Thessaloniki is in Northern Greece and is its second largest city.
Thessaloniki’s Segundo Molo Suites is not a traditional hotel so do not expect a lobby, front desk staff or most hotel amenities. You are largely on your own here.
You may be daunted by its entrance or rather lack of entrance. Once you arrive at 19 Mitropoleos Street, the address of Segundo Molo Suites, you will have to walk down a path referred to by staff as “an arcade” that connects Mitropoleos Street to Tsimiski Street both the main streets of downtown Thessaloniki. In the evening it is not particularly well lit. There is a watchmaker, a clothes alteration shop in this arcade and a rather marginal looking snack bar but heavy foot traffic on both Mitropoleos and Tsimiski Street for most of the day and night should give you some comfort you won’t be mugged.
The front door leads you to a dingy and somewhat dilapidated “lobby”. A code is required to enter the building and will have to walk up a flight of stairs to access a raunchy elevator on your right. Classic Euro elevator unlike what you might expect in North America. Exit the elevator and you’ll need another code to enter the 7th floor the home of the Segundo Molo Suites a very much more upgraded feel than what you’ve just experienced. Shiny black marble floors giving a more standard hotel feel. You will require a code to enter your room or rather obtain the keys that will enable entry. There is a mini lock box you will have to manually set the code to open the box where the keys are placed. The coding device on the door is not functional so do not enter your code there. All codes will be provided to you before you arrive.
The rooms are comfortable and newly renovated but it but calling them a” suite” may be an exaggeration. The Deluxe Suites have back views and the Superior Suites have a view of Mitropoleos Street
The bed is a queen with two just right pillows. Comfortable yes.
The bathroom is modern with an enclosed shower. There is shampoo/conditioner, shower gel and hand soap. Extra toilet paper can be found in the bathroom drawers as well as dental kit, vanity kit and sewing kit and a hair dryer. In my shower enclosure gentle dripping could be heard from the shower head when the shower was being used in the floor overhead. Twenty minutes prior to your shower you must turn on the “Twenty Switch” in the fuse box by the front door. Turn it off prior to taking your shower. I think you’ll have the hottest water in Europe!
There is a minimally equipped kitchen with both a refrigerator, stovetop and oven. A rather temperamental stove top and difficult to figure out how it works! The freezer was dripping a bit of water down the rear refrigerator wall. The refrigerator was clean but the freezer could stand a defrost. Glassware was sufficient although only a single pot, a strainer and only one bowl and a plate in a suite that is for two. No condiments including salt and pepper. There was nothing that one could broil or roast with. Flatware was minimal but adequate and included a corkscrew.
The work area was comfortable, but a lack of proper overhead lighting made evening work a strain on your eyes.
There is a 55-inch Hitachi Smart television with cable television access and several music channels.
The room will be cleaned every two days with clean towels provided.
The manager Yota is usually present daily in the late morning while staff clean the rooms.
A full grocery store Matsoutis (47 Tsimiski) is a 5-minute walk to your right as you take the pathway up to Tsimiski Street. It is bit hidden in the entrance to Aegean College. Just a few steps away to the left as you exit the pathway to Mitropoleos Street is a 24-hour decently stocked convenience store.
Great coffee and snacks at Grigory’s right across on Mitropoleos Street.
As for location to most of Thessaloniki’s sites you couldn’t be much better!
The price was $115 CDN per night on the weekday and $139 on the weekends.
If on business as I was I would stay there again but ask for a work desk lamp.
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