I have been very happy with my stay at Selina. Few days before my trip, I had an issue with the hostel and the staff promptly and nicely helped me going above and beyond. They have a nice and small library to relax with plenty of books in English and a small cinema room with a big screen to watch Netflix. My room also had a view on the Parthenon and this honestly made my whole vacation. There s constructions going on around (from what I could see so far they are uncovering old Greek remains so it was quite cool to watch it from my balcony) and a bar/night club quite close but to be honest if you are planning to spend the whole time visiting Athens you ‘ll be out by the time they start the works and knocked out at night despite the music 😅
The area is a bit rough but very soon you will realise how close it is to everything! The staff is great and can give you great recommendations on places to eat/drink. I travelled solo and felt safe enough in that area. Hope to come back next year!