Sofitel Athens Airport

Athens Airport has long been my gateway between Ireland and Israel, and Sofitel is the only real comfortable option for an overnight layover. The location is unbeatable — you just walk out of the terminal, cross three zebra crossings, and you’re in the lobby. The hotel is definitely 5-star and feels it in cleanliness and comfort. The room was spotless and quiet, and I appreciated the complimentary coffee and water. However, prices are steep. Normally it’s around €400 per night for two adults and a child, though I managed to book midweek for about half that. Still expensive, but I wanted comfort — and got it. The booking didn’t clearly confirm if an extra bed was included for my child, and neither Trip nor the hotel replied to my message, though we did get the bed in the end without extra charge. Breakfast is not included in the high price, and €30 per person felt excessive, so we skipped it. Also, food options are overpriced — €22 for a “Greek salad” that oddly came with ricotta. We ended up getting Burger King from the terminal, much better value. The indoor pool was clean but the water was colder than expected and the size modest. The shower had fluctuating warm water, a small annoyance but tolerable for one night. Overall: great convenience and comfort for an airport hotel, but pricing for food and extras feels unreasonable.

Our first night stay was acceptable although the room was very short of supplied coffee making items which in turn forced us to visit the cafe who charged us €8 euros a time for a small coffee - but then the worst of all was when we learned of our cancelled cruise the day after, which meant we had to stay an extra night while we organised our change of plans, meanwhile the hotel got news of this and cashed in on people’s misery by increasing the room rates by a massive 75%, which we found despicable to be honest and a second night confirmed the hotels policy IMO of seemingly driving guests towards spending as much as management can extract all hidden behind a big smile of course Very disappointed with our stay overall and would advise anyone staying to avoid the hotels restaurant or cafe and walk across the road to the airport, where food is available not only in plentiful of choice and better quality - but at a fraction of the price of this greed based establishment under the name of Sofitel - Shame on the Hotel IMO

Most convenient airport hotel by far ,walk across the street from arrivals, no shuttle or taxi needed. Metro/Rail connection also right there. Excellent facilities including spa, pool, restaurants. Very big room comfort bed, excellent services

Knowing the hotel for some years one can see and feel their cost cutting measures, no or very small bathroom amenities compared to before….  Extraordinary expensive room service menue towards food and beverage, low quality beer selection, wine list by glass more than overpriced ! On the good side to mention is cleanliness and the location less than 100 meters away from Athens airport. But overall verdict:  the money spent is borderline for such category of hotel ! Overpriced in comparison how it was 2, 3 years ago….   If time doesn’t matter there are a few smaller good hotels within 15 or 20 minutes reach by taxi with reasonable price and excellent home cooked Greek food….

OUR FLIGHT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING SO WE BOOKED SOFITEL IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE

Excellent location, walking in and out of airport, just 1 min Soundproof windows Cosy Terribly overpriced, as it is a bit "aged" already