what to expect from Greece

Ahh, greece. What can one expect from this center of culture, philosophy and thought for more than 4000 years? What can one expect from the very foundation of Western Civilization claiming Aristotle, Plato and Socrates? What can we say of the host of the 2004 Olympic Games, the same country that began the games we know and celebrate worldwide every four years? What can I expect when I travel there tomorrow?

The review of Hotel and Hostel Lozanni in Athens on Hostelworld.com gives a hint:

"This is the worst hostel I have stayed in yet. Upon arriving we soon discovered that our room key didn't work and the hotel manager was not impressed that he had to come up and have a look. He eventually worked out that it was the wrong key and proceeded to go through and entire bag of keys for our room number until he found one that fit. There are steep winding staircases so watch out anyone that has heavy luggage because the staff won't offer to help you lift it. Our room was apalling. There were cockroaches, dirty sheets and the towels that we were given to use were in fact bath matt sized towels. Our shower head did not work, all the water came out of the body of the hose, not the nozel at the end. The cherry of top of the cake was when we were using the internet and a staff member decided to use the toilet next to us and we could hear all his bowel movements through the cubicle because he didn't shut the main bathroom door. I will not be staying here again and I would not be recommending this hostel to anyone."

Ahhh, GREECE!