The Best Hotels in
Athens
Greece Travel Secrets gives its choice of the best hotels in Athens
from budget and moderate options through to 5-star luxury choices.
Achilleas Hotel
The Achilleas Hotel
This reasonably-priced 3-star
hotel has 35 rooms and suites and is very close to Syntagma Square and its
metro station, so a great location and good value. All rooms are large and
clean, have en suite facilities, air-conditioning, fridge, satellite TV and
telephones.
Address: Lekka 21
achilleashotel.gr
Andromeda Suites and Apartments
Andromeda Suites and Apartments
Situated in a quiet street next to the American Embassy,
this luxury hotel is aimed at the business traveller, with computers and fax
machines available on request. It was one of the first boutique-style hotels in
Athens and has maintained its standards despite the ever-increasing
competition. It’s about a 7-minute walk from the nearest metro station, Megaro
Moussikis, which is on the direct line to Athens International Airport.
Address: Timoleondos Vassou 22
andromeda-suites.gr
Athens Cypria Hotel
The Athens Cypria Hotel
Just off the pedestrianised Ermou shopping street and a
5-minute walk from Syntagma Square, the 4-star Athens Cypria is an excellent
mid-range choice on both price and location. Many of its 71 rooms have
balconies, and some on the upper floors have Acropolis views – so ask for one
when booking. All rooms have TV, phone, mini-bar and internet access, and some
luxury rooms have Jacuzzis too. The hotel's restaurant, "The Athens Kitchen," serves Greek and international cuisine, and the rooftop bar is a great spot to enjoy a drink or a light meal while taking in the views of the city.
Address: Diomias 5
athenscypria.com
Attalos Hotel
View of the Acropolis from the roof garden of the Attalos Hotel in Athens
This is our favourite of the more moderately-priced hotels
in Athens. It’s an unpretentious and friendly 3-star hotel, less than a
5-minute walk from Monastiraki Square. The metro station at Monastiraki has
direct connections to both Piraeus and to Athens International Airport. The
Attalos has a lovely roof garden with views of the Acropolis. They have rooms
for from one-to-four people, and some have balconies, making it a good budget
choice for people who are sharing.
Address: Athinas 29
attaloshotel.com
Grande Bretagne
The Grand Bretagne Hotel
The 5-star Grande Bretagne is Athens's landmark hotel, where
the guest register reads like a roll-call of history. It's right on Syntagma
Square and features include marbled interiors, swimming pool, spa, top
restaurants, city views, and impeccable service. Its 58 suites come with
personal butler service.
Address: Plateía Syntagma
marriott.com
King George Palace
The King George Palace Hotel in Athens
The King George Palace rivals its neighbour the Grande
Bretagne as one of the city's top hotels. It has all the top class facilities you
would expect, including the acclaimed Tudor Hall Restaurant, T-Palace bar and
Palace Spa.
Address: Plateia Syntagma
marriott.com
Periscope
The Periscope Hotel
The super-stylish designer Periscope hotel does indeed have
a periscope in the lobby along with other eye-catching features like a rooftop
Jacuzzi in the penthouse suite. Rooms are ultra-contemporary with music, DVDs,
high-speed internet and all modern facilities. It’s a short walk from Kolonaki
Square and from several of Athens’s best museums.
Address: Haritos 22
yeshotels.gr
St George Lycabettus
The St George Lycabettos Hotel
One of the most distinctive hotels in the city, this 5-star
boutique hotel is at the foot of Mount Lycabettos and its rooms and rooftop
have views towards the Acropolis. There are 154 rooms but the personal service
in this family-owned hotel make it feel much smaller and more intimate. The art
displays around the hotel are another special feature, and there’s also a
rooftop pool.
Address: Kleomenous 2
sgl.gr
Stratos Vassilikos
The Stratos Vassilikos Hotel
The Stratos Vassilikos is part of a small, select chain of
hotels, slightly out of the centre in the embassy and business district, but a place
with superb standards, fresh flowers, a fitness centre with sauna and hammam, newspaper
and free wireless internet in all rooms, an atrium restaurant and bar – a
delightful place to stay.
Address: Michalakopoulou 114
airotel.gr
Our Pick of the Athens Guides
Some other Athens pages
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 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.
This walk around the Kolonaki neighbourhood of Athens starts and ends in Syntagma Square and takes you to several museums, Kolonaki Square and Mount Lykabettos.
The Athens War Museum is a fascinating look at Greek history through the lens of warfare from ancient battles to the Greek War of Independence and World War II.
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.
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.
The Greece Travel Secrets guide to the original Athens Olympic Stadium, built for the 1896 Olympic Games and open to the public for jogging and photography.
This extract of Artistic Athens in the Lonely Planet book Culture Trails takes visitors on a journey through the artistic side of Athens..
The best views in Athens include views from the Acropolis and of the Acropolis from the top of some of the city’s several hills and from hotels and restaurants.
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.
Greece Travel Secrets lists the ten best museums in Athens, with the top two being the National Archaeological Museum and the Acropolis Museum.
Athens walking tours and other experiences like cookery lessons, ceramics workshops, dining with a family, and street art are available from Alternative 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 Airport hotels include the luxury Sofitel at the terminals, Holiday Inn near the airport, and others close by like the Hotel Pantheon.
In My Athens on Greece Travel Secrets travel writer Mike Gerrard describes what he loves about Athens including the Acropolis and eating!
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Athens Byzantine and Christian Museum is housed in a beautiful villa with an underground wing and lovely gardens too.
Pictures of Athens from the Greece Travel Secrets website
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.
Greece Travel Secrets chooses its top ten Athens restaurants with Acropolis views, perfect for dining by day or by night, including places with Michelin stars.
The Athens Museum of Cycladic Art houses a remarkable collection of Cycladic figurines and other items and is one of the best museums 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.
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