The 18 Best Hotels in Athens, Greece

"Sister hotel to Shila, Mona shares the same romantic aesthetic but with a sharper industrial edge to suit the downtown location. A converted textile factory on a graffiti-lined side street, Mona is surrounded by the myriad bars and boutiques of Psirri and the bazaar-like Athens central market. Open-plan bedrooms (and bathrooms—beware if you’re intimacy-averse) are like film sets, with antique daybeds, muslin drapes, and oversized velvet cubes tossed like dice on distressed terrazzo floors. Exposed concrete, pipes, and upcycled materials (a mattress on a stack of wooden palettes, a patio sofa fashioned from salvaged bricks) bring a touch of rough luxe, while hand-crafted ceramics and sensual photographs heighten the air of retro romance. Beautifully presented breakfast and a take-out menu are served in the glass-walled living room. Talented chefs from all over the world often pop up in the open-plan kitchen for supper clubs, while guest DJs and live sets occasionally commandeer the roof terrace, a gritty panorama of unpolished apartments with a glimpse of the Acropolis. Stay here, and you get instant access to Club Monamour, a members’ club for the city’s coolest cats. Address: Mona, Kakourgodikiou 4, Psirri" - Rachel Howard