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.

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.

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

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.

This family-run hotel is conveniently located in the heart of Plaka, the oldest and most charming of Athens' neighborhoods.

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

Niki's 23 rooms are tidy, streamlined, modern affairs. Wall-to-wall brown carpets provide an earthy nuance.