Expert reviews
“The small and elegant Ava Hotel, has only 15 rooms, all suites, but it’s in the historic neighborhood of Plaka and offers views of the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Athens.
“This boutique hotel has spacious rooms with kitchenettes. It is within easy walking distance of the city’s major sights and is well suited for families and travellers seeking long stays.”
What guests liked
- Helpful staff
- Clean rooms
- Boutique style
- Excellent location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This boutique hotel offers the best self-contained suites and has some of the most spacious suites in the city. This hotel has been popularly described as a sanctuary or haven for business for both business and leisure travelers by offering some of the best modern features and facilities.
It is located in the heart of Athens and situated strategically close to landmark areas and famous places. For example, it is located 250 m from the Temple of Olympian Zeus a popular site to visit for tourists, 250m from the Akropoli, and Hadrian Arch. The nickname for the neighborhood where the hotel is located in the neighborhood of Gods, making the hotel itself an intriguing place to stay while in Athens.
Some of the amenities and features of the hotel are laundry facilities for guests, a large business center to help with work for business travelers, babysitting services making it ideal for families with little children and a functioning 24-hour front desk.
The suites in the hotel feature neoclassical décor with aesthetical pleasing wallpapers and furnishing. The suites are also fully air-conditioned and soundproofed ensuring that guests are not in any way inconvenient. Each suite has a well-equipped kitchenette, a comfortable seating area that includes a flat-screen TV and access to free Wi-Fi to stay connected to the rest of the world.
Guests can enjoy tasty meals such as the exquisite buffet breakfast which provides for everyone including vegans. Coffee/tea are served in the common area while the bar/lounge area offers maximum relaxation for guests.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
26 September 2023
Exceptional
Great location, walking distance to Plaka and restaurants. Staff very helpful.
17 September 2023
This is the perfect place to stay when visiting Athens, Plaka.
Clean, stylish, comfortable, and close to everything! The staff was awesome and, having arrived before check-in, we were allowed to keep our luggage with the front desk until our room was ready.
17 September 2023
Excellent hotel in superb location, will stay there again.
Superb location, friendly and helpful staff, room size, shower and bed
The air conditioning in our room was not working, but the fan was provided, and the windows can be left opened without noise disturbance.
4 September 2023
Nice, low-key suites in a great location
Boutique hotel with a great location, low key, close to pretty much everything. Room was a true suite, with living room, kitchenette, large bedroom, 2-sink bathroom. Only stayed one night but would be great for a longer stay.
They were oddly stingy with bath linens. In particular, when I found no washcloths in the bathroom, I requested some and was given only one and pretty much told that was all I needed! And that was after the staff person inspected the bathroom to make sure I wasn't lying about having none!
3 September 2023
Small hotel with 5 star service in a prime location
Location, staff. Our room was very spacious, super comfortable bed. The location was incredible! Great service, which for me makes a huge part of the experience . Front desk helped us arrange transportation. Jorge was great! We could only stay one night but we will definitely come back .
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28 August 2023
Perfect location!
This hotel is in a perfect location if you have little time to explore the city. It was literally a 3 min walk to the entrance to the Acropolis and Museum. Close to great little restaurants coffee shops and souvenir shops as well! The room was spacious and looked fairly similar to the photos. Our plane was majorly delayed so we weren’t able to take the car they had arranged for us but that worked just fine. We used Uber in Athens for our whole trip and it was the same as it is in the US. Our only suggestion is ask to not be placed in the room on the first floor. It was right next to the kitchen and very loud first thing in the morning. The staff were all very helpful and friendly.
17 August 2023
Exceptional
Hotel was great, but staff was amazing...
4 August 2023
The location and staff are what distinguish Ava Hotelcfrom the rest. Located in a quiet spot in Plaka makes it perfect f
Excellent staff; very friendly and thoughtful.
No comment. All was excellent.
21 July 2023
Exceptional
Location, helpful staff
20 July 2023
Great hotel in a perfect location.
Wonderful hotel in a perfect location. Shops and restaurants block away. View the Acropolis from balcony and easy walk. The breakfast was fantastic and the staff especially the front desk were all very helpful and friendly. Great stay
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17 July 2023
Wonderful time in Athens
The hotel was in a great location for doing Athens sightseeing. Within walking distance to Acropolis, and many great restaurants and shops.
Nothing.
10 July 2023
Staff could not do more for you. Brilliant location and lovely room.
Fabulous central location. Homely stay with practical ammenities
7 July 2023
Exceptional
Location, spacious rooms, and very friendly staff
4 July 2023
Exceptional
Spacious rooms, great location, friendly and helpful staff
29 June 2023
This hotel was the perfect ending to our vacation.
The service was excellent even before we arrived. The hotel offered to arrange for our transportation from the port and also arrange tours for us. Everything was perfect. The location of the hotel is fantastic - only a 3 minute walk to skip the line tour start and a 2 minute walk to a vast selection of shops and great restaurants. Also short walk to Parliament, park, etc. Plus it's a quiet and safe street. Only steps from the front door to our cab. The extremely large room was well furnished, awesome bed, 2 type of coffee makers, refrigerator, sink, etc. Large and lovely bathroom. Included breakfast was excellent. All the staff was extremely friendly and always helpful.
25 June 2023
Every bit as wonderful as when I stayed here 15 years ago!!
Perfect location, extremely clean, room was quite large.
nothing - everything was great
23 June 2023
Excellent hotel in Athens which is extremely comfortable, quiet, clean and elegant. Great location.
Lovely room with a great balcony on the ground floor. Everything was super comfortable, quiet and elegant. The hotel is in a great location and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Overall an excellent place to stay. They do serve breakfast but it was not included with the room.
Would have been nice to have breakfast included.
8 June 2023
Perfect location on a quiet street in Plaka with an incredible view of the Acropolis with exceptional staff and spacious
hotel staff were extremely helpful, room was ready upon early arrival, the location and view from the balcony of the Acropolis was outstanding.
30 May 2023
we always return to the Ava when we are in Athens. wonderful staff, super-clean, well-decorated and well-located in the
the staff are incredibly helpful. the hotel is clean and well-decorated. we loved the rooms with balconies.
23 May 2023
Exceptional
Wonderful boutique hotel in a great location. Staff was welcoming and friendly.
21 May 2023
We stayed for two nights and the Ava Hotel was in the perfect spot and had wonderful staff.
The location was perfect for visiting the Acropolis, Plaka, and other sites around Athens. The staff was very attentive and helpful and the breakfast was very good.
12 May 2023
Exceptional
Magda and staff were fantastic. Great location.
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12 May 2023
Would definitely stay here again.
The staff was extremely helpful and very friendly. Location is terrific...walking distance to most sites and great restaurants.
7 May 2023
Exceptional
very kind staff, arranged taxi pick ups to ferry port and gave us an amazing room with a balcony view!
Hotel facilities
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Food & Drink
- - Bar
- - Snack bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Activities
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Bike tours (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
- - Cooking class (additional charge)
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
30 September 2023
Exceptional
Quiet clean hotel. Large rooms and VERY well situated. Great breakfast and verybfriendly staff.
All excellent.