Accommodation in Athens

Athens's accommodation section runs 4 curated guides. The luxury guide holds 12 entries, the deepest list in the section. Boutique, hostels, and where-to-stay each carry 10. Three of those 4 guides target a specific type of traveler. The fourth, the where-to-stay guide, reads more like a cross-section of Athens for anyone still sorting out what kind of stay they want.

If you're narrowing down areas of Athens, start with the where-to-stay guide. Its 10 entries span enough of the city to give you a working picture. The luxury guide, at 12 entries, covers properties from Syntagma to Kolonaki. The boutique guide's 10 entries cover smaller-scale properties. And the hostels guide rounds out the social end of Athens's accommodation range with another 10.

August in Athens averages 33°C highs with 3 rain days. September drops to 29°C and the same 3 rain days, a more comfortable window for comparing properties on foot.

August's 33°C average high in Athens, with 3 rain days, makes air conditioning the first filter on any shortlist.