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
Totally renovated in 2019 and reasonably priced, this 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.
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
Where to Stay in Athens
Some other Athens pages
In My Athens on Greece Travel Secrets travel writer Mike Gerrard describes what he loves about Athens including the Acropolis and eating!
The Pnyx hill near the Acropolis is one of Athens' true hidden gems, a place to wander freely away from the crowds and discover ancient places and mysteries.
The Athens Agora or ancient market is a must-see site and one of the best things to do in Athens with its restored arcade building, the Stoa, and its museum.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Mount Lykabettos is the highest hill in Athens and provides some of the best views of the city, with a funicular cable car the easiest way to get to the top.
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.
This extract of Artistic Athens in the Lonely Planet book Culture Trails takes visitors on a journey through the artistic side of Athens..
The Athens National Historical Museum is in the former Greek Parliament building and houses an archive of historical artefacts and documents.
Pictures of Athens from the Greece Travel Secrets website
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.
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 Airport car rentals include Alamo/National Car Rental, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt, all with offices at the airport.
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.
The Athens Acropolis has the city's most iconic building, the Parthenon, along with other historic buildings and is where the Elgin Marbles were taken from.
Athens' Benaki Museum is one of the city’s top museums with an outstanding collection, especially of Greek and Egyptian artefacts, in a beautiful mansion.
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.
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 like cookery lessons, ceramics workshops, dining with a family, and street art are available from Alternative Athens
Amusing children in Athens is easy as there is lots to do including a children’s museum, planetarium, beaches, and easy excursions to the nearest islands.
The Changing of the Guard in Athens takes place outside the Parliament building at the top of Syntagma Square and is a must-see for visitors.
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