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

The Orion vibe is very relaxed. If you're a European university kid in Athens for a few nights, this is a great place to crash.

Tempi Hotel's affordable rates, bare-bones rooms, and friendly staff combine to make it both a great deal and a welcoming budget guesthouse.

Hotel Kimon's comfortable, even stylish rooms are some of the most affordable in heavily touristed Plaka.

While the Phaedra doesn't have some of the modern amenities that most budget hotels in Athens now proffer, its reasonable rates, superb location, and compassionate staff are its big selling points.

The Student and Travellers Inn's bright rooms are clean and comfortable, decked out in vibrant yellow and blue.

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

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.

Metropolis's extremely clean rooms have beige walls, run-of-the-mill beds, wardrobes, bedspreads, and desks, all of which serve their utilitarian purposes without bothering themselves with style.

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

We appreciated the Carolina's old-fashioned cage elevator, reminiscent of the late 19th century. And loved the roof terrace, which made us feel like we were on top of the world.

Hotel Attalos is a good tourist value. A relaxed throwback to the 1970s, it's less shiny than it is dependable.

The cash-only Hotel Adonis is situated on one of the quietest pedestrian streets in Plaka, one of Athens' oldest and quaintest neighborhoods.

If you're the kind of budget traveler for whom "budget" is a priority and not merely a preference, then the Hotel Epidavros, despite its uninspiring location and uninspired décor, is worth considering.

Cecil Hotel, one of our fave Athens hotels, maintains a charming, friendly Old World feel.

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.

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