In this guide
💡 The Short Version: The closest hotels to the Acropolis in this guide are Hotel Herodion (about 370 m), Acropolis View Hotel and A77 Suites (380 m) and Esse Athens (400 m). The Acropolis Museum is 120 m from the Herodion. The rest run out to 900 m, in Plaka, Monastiraki, Syntagma and Psyrri. The Acropolis metro station is on line 2. Syntagma Square is 0.87 km from the hill. Prices change with the dates, so check yours on Hotels.com. Or book a small group: the Athens: Acropolis Small Group (max: 8) Guided Tourad is from €30.80 for 2 hours, and the entry ticket is extra.
What the Acropolis is, and what is round it
The Acropolis is a timed-slot ticket of €30 from the Ministry of Culture’s shop, and it closes before sunset in every month: see Acropolis tickets. The Acropolis Museum is a separate €20 ticket, 0.40 km from the hill, and stays open to 22:00 on Fridays: see Acropolis Museum tickets. The Acropolis metro station is on line 2. Monastiraki, on lines 1 and 3, is 0.52 km from the hill.
Distances are straight lines from each hotel to the Acropolis, so a walk is longer, and the streets round the hill climb. Each hotel’s own page gives its rooms; the views below are the ones the hotels and Michelin state.
The Acropolis rock and wall above Plaka, from Thrasyllou Street. Photo: George E. Koronaios, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The hotels
The links go to the hotel on Hotels.com. Michelin’s Keys are the guide’s own ratings for hotels, and “Selected” means a hotel is in the guide without a Key.
Up to 400 m
Neoclassical houses and orange trees on a street in Makrygianni. Photo: Texniths, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hotel Herodion
About 370 m · 4 Rovertou Galli · 90 rooms · Hotels.comad
A family-run four-star hotel, open for about 50 years, 100 m from the Acropolis Museum and 200 m from the Acropolis metro station, according to the hotel. The roof garden has olive trees, a view of the Acropolis and two hydromassage tubs.
Acropolis View Hotel
About 380 m · 10 Webster Street · Hotels.comad
A hotel since 1981, fully renovated, near the Acropolis Museum and the main monuments.
A77 Suites
About 380 m · 77 Adrianou · 12 suites · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
A 19th-century neoclassical villa on Adrianou Street. The Iconic Suite has a private terrace with a hot tub that looks up at the Acropolis. The hotel offers few services beyond a concierge, according to Michelin.
Esse Athens
About 400 m · Mpenizelou Palaiologou 3 · 20 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
Opposite what Michelin calls the oldest Ottoman house in the city. Rooms have herringbone floors and window seats, and the suites have verandas with open-air hot tubs and views of the Acropolis.
400 to 500 m
AVA Hotel & Suites
About 440 m · Lysikratous 9-11 · Hotels.comad
A boutique hotel of large suites in Plaka, steps from the Acropolis Museum and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, according to the hotel.
AthensWas
About 480 m · 5 Dionysiou Areopagitou · 21 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
A design hotel in the style of the 1960s, 230 m from the Acropolis Museum. Each room has a private veranda, the better ones look at the Acropolis, and the rooftop bar looks over the ruins and the sea. There is no pool.
Plaka Hotel
About 490 m · 7 Kapnikareas and Mitropoleos · 71 rooms · Hotels.comad
A three-star superior hotel redecorated in 2019. The roof terrace bar and restaurant looks at the Acropolis, the deluxe rooms face it and the standard rooms look at the city.
THE DOLLI at Acropolis
About 490 m · Mitropoleos 49 · 46 rooms · two Michelin Keys · Hotels.comad
A neoclassical building of 1925 with a rooftop infinity pool and a restaurant with a panorama of the Parthenon, according to Michelin.
500 to 700 m
Electra Palace Athens
About 530 m · Nikodimou, Plaka · Hotels.comad
A neoclassical five-star hotel. The outdoor pool is open in season and faces the Acropolis, the indoor pool is open all year, and the Electra Roof Garden restaurant is on the eighth floor, open 13:00 to 00:30, according to the hotel. Superior rooms and above face the Acropolis.
Hera Hotel
About 570 m, and 180 m from the Acropolis Museum · Falirou 9 · Hotels.comad
A boutique hotel with Acropolis-view rooms and junior suites, and the Peacock roof garden restaurant looking at the Acropolis and the museum.
ERGON House Athens
About 600 m · 23 Mitropoleos · 38 rooms · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
Above a food market with a butcher, a fishmonger, a baker and a restaurant. Some rooms look at the Parthenon. Michelin says the building is not quiet and the rooms facing away from the market are calmer.
Athenian Foss
About 610 m · Evaggelistrias 9 and Ermou · 15 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
On pedestrianised Ermou Street. The top-floor Presidential Suite has a terrace with views of Lycabettus Hill and the Acropolis.
NEOMA
About 630 m · 13 Mouson · 16 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
The rooftop has a seasonal swimming pool and sun deck, and an open-air restaurant and bar facing the Acropolis. In cold weather the hotel serves dinner in heated transparent “bubbles” on the terrace, according to Michelin.
Electra Metropolis Athens
About 640 m · Mitropoleos · 216 rooms and suites · Hotels.comad
At the start of Mitropoleos Street, 250 m from Syntagma Square. The foundations hold the wall of Themistocles and a 16th-century chapel, Agia Dynami. Some rooms and the roof garden face the Acropolis, according to the hotel.
New Hotel
About 660 m · 16 Filellinon · 79 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
A mid-century hotel, once the Olympic Palace, rebuilt by the Campana brothers from its own doors, beams and stone.
Perianth Hotel
About 670 m · 2 Limpona · 38 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
In a modernist building of the 1930s. Greek breakfast is served in the Perianth Café, which has an all-day menu.
700 to 900 m
Gatsby Athens
About 770 m · 18 Lekka · 33 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
A boutique hotel with Art Deco touches, a bar, a gym and an all-day restaurant, The Geco.
Praxitelous Luxury Suites
About 830 m · 14 Praxitelous · 18 suites · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
Suites off Klafthmonos Square, many with balconies and some with a Jacuzzi or a sun deck.
The Foundry Suites Athens
About 860 m · Sarri 40, Psyrri · 12 suites · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
A building of 1930 that was a type foundry, with apartment-like suites and a rooftop terrace serving pizza and Greek wine, according to Michelin.
Monument
About 870 m · 11 Kalamida · 9 rooms · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
A late 19th-century house by Ernst Ziller, with a spa and a rooftop terrace. The restaurant serves breakfast only.
The views the hotels and Michelin describe
| Hotel | What is stated | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Herodion | A view of the Acropolis | The roof garden |
| Electra Palace Athens | Acropolis view | The outdoor pool, the roof garden restaurant and the superior rooms and above |
| Plaka Hotel | Acropolis view | The roof terrace and the deluxe rooms |
| Hera Hotel | Acropolis view | The roof garden restaurant, the Acropolis-view rooms and the junior suites |
| A77 Suites | Acropolis view | The Iconic Suite’s terrace |
| Esse Athens | Acropolis view | The suites with verandas |
| AthensWas | Acropolis view | The better rooms |
| Athenian Foss | Lycabettus Hill and the Acropolis | The top-floor Presidential Suite |
| NEOMA | Acropolis view | The rooftop restaurant and bar |
| Electra Metropolis | Acropolis view | Some rooms and the roof garden |
For the bars on those roofs, see rooftop bars in Athens, and for the free hills, the best views in Athens.
Klepsidras Street in Plaka at night, with the floodlit Acropolis above. Photo: George E. Koronaios, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Syntagma Square instead
Syntagma Square is 0.87 km from the Acropolis. Metro lines 2 and 3 meet here, the X95 airport bus ends here, and the Changing of the Guard is outside Parliament: see Athens airport to the city and the Changing of the Guard. On the square stand the Hotel Grande Bretagne, which holds two Michelin Keys and has the GB Roof Garden on its eighth floor, and the NJV Athens Plaza.
| Hotel | From Syntagma | From the Acropolis |
|---|---|---|
| NJV Athens Plaza | About 90 m | About 890 m |
| Electra Metropolis | About 250 m | About 640 m |
| New Hotel | About 270 m | About 660 m |
| ERGON House Athens | About 300 m | About 600 m |
| Gatsby Athens | About 310 m | About 770 m |
| Electra Palace Athens | About 340 m | About 530 m |
| Athenian Foss | About 480 m | About 610 m |
| Praxitelous Luxury Suites | About 500 m | About 830 m |
NJV Athens Plaza
About 90 m from Syntagma Square · Vasileos Georgiou A 2 · 159 rooms and 21 suites · Hotels.comad
At the edge of the square. The hotel lists Acropolis-view suites and rooms, and others that face Syntagma.
Next
Where to stay in Athens compares the other areas, including Kolonaki and the Athens Riviera. Plaka and Anafiotika covers the lanes under the hill, and the Ancient Agora is a few minutes from Monastiraki. For the days, see Athens in one or two days, and for the way in, Athens airport to the city and Athens public transport. Where to eat in Athens names the tavernas and restaurants round the hill, and what to book before you go to Athens lists the tickets.
Common questions
Which hotel is closest to the Acropolis?
Of the hotels in this guide, Hotel Herodion on Rovertou Galli, about 370 m from the Acropolis in a straight line, then Acropolis View Hotel and A77 Suites at 380 m, Esse Athens at 400 m and AVA Hotel & Suites at 440 m.
Which hotels near the Acropolis have a pool?
Electra Palace Athens has an outdoor pool in season with a view of the Acropolis and an indoor pool open all year. THE DOLLI at Acropolis has a rooftop infinity pool, and NEOMA a seasonal rooftop pool. Monastik Living in Athina has a rooftop plunge pool. Hotel Herodion has two hydromassage tubs on its roof garden.
Do any hotels near the Acropolis hold Michelin Keys?
THE DOLLI at Acropolis has two Keys. ERGON House Athens has one Key. A77 Suites, Esse Athens, AthensWas, NEOMA, Perianth Hotel, The Foundry Suites, New Hotel and several more in this guide are in the Michelin guide as Selected, which means they are listed without a Key.
Which metro station is nearest the Acropolis?
Acropolis, on line 2. Hotel Herodion puts it 200 m from the hotel. Monastiraki, on lines 1 and 3, serves the Plaka hotels, and Syntagma, on lines 2 and 3, serves the hotels round the square.
How far is the Acropolis Museum from the hotels?
Hotel Herodion is about 120 m from the museum in a straight line, Hera Hotel about 180 m, AthensWas about 230 m and Acropolis View Hotel about 400 m. The museum is 0.40 km from the Acropolis itself.
Which hotels stay near Syntagma Square instead?
NJV Athens Plaza is about 90 m from the square, Electra Metropolis 250 m, New Hotel 270 m, ERGON House 300 m, Gatsby Athens 310 m and Electra Palace 340 m. The Acropolis is 0.87 km from the square.
