Recommended Hotel near Athens Airport - Peri's Hotel

On our return from Alonnisos in September 2011, we wanted to stay at a hotel near the Athens Venizelos Airport, rather than at our usual hotel in the Plaka area of the city. However, we had no desire to spend a lot of money given that we would only be in the room a short time. Our friend Shirley McDaniel, a former home owner on Alonnisos and a regular visitor to the Greece, recommended that we stay at a place called Peri’s Hotel (see photo to your right). It’s located about 10 minutes drive from the north gate of the airport.

Built in 2004, it features 12 rooms (see sample room photo to your left), equipped with bathroom, fridge, TV, telephone, air conditioning, a hair dryer, and central heating. It also offers free wireless Internet access (WI-FI) in the lobby, and the hotel serves continental breakfast between 08.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. Transfer from and to the airport is available (free shuttle between 07:00 a.m. to 23:30 p.m.)

We were met at the airport by a very friendly man named Anthony (pictured to your right with my wife) who whisked us off to this small but well equipped hotel. Although located in an out-of-the-way neighborhood, there is a very nice restaurant about four blocks from the hotel (10 minute walk roughly), though please note that one of those blocks is a dirt road. If you have more time, you can also walk about five blocks back to the main road, and then meander about 20 minutes more to the right and you'll find yourself at the sea front where there are numerous restaurants available. Please note that I actually took that walk and while the end-point (i.e., the sea) is very nice, the route itself isn't all that wonderful as the sidewalk actually disappears in a couple of places (very common in Greece) and also isn't very wide in spots.

Now that we've discovered Peri's Hotel, there's no doubt in our minds that the next time we need to stay near the Athens airport (as opposed to the city center), we will be certain to book a room at this quaint little hotel. I cannot say enough about how nice and welcoming Anthony was, and the same goes for the owner Theodoros. At the price of just 80 Euros for a double room with breakfast (as of 9-11-2011), it offers much greater value in my view as compared to other alternatives that are nearer to the airport, such as the Sofitel (approx. 200 - 300 Euros) or the Holiday Inn (approx. 127 Euros or more).

For additional information or a price quotation, or to book a reservation, contact Peri's Hotel via email by clicking here. The hotel also can be reached by phone at (+30) 22940 83763 or click on this link to visit the Peri's Hotel website.

If you do choose to stay at this nice little hotel, please do give our best regards to Anthony, and tell him Jeff & Andrea from Chicago say hello.

Posted by Jeff Maziarek at 12/30/2011 5:10 PM
Categories: Hotels in Athens, Recommended Hotel - Athens Airport
Tags: Peri's Hotel Athens Veizelos Airport
 

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