
Cheap doesn't always mean good value, but pick your hotel carefully and you can find bargains, even in ever-popular Plaka. However you'll find many of the best value hotels in Athens in up-and-coming areas a little further from the iconic sights, like Exarchia and Psyrri.
The best value hotels in Athens
Affordable Style
Even on a budget, you'll find hotels that offer spacious rooms, modern facilities and a touch of style close to the city centre.

- A four-minute walk from the National Archaeological Museum (and on the edge of funky Exarchia), Areos Hotel offers perks like rooms with balcony views and private whirlpools at surprisingly low rates.
- If you're looking for an affordable yet chic place to stay in Plaka you may like Sweet Home Hotel, in a restored heritage building graced by vintage artworks.
- If you'd prefer for a touch of old-school class, consider Athens Mansion Luxury Suites, where you'll find unfussy rooms in a 1930s neoclassical building with a pleasing roof terrace.
Family Friendly
Families travelling together can keep costs down by staying in suites which offer self-catering accommodation (great for saving money on drinks and snacks for kids) and multi-bedded family rooms in some of the best value hotels in Athens.

- A play room helps to entertain kids staying at the Hermes Hotel while a roof terrace allows open-air relaxation. Accommodation is in double, triple and four-person family rooms and there are lots of family-friendly cafés, ice cream parlours and eateries on the doorstep.
- Travellers with smaller kids may enjoy the bunk beds at trendy 18 Micon Street, where the family suite comes with a range of toys. The glorious clutter of the Flea Market is nearby, and the Ancient Agora combines ancinet heritage with green space where families can roam at leisure.
Still not sure which to book? Browse our full list of Athens recommendations, or contact a friendly guru for advice.