Cheap Athens Hotels

Athens. This amazing and beautiful city is one of the world’s oldest cities with its glorious recorded history dating back to the Neolithic period. The enchanting capital of Greece was a powerful city-state, centre for the arts, learning and philosophy and home of Plato’s Academy and Aristotle’s Lyceum. Athens was not only the birthplace of the many prominent philosophers, writers and politicians of the ancient world like Socrates, Pericles, Sophocles, and to name a few, it was the birthplace of democracy and civilization.

The heritage of the classical era is still very evident in the city. The most famous of all being the Parthenon on the Acropolis, which is nominated to be one of the 7 wonders of the modern world. The city also retains a vast variety of Roman and Byzantine monuments and a small number of remaining Ottoman monument projecting the city’s long history across the centuries.

Athens has so much for one to discover, walk around the famous historic triangle (Plaka, Thission, Psyri), the old neighbourhoods, reveal the coexistence of the different eras. The heart of this enchanting city beats in Syntagma Square. This is the place which attracts millions of visitors each year.

Obviously, with its rich span of history DO NOT miss out on all the most important archaeological monuments (Acropolis, Olymbium, Roman Market, Odeions of Herodes Atticus, The Temple of Poiseidon in Sounio, etc), museums hosting all the unique treasures of the Greeks cultural inheritance and don’t forget to admire the architecture as well!

Athens has always been a very famous city and it was made even more so after it hosted the 2004 Olympic Games with much success. 108 years ago it hosted the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896.

Entertainment. The options for entertainment satisfy all tastes. The famous “bouzoukia” are the leaders in the Athenian entertainment. While the numerous theaters all around Athens offer a different type of entertainment.

Best Time to Visit Athens

Athens is a year-round destination with year long sunny weather. Late spring through fall is when Athens experiences a huge influx of visitors. That is when the weather is the most accommodating and it’s the school vacation. Although it can get pretty hot in Ausugst, hotels rates then are lower and the city is less crowded as many of Athen’s residents would then have left for their own holidays in other parts of the world.

• High season: April to October
• Low season: November to March

Places to Stay in Athens

Hotel Arion’s crowd has a distinctly hipster cast. This is all well, considering that Arion is situated in Psyrri, which at night morphs from funky retail district into clubland.

Rooms facing the street have floor-to-ceiling windows, which suffuse rooms with an inviting brightness. Rooms have a dramatic, bold modern atmosphere. Elaborate bed units combine padded headboards with attached lighting and bedside tables. Exciting bed units aside, many of Arion’s 51 rooms feel quite sparsely decorated and fit into the overall minimalist-modern feel of the place. Bathrooms completely fit the hipster mould: wide mirrors, marble tiling, and cute freestanding half-globe sinks. Bathroom details are all well done, from knobs to faucets to toilet brush holders.
A final highlight is the roof garden. In a city chockablock full of stunning roof garden views, Arion’s roof garden with its translucent sky blue railing is quite remarkable. Price range from € 65 to € 150.

Actual customer comment about Hotel Arion:
“This hotel was fantastic. Close to the metro and all the ruins. Near the plaka if that is your thing, but I would recommend the square in the Plaski closer to the hotel. It has more locals and pricers are cheaper. The hotel itself is VERY clean. The rooftop has the best views of the Accropolis in the whole city”

Next, the Brazil Hotel has a good central location which is what I like about it. North of the city center and near Omonia Station, Victoria offers easy access to many of Athens’ attractions like the National Archaeological Museum as well as Pedion Areos, the city’s largest park. At the recently renovated Victoria station, you can access public transportation. Choose this place if you are comfortable with price range €76 to €104 and the types of lighting the room provides.

Actual customer comment about Brazil Hotel:
“We were very satisfied with our stay at the Brazil Hotel in Athens, Greece. Our room was large, exceptionally clean and had an excellent up-to-date bathroom, including a 2 person Jacuzzi. Our room had a very comfortable bed, nice furniture, special effects lighting, a sound system and a good size television with remote.”

Centrotel Hotelis another hotel in Athen that offers excellent value for money. Located in the heart of Athens, just 500 metres from Larissa Station, Centrotel offers modern accommodation with hydro-massage facilities and free wireless internet. The hotel offers free parking. Centrotel is an excellent base for exploring Athens.

Actual customer comment about Centrotel Hotel:
“The hotel is in the heart of Athens, easy to reach from the airport, if the suburban railway is not on strike- as it was when we stayed there-, and in a short walking distance from two different metro lines. The rooms are newely renovated, very clean and comfortable. There are supermarkets nearby.The hotel also offers free parking in a garage. People on the front desk spoke very good Enlish and were helpful. It was a real pleasure staying there.”