🏨 Accommodation in Athens
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About Athens for Solo Travelers
Three thousand years of human civilization within walking distance — solo travelers climb to the Acropolis at dawn, explore 5,000 years of artefacts in the archaeological museum, and find Athens's café culture one of southern Europe's most welcoming.
Solo Travel Tips· Solo Friendly
Athens is one of Europe's great solo cities — the Acropolis is extraordinary at any time (go at opening hour), the Monastiraki flea market and Plaka neighbourhood are perfect solo wandering territory, and the café culture in Exarchia and Kolonaki is excellent for solo sitting. The National Archaeological Museum is world-class and easily absorbs a full solo day. Evening mezze at a taverna alone is completely normal in Greek culture.
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Great infrastructure, English-friendly, well-established solo traveler culture.
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Best Accommodation in Athens for Solo Travelers
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Athens Backpackers
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The best hostel in Greece — a rooftop bar with a direct view of the Acropolis lit up at night, an excellent social program, and a central location in Monastiraki. Athens Backpackers has been the meeting point for solo travelers in Greece since 2000.
📍Makri 12, Athens 117 42
CityZen Hotel Athens
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A budget-friendly design hotel in the Metaxourgeio arts district with individually decorated rooms, a strong local food program, and excellent community connections. The neighborhood itself is the attraction — Athens' most creatively interesting district is happening right outside the door.
📍Achilleos 22, Athens 104 36
Herodion Hotel
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A stylish 4-star hotel at the foot of the Acropolis in Makrygianni, with a rooftop terrace where breakfast is served against an unobstructed view of the Parthenon. The best location for exploring the Acropolis and Plaka at a sensible price.
📍Rovertou Galli 4, Athens 117 42
Hotel Grande Bretagne
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Athens' grandest hotel since 1874 — a Neoclassical palace on Syntagma Square with a rooftop restaurant offering the most iconic Acropolis view in the city, a legendary spa, and a history of hosting every head of state, writer, and notable traveler who has passed through Greece. Churchill wrote part of his WWII memoirs here.
📍Vas. Georgiou A 1, Athens 105 64
New Hotel Athens
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The most design-forward hotel in Athens — a 1957 Olympic Palace Hotel reimagined by the Campana Brothers with sculptural furniture made from repurposed building materials, a lively rooftop bar, and a perfect central location on Filellinon Street.
📍Filellinon 16, Athens 105 57