fixtures were in bad condition: shower head could not be angled properly, shower head rod was not securely fastened to the wall (rod kept falling off), and I had to fix the toilet flushing mechanism. Upon checking out at the end of our stay, we were charged a 190 Euro gratuity fee. We did not know about this fee before hand, and it came as somewhat of a shock. This hotel looks like a place that used to be nice, but is no longer properly maintained.

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 2.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 2.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2007.08.27
Recommended Trip type: With Friends "Nice Hotel"

Reviewed by LL of Texas on Aug 27, 2007

This hotel was nice and in a good location. Service was great, but the air conditioning didn't work. No matter how nice the hotel, sweating while sleeping leaves a bad impression.

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 10.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 2.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2007.07.11
Recommended Trip type: Family "Okay lodging for transition, not a vacation destination."

Reviewed by Laurie Donald of Oakland, CA. on Jul 11, 2007

Hotel Rio is located around the corner from the Metro which is very convenient for travel to sights, shopping, airport, ship ports...etc. There is a travel agency linked to the hotel and they helped with ferry ticketing to a Greek Island. The person at the desk speaks good english but the rest of the staff do not. The bathroom for the quad bdrm is small and dingy in appearance. One night we were kept awake until past midnight with a loud and angry fight between 2 of the hotel staff members...thank goodness we could not understand what was being yelled in greek.

Overall Rating

8.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 8.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 6.0 Room Cleanliness

The following foreign language reviews were posted by Hotels.com guests from other countries

Hotel Rio Athens 2009.10.19
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Både ny og gammel fløy på hotellet"

Reviewed by L of Bergen on Oct 19, 2009

Vær obs på å få reservert rom i den nye fløyen. Der er det koselige rom. Den gamle fløyen består av slitte, ikke så koselige rom. Rommene er generelt små, men ok. Perfekt beliggenhet i fht. Plaka, Akroplis osv. Rett ved metrostasjon.

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 8.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2009.08.11
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Godt standard hotel"

Reviewed by J of København on Aug 11, 2009

Helt ok og velplaceret hotel nær metrostation. Alt for dyrt WIFi (5 euro/time). Lige ved siden af ligger en lille joint med gratis WiFi

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 6.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2009.07.28
Recommended Trip type: All Others "Sentralt"

Reviewed by T of Oslo on Jul 28, 2009

Lite hotell sentralt beliggende i Athen. Kort vei til offentlig kommunikasjon. Beliggende i rolig sidegate. Helt ok for en natt eller to som start/avslutning for reise i Hellas og de greske øyer.

Overall Rating

6.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 6.0 Hotel Condition
  • 6.0 Room Comfort
  • 8.0 Room Cleanliness
Hotel Rio Athens 2008.10.01
Not recommended Trip type: All Others "Ingen höjdare"

Reviewed by E of Malmö on Oct 1, 2008

Har tidigare bott på hotell Adonis i Plaka, men bytte till Rio för att tjäna några 100-lappar mot slutet av min resa. Dåligt byte! Rio har ganska trevlig uteservering, men i övrigt ingen höjdare. Rummen var ok, men läget på hotellet är trist. Ingen takterrass, inga balkonger, förhållandevis dyrt i hotellbaren. Ok frukost för grekiskt hotell. Längtar tillbaks till Plaka!

Overall Rating

4.0 out of value="10"
  • 6.0 Hotel Service
  • 4.0 Hotel Condition
  • 4.0 Room Comfort
  • 4.0 Room Cleanliness

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