In the heat of a summer afternoon, after a morning spent trekking around the Acropolis and the Ancient Agora or shopping in the Athens Flea Market, the prospect of cooling off in a fabulous hotel pool is very alluring...
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The Greek love of family ensures that travellers with children are welcome everywhere. Here's our pick of the best hotels for families in Athens...
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Despite its size, Greece's capital is a low-rise city, so unobstructed views from the best hotels with rooftop bars in Athens stretch all the way to the mountains and the sea...
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Athens is a wonderful place for a city break in a luxury cocoon. Few cities in the world can match the millennia of human heritage crammed into its compact historic centre...
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The Flea Market is one of the oldest and most colourful parts of the city. Use our guide and pick the best hotels close by...
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Hipsters looking for an address that's handily close to all that Athens has to offer will find some of the best places to stay in Athens in newly-trendy Psyrri...
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Next to Makrigianni and just a few blocks south of Plaka, in Koukaki you can walk to sights including the Acropolis and its museum and the Temple of Olympian Zeus in a matter of minutes...
Read more >Plaka is Athens in a nutshell. For the first-time visitor to Greece's vibrant capital, it's a paradise for shoppers, café-hoppers and sightseers...
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Strategically located between Psyrri, Metaxourgeio and Exarchia, Omonia is a key hub for metro, tram, rail and bus services heading in all directions...
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Just north of Omonia, gritty Exarchia, around Plateia Exarchion, is a college neigbourhood and home to the National Archaeological Museum...
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Fashionistas and couples looking for a romantic break within easy reach of the sights of Athens but away from city bustle love this upscale neighbourhood...
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Piraeus is more than just just a jumping-off point for the Aegean islands, it has been the seaport of Athens since antiquity and so has its own history and a proudly independent identity...
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Bordering funky Psyrri and functional Omonia and a short metro ride from Syntagma and Plaka, this down-to-earth neighbourhood has become a hip and happening hotspot...
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Located between historic Plaka and up-and-coming Psyrri, Monastiraki is as much a long-standing favourite spot for Athenians as for visitors...
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Kolonaki Square (Plateia Filiki Eterias) feels like a tiny slice of Paris transplanted to the heart of Athens, a classically chic, upscale quarter between Syntagma and Mt Likavitos...
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Spectacular Santorini has a reputation for luxury hotels, but some of the best luxury hotels on Santorini have also made the list of our 10 best value hotels on Santorini. Many have excellent views and facilities as well as some of the best hotels views on Santorini.
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