Hotels in Athens

Electra Palace Hotel
Electra Palace View

Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens
Grand Bretagne View

Location is important when choosing a hotel in Athens. I recommend being in or near the Plaka because you will be able to walk to just about all the important sites and entertainment areas of Athens. The hotels listed towards the top of each section are within walking distance of the Acropolis, Monastiraki, Syntagma, Makriani and all the shopping and restaurant and cafe areas. As you go down the list you get further away from the historical center of the city and prices get lower(in many cases) but then you need to use the metro, taxis and the buses. So in other words they are listed in order of location with the best at the top and the worst towards the bottom. I recommend women and families stick to the hotels in the upper sections. Keep in mind that the hotels on Syntagma Square, which are listed with the hotels in good locations, overlook where most demonstrations are held and some less adventurous people may not want to stay there. For more information on where to stay see the hotels page in my Athens Survival Guide. Hotels are listed by category from highest(5-star) to lowest.

Some people don't like to stay in cities and so there are beach, airport and suburban hotels on this page. If you want to be able to get into Athens for a day and see the important sites then I suggest staying in Kifissia or in the coastal towns of Voula, Vouliagmeni, Glyfada and Faliron. The hotels in Pireaus (the ferry port for Athens) are on this page too as are the hotels at and near the airport. Click here for Kifissia, Beach and Pireaus Hotels

M = Matt's Choice. That means I stayed there and liked or loved it. You can e-mail me for specific hotel needs and recommendations.

Central Athens Hotel Index
Luxury Hotels (5-Star)
The Grande Bretagne M Syntagma	Electra Palace M Plaka	The Athens Plaza M Syntagma
Divani Acropolis Makriani	King George Hotel M Syntagma	Royal Olympic Hotel M Makriani
St Georges Lycabettus Kolonaki	Click here for Kifissia, Beach and Pireaus Hotels
The above are all in very good locations in or around the Plaka within walking distance of just about everything Below are around Omonia, Metaxourgio, and beyond but may be near metro stations or trolley and can be a lot cheaper
Classical Baby Grande Central Market/Omonia	Athens Ledra Marriott Syngrou Ave	Classical Athens Imperial Metaxourgio
Metropolitan Hotel Syngrou (Far)	Athens Hilton Ilissia (on metro line)	Radisson Blu Park Hotel Athens Patission
Divani Caravel Hotel Illissia (Near Hilton)	Athenaeum Intercontinental Syngrou	Iridanus Luxury Art Hotel Keramikos/Metaxourgio
Crown Plaza Athens City Center Ambelokipi	Holiday Suites Ambelokipi	Melia Athens Patission/Exarchia
A Catagory Hotels (4-Star)
Athens Gate Hotel M Makrianni	Hera Hotel M Makrianni	Herodion Hotel M Makrianni
Electra Hotel M Syntagma	Amalia Hotel Syntagma	Athens Diamond Boutique Hotel Plaka
Hotel Magna Grecia Plaka	Hotel Athens Lycabettus Kolonaki	Titania Hotel Downtown
Parthenon Hotel Makrianni	Astor Hotel Syntagma	Ochre & Brown Boutique Hotel Psiri
Periscope Lux Hotel Kolonaki	Fresh Hotel Central Market	Athenian Callirhoe Exclusive Makrianni
The above are all in very good locations in or around the Plaka within walking distance of just about everything Below are around Omonia, Metaxourgio, and beyond but are near metro stations or trolley and can be cheaper
Art Suites Athens Ambelokipi	Athens Atrium Hotel & Jacuzzi Suites Nea Smyrni	President Hotel Ambelokipi
Art Hotel Athens Beyond Omonia	Zafolia Hotel Alexandras Ave	Airotel Alexandros Ambelokipi
Ilissos Hotel Koukaki	Delice Hotel Apartments Illissia (Near Hilton)	Golden Age Hotel Illissia (Near Hilton)
Polis Grande Hotel Beyond Omonia	Novotel Athens Beyond Omonia	Need Help? Try my Create-an-Itinerary Form
B Catagory Hotels (3-Star)
Athens Cypria Hotel M Syntagma/Plaka	Philippos Hotel M Makrianni	Hotel Adrian Monastiraki
Hotel Central M Plaka	Arethusa Hotel Syntagma/Plaka	Acropolis Select Hotel M Koukaki
Amazon Hotel M Plaka	Acropolis Museum Boutique Hotel Makrianni	Hermes Hotel Plaka
Hotel Plaka Monastiraki actually	Hotel Achilleas Central Market/Ermou	Niki Hotel Plaka
Pan Hotel Plaka	Acropolis Hill Hotel Makrianni	Arion Hotel Monastiraki/Psiri
Hotel Omiros Plaka	Athens Center Square Psiri/Central Market	Need Help? E-mail Matt
The above are all in very good locations in or around the Plaka within walking distance of just about everything Below are around Omonia, Metaxourgio, and beyond but are near metro stations or trolley and can be cheaper
Crystal City Hotel Metaxourgeio	Minoa Hotel Metaxourgeio	Hotel Rio Athens Metaxourgeio
Jason Inn Psiri	Athens Golden City Hotel Metaxourgeio	King Jason Hotel Metaxourgeio
City Plaza Hotel Victoria	Best Western Pythagorion Metaxourgeio	Epidavros Hotel Omonia
Best Western Hotel Museum Exarchia	Hellenis Hotel Sygrou	Athens Oscar Hotel Larissa Train Station
Marina Hotel Athens Metaxourgeio	Nafsika Hotel Metaxourgeio	Athens Odeon Hotel Metaxourgeio
Alassia Hotel Omonia	Parnon Hotel Beyond Omonia	Hotel Solomou Beyond Omonia
Centrotel Way Beyond Omonia	Need Help? E-mail Matt	Need Help? Try my Create-an-Itinerary Form
C Catagory Hotels (2-Star)
The Attalos Hotel M Monastiraki (Best Economy Hotel-Stay here!)	Cecil Hotel M Monastiraki/Psiri	Hotel Adonis M Plaka
The Adams Hotel M Plaka	Hotel Byron M Plaka	Hotel Nefeli M Plaka
Acropolis House Plaka	Myrto Hotel Plaka	Zappion Hotel Pagrati
Carolina Hotel Downtown	Metropolis Hotel Plaka	Hotel Athos Plaka
Acropolis View Hotel Makrianni-Koukaki	Need Help? E-mail Matt	Need Help? Try my Create-an-Itinerary Form
The above are all in very good locations in or around the Plaka within walking distance of just about everything Below are around Omonia, Metaxourgio, and beyond but are near metro stations or trolley and can be cheaper
Diros Hotel Omonia	Economy Hotel Omonia/Psiri	Evripides Hotel Psiri
Dryades Hotel Exarchia	Diethnes Hotel Larissa Train Station	Hotel Cosmos Metaxourgeio
Hotel Brazil Inn Victoria Square	Victory Inn Kypseli	Nicola Hotel Kypseli
Hotel Neos Olympos Larissa Train Station	Viena Hotel Metaxourgeio/Omonia	Aristoteles Hotel Beyond Omonia
Lido Hotel Metaxourgeio	Athens Moka Hotel Beyond Omonia	Pergamos Hotel Beyond Omonia
Athens Delta Hotel Metaxourgeio	The Family Inn Goudi (Ambelokipi)	Claridge Hotel Omonia
Athens City Hotel Patission/Beyond Omonia	Stalis Hotel Metaxourgeio	Filoxenia Hotel Beyond Omonia
Exis Hotel Patission/Beyond Omonia	Click here for Kifissia, Beach and Pireaus Hotels
Apartments, Rooms, Homes and other...
A for Athens Hotel Monastiraki	Athens Diamond Homtel Plaka
The above are all in very good locations in or around the Plaka within walking distance of just about everything
Delice Apartments Behind the Hilton	Athens Luxury Apartments Ambelokipi & Pangrati	Patission Apartment Patission
Mets Apartment Mets	Kalithea Apartment Kalithea	Need Help? Try my Create-an-Itinerary Form
Youth Hostels and Really Low Budget
Athenstyle Youth Hostel M Monastiraki/Psiri	Hotel Tempi Monastiraki	Hotel Athinaikon Psiri
Hotel Kimon Plaka	Athens Backpackers Makrianni	Student and Travelers Inn Plaka
The above are all in very good locations in or around the Plaka within walking distance of just about everything Below are around Omonia, Metaxourgio, and beyond but are near metro stations or trolley and can be cheaper(maybe)
Athens House Hostel Beyond Omonia	Pagration Youth Hostel Vyronas	Hostel San Remo Metaxourgeio
Arma Hotel Palio Faliron	Soph and Chris Northern Backpackers Monastiraki/Psiri	Zeus Hostel Omonia
Hostel Zorbas Victoria	Athens International Youth Hostel Metaxourgeio	Orion Hotel Exarchia

Helpful Athens Hotel Information

Confused? Overwhelmed? Want me to help you find a hotel? See my Hotel Booking Assistance Page

If you have an early flight you don't need to stay near the airport. Traffic is light in the morning and you can be there from central Athens in 30 minutes. If you have an early ferry there is no reason to stay in Pireaus either. From Monastiraki metro station you can be in the port of Pireaus in 15 minutes.

You can find hotels in Athens by location, price, whether or not it has a swimming pool, and see photos and reviews by using this link to booking.com. Excellent prices and many hotels you can book and then cancel with no cancellation fee. For those who want to book without using a travel agency this is the best way to do it.

See Matt Barrett's Athens Survival Guide for more information on hotels and booking. (Click here to get right to hotels page)

The islands of Aegina, Angistri and Poros are close enough to Athens so that you can stay there and do a day trip into the city and be home in time for a swim before dinner. Agia Marina in Aegina is less than half an hour from Pireaus by Flying Dolphin. So if you don't think you want to be in the city but you still want to see the city be sure to see Hotels in the Saronic Islands. Check also Corinth and Isthmia in the Peloponessos section which is only about an hour away from Athens. You can even stay on the island of Kea and do daytrips into Athens. It's an hour ferry ride to Lavrion and then an hour by car or taxi or an hour and a half by bus to Athens. You can even see Athens from Hydra if you use the Flying Dolphins or highspeed catamaras but it is not something you will want to do every day because it gets expensive.

You can e-mail me for specific hotel needs and recommendations.

For transportation to your hotel from the airport I recommend George the Famous Taxi Driver of Athens who can also take you around the city for day tours as well as day-tours and overnight trips around the mainland.

Return to Hotels of Greece Index

Hotels in Athens

Central Athens Hotel Index

For transportation to your hotel from the airport I recommend George the Famous Taxi Driver of Athens who can also take you around the city for day tours as well as day-tours and overnight trips around the mainland.