Are there hotels near the airport for early departures or late arrivals?
There is a hotel at the airport called theSofitelbut it seems to be out of most people’s price range. There is also aHoliday Inna few miles down the road. TheArmoniaon the beach at Vouliagmeni is about half an hour from the Airport. But if you are arriving late (or leaving early) you may as well just stay at a hotel in downtown Athens. The reason it takes a long time to get downtown from the airport is because of traffic. If you arrive or depart early when there is no traffic the trip is about half an hour. Seewww.athensguide.com/hotels.htmlfor the Athens hotels I recommend. The Attalos and the Cecil are centrally located, clean and inexpensive. For information on getting to and from the airport seewww.athensguide.com/airport.