Sofitel Athens Airport

We got to Athens at 12:20 pm, checked into our Sofitel Athens Airport Hotel, which was literally across the street. Awesome hotel. Same hotel chain we are staying with in Amsterdam. We hopped on the subway from the airport and went downtown and headed ...

... me the scenic route out to the airport to see a few last sites. I flew Aegean Airlines to Athens where I am staying at the airport hotel Sofitel to relax before I fly to Nepal tomorrow. Reading a new book called: Desert Queen...the Extraordinary Life ...

... but they were Italians. Our guide said Americans are usually pretty quiet. (Whut?) We left. We got dropped off at the Athens Airport Sofitel, extreme hotel with pool, spa, beauty parlour, sauna (ever been in a sauna with your jeans on?) and flopped around ...

... a short 30 minutes and then it is time to say goodbye for the travelers.  John and Kathy will spend one night at the Sofitel at the airport and return to San Diego early morning Sunday.  Mary and I will stay two nights at the Herodian, the same ...

We arrived in the evening at Athens airport and headed over to the Sofitel.  The Sofitel is directly beside the airport.  We had a very early flight, so it was a good choice. We ate dinner at the Karavi bar, which was the most money I have ...

... that could not have been closer to the airport, instead of something more downtown.  With the rotating strikes in Athens, transport out to the airport could have been a major hassle (Editors Note: in fact, the strikes virtually shut down the city ...

... on the flight...it wasn't too comfy!  We decided to crash for an hour or two. We were staying at the Sofitel near the airport.  We'd originally chosen that hotel since we knew we'd be leaving for Cairo the next morning...however, Aeagean Air ...

... pm. I took the local bus to airport immediately (great that now they offer direct bus between Athens long distance bus terminal and international airport and the bus map is relatively clear to decipher). But unfortunately, after arriving at the ...

... I would nick it), and for a break . . . . have souvlaki in Greece! Fabulous day -- but not enough time! Athens airport itself has two interesting features: The museum collection upstairs showing what they excavated from the site of the present airport: ...

4 hours in the ...

... Irish coffee (a VERY Irish coffee -sooooo strong) and then headed back down. The last night we treated ourselves to a stay at the Airport Sofitel as my flight was early (I can only rough it so much you know!) which made things much easier the next ...

... here so I will have to try to squeeze as much in as possible.  Considering last year I stayed at the airport hotel Sofitel for the one night I was in Athens, I figure I have already seen more than before! As an aside, the hamam last night was so ...

... long day, we finally arrived in Athens a little after midnight. Happy Birthday to me! We went straight across the street to the airport Sofitel Hotel (pricey but oh so convenient). After a nice hot shower and a glance at the Greek TV (which had a lot of ...

... it up yet. Every place I stayed I all ended having my own room and bath facilities (including that one night in Sofitel Athens Airport). But the hardcore backpacking experience is just about to begin. I will stay in shared dorm rooms most of time after ...

... have one last coffee and say goodbye to one of the waitresses we'd come to know. Head down to the port to get the fast ferry to Pireaus, 3¼ hours. Taxi then metro to Athens airport Sofitel hotel, ready for our early flight to Istanbul in the morning. ...

... off, and we were dropped at Syntagma Square at rush hour with our bags and crammed our way on the train to the airport. We made it to the Sofitel, checked in, and went straight to the bar. It was our last night in Athens and, alas, it was at the ...

... We are now in Santorini and is exactly as beautiful as I expected!   We didn't arrive into Athens till after 9pm so had booked into the Airport Soffitel.  It was fantastic.  We collected our luggage and then asked at the information desk ...

... will have a better view when I have a heart attack. Greece doesn’t have Google maps here either. Athens – 1 night staying at Airport hotel Sofitel – We have an early flight out the following day, so thought we might just spend the night ...

... this is real....and that's the Mediteranian out there in the bay. We catch a taxi to the airport for our 7:35P flight back to Athens, where we stay at the airport Sofitel.  It was expensive but very nice to just walk over to the ...