Athena Apartments

"Stayed at the Athena as a solo female traveller. Located in a quiet, back street, a couple of minutes walk to the main road. Here you can walk/drive left towards Hersonissos and right towards Malia and Sissi. I took various long walks direct from the apartments which are a great central point. Maria’s supermarket really near for essentials and a fruit/veg market a couple more minutes walk away. There are numerous underpasses to suit all abilities. The apartments are equipped as a basic standard, with crockery, fridge, double hob, kettle, hairdryer, tea towel and toilet rolls. The shower was very powerful with plenty of hot water. My room, number 10 was really big, with 3 single beds and a table and chairs. I did find the mattress quite hard, along with the pillows. I had a lovely terrace to sit out. Towels are changed once per week. I paid €56 for a week’s air con, however, I feel it wasn’t very effective. The rooms and surrounding areas are absolutely spotless and well cared for by the owners. Nice small pool area, which gets shaded quite a bit. I didn’t spent much time around the apartments as I was out exploring or at the beach, which had the clearest water I’d ever seen. These apartments are definately a great base, with cleanliness second to none. I would certainly stay at the Athena again 🏖️"

"Just returned from a lovely week here at the Athena Apartments. We arrived around 13:30 and had a warm welcome and were shown to our lovely room overlooking the pool. The room was extremely clean and spacious, plenty of wardrobe and drawers for clothes. The bathroom was clean with a lovely shower with plenty of hot water. Kitchen area had everything we needed as we were not doing any cooking even though there were hot plates and saucepans. My only negative is the bed was a bit firm for me as I like a softer mattress. Pool area is good with plenty of sun beds without having to rush down early. There is a snack bar serving a small variety of food , and beverages. The apartments are in a good location not far from plenty of tavernas and the beach. We will definitely return ."

"We have just returned from a great 2 week stay at the Athena. It was our third time in Stalis but first to Athena. It’s a small family run complex. Great value for money. The rooms are typical Greek self catering but better than many others we have stayed in. Bathroom particularly, a proper shower cubicle and powerful shower. Our room had a lovely pool view. Rooms nice and quiet at night. Pool area really nice and never had a problem to get a sunbed anytime of day. Aircon 8euros a night which we thought was very reasonable. Location is up a side street. Takes about 10 minutes to walk to the main strip and beach ( you need to go under one of the underpasses). Pool bar serves breakfast and a few snack options for lunch , which were tasty and reasonably priced. Family are friendly and the cleaner works very hard! If you have mobility issues would be worth getting a taxi as drop off/pick up from coaches if down the hill and across the road when leaving ( hard lugging suitcases). However, when we arrived the owner was waiting for us and drove our cases up in his van. Much appreciated! Would definitely return."