The Achilleas's 36 comfortable rooms are more business class than basic. Beds are comfortable, though there are no stylistic thrills here.

Hotel Arion, which opened in time for the 2004 Olympics, perfectly expresses the affordable Athenian boutique hotel impulse.

This 93-room hotel occupies two adjacent buildings. One houses single and double rooms, and the other houses the triple rooms and junior suites.

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

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

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

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

Hotel Arethusa has the dated, exciting atmosphere of a hotel where much intrigue went down during Athens's turbulent 1960s and 1970s.

First and foremost, the Plaka is a capable hotel, with especially good rates considering the hotel's location in the heart of heaviliy tourist-trafficked 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.