The Hotel Esse Athens is a smoke-free 4-star hotel at number 3 Palaiologou Benizelou, about a 5-minute walk from Plaka and the Parthenon. The location is its main argument, and some rooms also have their own terrace with city views.
Location and getting around
If your plan is to explore the historic centre on foot, you have it close by: Plaka and Monastiraki Square are about 5 minutes away, and the Ancient Agora, the Acropolis Museum and Syntagma Square about 10. The Panathenaic Stadium is around 20 minutes on foot. For Piraeus port, about 8 km away, the Metro or a taxi is the practical choice.
Rooms and facilities
All rooms have air conditioning, a desk, a coffee machine, a fridge, a minibar, a safe, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a shower. Some add a large terrace.
Breakfast is a buffet. According to the property itself, reception works 24 hours with multilingual staff and there is an airport transfer. Wi-Fi is free throughout the building.
Who it suits
- Guests who want a room with a terrace in the historic centre: ask for that room type specifically.
- Travellers who prefer a buffet breakfast before setting out.
- Anyone catching a ferry at Piraeus who wants a night or two in Athens first.
- Visitors without a car who will do almost everything on foot.
Good to know
Check-in is from 15:00 and you will have to show photo ID and a credit card. Check-out is until 11:00. Smoking is not allowed in the building. More hotels of this category are in our 4-star hotels.