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Cheap hotels in Piraeus, Athens

Camila Reyes

Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

Updated 1 August 2026 · 37 Athens hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Athens, out of the 37 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.2.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $86.

Piraeus Relax

Highest rated of the five

Piraeus Relax

★★★★★4.8 from 156 reviews

Piraeus Relax comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 156 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under Piraeus and around $86 a night on the dates we checked.

37 hotels in Athens qualified for this list and five made it. Gallery Suites & Residences Piraeus is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Piraeus Relax1

    Piraeus Relax

    ★★★★★4.8 from 156 reviews

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    • S&A apartments3

      S&A apartments

      ★★★★★4.9 from 67 reviews

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      • Ikima Living4

        Ikima Living

        ★★★★★4.8 from 62 reviews

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        • Piraeus Theoxenia Hotel5

          Piraeus Theoxenia Hotel

          ★★★★★4.2 from 1,464 reviews

          • Pool
          • Spa
          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Parking
          • Kid friendly

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        How this list was put together

        37 Athens hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

        Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

        The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

        What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

        Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

        Camila Reyes

        Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece

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