There are so many places to stay, to suit all budgets and tastes. Avoiding the traditional or most well-known, here are some real gems.
Brown Hotels: An original concept involving small Brown hotels embedded in downtown neighbourhoods with different styles (bohemian, design, classic, 70s, etc). Take your pick at
Athens Capital Hotel – MGallery Collection: 117 rooms or suites, contemporary artwork throughout, terrace with small pool and views of the Acropolis, restaurant and Gallery café (4 Syntagma Square).
Coco-Mat Athens BC: (2-4 Falirou Square) Impressively design hotel from this well-known Greek company. With views of the New Acropolis Museum and the Acropolis, a lobby with Roman mosaic-exhibition café-restaurant, modern rooms and wooden bicycles to ride around Athens. There are two other sister hotels: the sophisticated Coco-Mat Jumelee and Coco-Mat Athens.
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14 Reasons Why: (21 Miaouli) With modern design, expensive artwork, industrial design.
Gatsby Athens: (Lekka 18) Boutique hotel with playful decor, detox gym, all day restaurant, rooftop terrace.
Selina Athens: (Theatre Square) Combines modernist, aesthetic with interwar Athens. Colourful and cheerful. It has a café and a wellness area.
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The Zillers Athens: (54 Mitropoleos Street) Boutique hotel, combining the neoclassical aesthetics of the building with modern elements. It has a roof garden overlooking the Acropolis, and a fine-dining restaurant.
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