{"id":17558,"date":"2024-01-21T16:33:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T16:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=17558"},"modified":"2024-01-21T16:33:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T16:33:38","slug":"my-review-of-melia-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2024\/01\/21\/my-review-of-melia-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"My review of Melia Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Back to Athens after nine years, and it’s the rare chance for me to stay at a Melia hotel again. \u20ac178 for two nights with breakfast included is a satisfying price, until it dropped again by a further \u20ac30 not long after I booked, oh well…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location of the Melia Athens is good, but not great. The neighbourhood seems a bit rough, but it’s just 25 minutes on foot to the Acropolis which is a nice stroll for walkers. The Omonia metro station is fairly close, which brings you to the Acropolis and seaside directly. <\/p>\n\n\n

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I got trapped in a big traffic jam in Thessaloniki, followed by a flight delay, and was exhausted when I arrived at the hotel. Man from the front desk learned Chinese for a few years – we had a short but delightful conversation before I went to my room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am Melia Gold, but it doesn’t come with room upgrade as a benefit. I did however claim a room-upgrade voucher as my birthday gift, and it is time to test it. The voucher allows you to choose the room of a higher category during online check-in:<\/p>\n\n\n

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It’s only one-category, and only confirmed 48 hours before arrival, so not hugely useful. On the bright side, they are very efficient and I could see my room number in the app in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got an upgrade to Supreme Room VIP Experience<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n

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View from my room:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The bathroom has a very funky design, which converts part of the bathtub into a shower cabin.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The tub has built-in jacuzzi jets for a nice massage:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dates and preserved fruits as the welcome gift for my Gold status:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The room is more or less the same with a standard Supreme Room, but with some VIP Experience addons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n