Athena Hotel

This is a terrific hotel - they make you feel like family from the time you arrive to the day of your departure. Location is excellent- perfectly situated in the center of town so you can either retreat to your room, or enjoy sitting at one of the cafes in the “piazza” at center of town, or take the 10 minute walk to sit in a cafe or restaurant on the water. Breakfast at the restaurant is excellent and includes some homemade goodies. First came here in 2016, thinking it wold be a one time visit, and have returned every year since since then. If you want a small, clean, friendly place in excellent location and good breakfast, this is it.

This place is, in my opinion, is a delightful little city hotel in the heart of the old part of Nafplion. The rooms are fairly compact I will admit, but nonetheless very comfortable! Nice beds, all facilities are modern and the balconies are very cute, allowing you to sit outside in the middle of the city and enjoy the hustle and bustle of it below you. Breakfast in the morning is served downstairs in a small and tidy area near the hotel’s reception. It consists of a mixture of cooked elements, cakes, cereals etc. Plus the hotel provides delicious freshly squeezed orange juice. There aren’t many rooms at all, so it doesn’t feel overcrowded with too many guests at all. The staff who work there are super friendly and helpful. And the location is just brilliant - so many great bars, restaurants and shops within easy walking distance around you, plus the harbour and the sea are only a few minutes walk away too If you are someone that wants to lounge about in a spacious room, this is not for you. But if you’re looking for respite and down time while on a trip to fab Nafplion, I don’t think you need anything more than here!

This property was a bit of a mixed bag for us. The staff are lovely and the location is great…IF you don’t mind noise/can sleep through most anything. The good - the hotel is on a main square with many restaurants and families enjoying the evening, and the breakfast is simple and tasty. The bad - it’s a loud area with the potential for very loud people outside our room (in our case, until well after 1am), and parking can be challenging. As is with most properties in the area, there are no elevators (not a problem for us, but definitely a point to note for those with mobility challenges). Based on noise alone, I don’t know that we would return to this hotel…but if that’s not a problem for you, it’s definitely worth a look.

This hotel is beautiful. Clean, simple and dead center of the city. Nice breakfast. Friendly staff. Convenient to everything. The only downside is that it requires a walk towing your bags from the nearest street, roughly a block away. We drove in circles for half an hour trying to find it.