We are currently in Greece (Mykonos) and will fly-out of Athens on next Friday morning. Are there any hotels very near the airport ? We are with our small son (2 years) and would like to have a good night of sleep before we leave. And since the flight is already very early in the morning, we would like to make the Pireus-Airport drive the evening before. Price is not very important for that one night. Thanks for your help.
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thrym
Since price isn't an issue, recommend the Sofitel. I've used it before an early morning flight, and the convenience of being only five minutes from airline check-in is worth paying a little more. Look for the special rate on their website for non-refundable bookings.
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dianab1
agree with above, the Sofitel is as convenient as airport hotels go, located at approx 150 m from departure doors at the airport
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eric2
First of all thanks for your responses, I recognize some of the posters from my previous post when I was preparing my vacation (which have so far been perfect :-)
But now I feel a little bit bad because after checking the Sofitel rates I would like to retract my statement about price not being an issue. I guess that 150 euros represents the maximum I want to pay here. And the holiday Inn has no availability anymore.
So any alternate suggestion are still welcome. Maybe a hotel somewhere between Athen and the airport would be ok ? Sorry for my inaccurate first post.
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dianab1
The only alternative is Rafina/Lavrio or Mati. Use booking.com [athens airport hotels] for some ideas.
Travelling time from Rafina is about 20 mins, taxi approx 15 euro with luggage/ from Athens central area, travelling time approx 40-50 mins, taxi fare with luggage 30 euro approx. Balance out the difference and decide, as unfortunatley apart from H. Inn + Sofitel, there are no other nearby choices.
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thrym
Since you are presently on Mykonos, consider going by ferry to Rafina the day before, then spending the night at a hotel in Rafina - it's a little bit closer to the airport than Athens. Depending on time, you can take a bus or taxi from there to the airport. I don't know of any hotels between Athens and the airport.
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