What to find: Accommodation in Athens
- Where: Within 25 mins walk of the Acropolis
- Dates: Checking in on Sep 4, 2024 and checking out on Sep 7, 2024
- Level: Premium accommodation (apartment or hotel are both ok)
- Bed setup: Twin beds required
- Request from user (bonus if budget permits): With bathtub, an outside area/balcony and with modern decor
- Budget £470 total
The Journee promise
- We only book private apartments or hotels that are well-located, clean, comfortable, safe and highly rated by independent reviewers (at least 9 out 10)
- For premium accommodation, we further promise quality amenities, authentic decor and a carefully considered design and 4star + rating
- Examples of accommodation we have booked before: Rikli Balance hotel Bled (premium hotel), Niki Savvas Milos (premium apartment), La Dotta apartments Bologna (standard apartment), Hotel America Seville (standard hotel)
The Journee process: follow these steps to choose the accommodation
- Go to the pre-filtered Booking.com link (this accounts for dates, location, number of people, beds, level etc)
- In the left hand menu, filter the results by: Price (in your budget) and level (we never book 1-2 star properties even for Standard property requirement)
- Then if required in the brief, add more filters: like Bath (in Room facilities) or Breakfast included (in Popular filters)
- Start adding suitable places to a shortlist if they have more than 20 reviews and average rating >8.5 - if a property looks really nice, but doesn't have 20 reviews on booking.com, Google it and add to shortlist if there are good reviews elsewhere (eg on Tripadvisor)
- For properties that you like, search the reviews for 'clean' 'bed' 'bathroom' 'toilet' to ensure there aren't many negative reviews about these things
- Check photos of the building to ensure the property doesn't look old and dilapidated (you can check Street view of maps/ google images)
- Double-check the location and cancellation policy (it should be fully refundable if we cancel 1+ month before)
- Do final checks based on the images
- Airy and spacious: The room should have windows and look spacious in the photos
- Accessible: There shouldn't be too many stairs. If it's more than 3 floors high, it should have a lift
- Decor: Neat looking and minimalistic is better than gaudy/glittery; authentic decor of the destination is better than a standard chain hotel look
- Bathroom: There should always be a photo of the bathroom and it should look very clean
- Views: Whenever possible we try to book accommodation that comes with a nice view