Athens Airport Hotels

The choice for Athens Airport hotels is limited. There is only one directly at the airport, the luxury Sofitel Athens Airport, 50 metres from the terminal. If you have the budget for it, this is obviously the best option. Room rates vary enormously, but if you book in advance then you might be able to get a room at a decent price. The hotel has two restaurants and two bars, including the Karavi Restaurant and Karavi Bar, on the 9th floor with good views of the area. It also has a fitness centre with an indoor pool, and a beauty corner.

Athens Airport Hotels: Holiday Inn Athens

The next-nearest business hotel to Athens Airport is the more modestly-priced Holiday Inn Athens - Attica Avenue. It's a 5-star hotel but rooms are usually available more cheaply than at the Sofitel. There are almost 200 rooms, executive rooms and suites, with its own health and fitness centre, a sauna, one restaurant and two bars. It's about an 8-minute drive to the airport, with a shuttle service available.

Other Athens Airport Hotels

If you need to be at the airport early, or for some other reason, and don't want to stay in the city itself, there are several other options within a short taxi ride. Some of these places will help arrange an airport transfer for you, but bear in mind that taxis after 11pm and before 6am have a special late tariff that is twice the normal charge.



St Thomas Bed & Breakfast
The St Thomas Bed & Breakfast has three rooms with private bathrooms in a non-smoking villa about ten minutes drive from Athens Airport. The owners are happy to arrange airport transfers, and serve a generous breakfast beside the swimming pool. Parking is available, there's free wireless internet, DVDs, with a fridge and tea/coffee-making facilities in all rooms. You might also find yourself invited to join in family barbecues and other activities, in typical Greek hospitable fashion.

Peri’s Hotel and Apartments
Peri's Hotel and Apartments is a 10-minute drive from the airport, and 20 minutes from the port of Rafina for those wanting to take a ferry on to the Cyclades or Evia. There's a free airport shuttle service from 7am till 11.30pm, otherwise a taxi can be booked. A bus stop into Athens is 100 yards away. There are 12 rooms, each with its own balcony, and the amenities include free wireless internet, complimentary breakfast, and a TV lounge.

Hotel Pantheon
The Hotel Pantheon is about 5 miles from Athens Airport and has 15 bedrooms, with a lounge and a bar. There's free wireless internet, plenty of parking, and taxis to and from Athens Airport can be arranged.

Hotel Les Amis
The Hotel Les Amis is 15 minutes from the airport in the pleasant suburb of Vari, and open all year round. One advantage of the hotel is that there are several tavernas nearby, where you’ll get a real taste of good Greek food. Parking is free, there is complimentary internet throughout the hotel, free satellite TV, and even a free glass of ouzo when you arrive. Now that’s very Greek and what we like to see!

If you want to recommend other Athens airport hotels, let us know and we'd be happy to include them.

Some other Athens pages

  • A Drive around Attica

    This drive around Attica offers visitors high hills, beach resorts, small villages and classical sites like Marathon and the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion.

  • Athens to Santorini

    There are lots of flights from Athens to Santorini as well as a ferry service from Piraeus, with flights to Santorini leaving from Athens International Airport.

  • Where to Eat in Athens and Piraeus

    If you're wondering where to eat in Athens and Piraeus we have a few suggestions including some favorites around the Acropolis, Omonia Square, and Syntagma.

  • Ten Fun Things to Do in Athens

    Ten Fun Things to Do in Athens include eating in the Central Market, watching the sun set over the Acropolis and seeing one of the world's oldest theatres.

  • Marathon

    The ancient site of Marathon and the site of the Battle of Marathon are in Attica and naturally about 26 miles or 42 kilometres from the centre of Athens.

  • Cape Sounion and the East Coast

    The beach resorts of Athens are easily reached from the city and also close are Cape Sounion with the Temple of Poseidon, ancient Marathon and Rafina's port.

  • Piraeus

    Piraeus is the port of Athens from where many ferries to the Greek islands depart, and it also has an Archaeological Museum and the Hellenic Maritime Museum.

  • Pictures of Athens

    Pictures of Athens from the Greece Travel Secrets website

  • National Archaeological Museum

    The National Archaeological Museum is one of the best things to see in Athens, and the best museum in the world for seeing Greece's archaeological treasures.

  • My Athens: a Portrait by Travel Writer Mike Gerrard

    In My Athens on Greece Travel Secrets travel writer Mike Gerrard describes what he loves about Athens including the Acropolis and eating!

  • Monastiraki Flea Market

    Greece Travel Secrets visits the Monastiraki Flea Market, followed by Sunday lunch at Sigalas on Monastiraki Square

  • Monastiraki and Around

    Around Monastiraki is the flea market, Athens cathedral, Kerameikos Cemetery, the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art and the Psirri and Gazi nightlife districts.

  • A History of Athens

    A History of Athens from the first people to live on the Acropolis through the Golden Age of Pericles and Alexander the Great to the military junta.

  • Greek Architecture

    This beginner's guide to Greek architecture explains how to tell your Ionic from your Doric columns, and what to look for in temples and Byzantine churches.

  • Entertainment in Athens

    There's all kinds of entertainment in Athens whether you're interested in theatre, dance, classical music, jazz, Greek music, rock music, disco, opera or movies.

  • Easter in Athens

    Easter in Athens is, like everywhere in Greece, the biggest religious celebration of the year and this page tells you what to expect over the Easter weekend.

  • The Best Things to Do in Athens

    The best things to do in Athens, Greece, include top archaeological sites like the Acropolis and must-see attractions such as the National Archaeological Museum

  • Best Cocktail Bars in Athens

    Two of the best cocktail bars in Athens, MoMix Kerameikos and The Clumsies, are making creative cocktails using that most Greek of Greek spirits, Metaxa.

  • Athens: Travel Information and Advice about Athens, Greece

    Athens is a top vacation destination. The Greece Travel Secrets Athensguide has information on hotels, museums, Athens airport and all the best things to do.

  • Athens Weather and the Best Time to Visit

    The Greece Travel Secrets website looks at the Athens weather, the chance of rain, the climate in summer and winter and the best time to visit Athens.

  • Athens Walking Tours and Other Experiences

    Athens walking tours and other experiences like cookery lessons, ceramics workshops, dining with a family, and street art are available from Alternative Athens

  • Athens International Airport

    Athens International Airport is east of Athens city centre with its own Metro train station, buses to Athens and Piraeus, taxis and car rental offices.

  • Athens in the Rain

    Athens in the rain isn’t something you’re likely to experience but here are suggestions for things to do in the rain in Athens including museums and shopping

  • Athens Food Tours

    Athens Food Tours are being introduced by new company The Greek Fork, and will include tours of the Central Market, and the best street food.

  • Athens Events and Public Holidays

    If visiting Athens it helps to know when major events and public holidays take place, as some shops and attractions may be closed, but to be there at times like Easter can make for a magical trip.

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