Originally Posted by
christianj
Depending on what time your flight out of ATH is, I would consider staying out by the airport (HI Athens Airport is a good option and usually much cheaper than the Sofitel) and just meeting your friends and returning to the hotel that evening. Suggesting this since it does not seem that your one night stay in Athens is for sightseeing or anything specific to being in the city.
I did consider the HI but I will be in Athens for a day & a half so not sure what to do around the airport for that long. My flight gets in at 9AM & leaves the next day at 8PM.
Also, staying at a Marriott property will get me a 4PM late checkout. I won't get that at the HI.
I've been to Athens a couple of times so have done the whole sightseeing & touristy things before. But being in the city just gives me more options to kill time before heading back to the airport.