Located down a little alleyway in the relaxed 'hood of Koukaki, Marble House provides an exceptionally quiet budget bed.

The Zinon Best Western is one of three Best Western properties in Athens, and the most budget-friendly of the group to boot.

The hotel's 50 rooms are very plain, yet there's something restrained and even elegant about these rooms, in a simple, institutional 1970s aesthetic way.

If all you want is a safe, centrally-located place to crash at the end of the day, then this is definitely one of the least-expensive places in Athens.

Rooms are comfortable, clean, and decorated in an unfussy manner. They're also more spacious than many of their Athens peers.

Amaryllis Hotel is a simple, 57-room hotel located near Omonia Square.

Hotel Hermes' 45 rooms are serviceable and on the roomy side, with blond wood floors, curved desks, and gentle lighting.

The comfortable Hotel Achillion offers tastefully decorated rooms without tastefully-decorated-room prices—it's a win-win combination.

Golden City is a big tourist hotel with 91 surprisingly elegant rooms, located not far from Omonia Square.

Economy Hotel is an attractive, 56-room budget property located roughly between the Omonia and Monastiraki metro stations.

While Evripides is a total plain jane, it's also very clean and inexpensive.

You can use one of the Marina's 81 clean and comfortable rooms as your base for exploring Athens, just don't expect to luxuriate there.

Boasting 389 rooms, the Hotel Stanley is by far one of the larger hotels in Athens.

Jason Inn's 56 rooms are both adequate and a good value, particularly in the off-season. Its location, near Keramikos, is a real plus.

Situated in a relatively non-descript neighborhood, the Rio is a 10-minute walk from the National Archaeological Museum and equally close to the trendy Psiri and Thisseio neighborhoods.