Kolonaki area guide

Where to stay in Kolonaki

Stay in Kolonaki for three museums and the café streets on your doorstep, with Syntagma Square about 10 minutes away on foot. Two hotels here with their own websites are the St George Lycabettus on Kleomenous Street and COCO-MAT Hotel Athens on Patriarchou Ioakeim. A room near Evangelismos metro puts Syntagma 2 minutes away by train and the airport about 39 minutes. Streets and stairs climb towards Lycabettus, and Kolonaki Square is an excavation for the future Line 4 station.

Reviewed October 22, 2026next check by January 20, 2027

Places to stay

  1. Hotel

    St George Lycabettus

    A family-run hotel on the slopes of Lycabettus since 1974, with a rooftop pool and bar that also takes walk-ins, and pine trails to the summit behind the building. The hotel counts 15 minutes' walk down to Syntagma; the way back climbs.

    Address
    Kleomenous 2
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    Source: St George Lycabettus (official)

  2. Hotel

    COCO-MAT Hotel Athens

    In a building by Emmanuel Lazarides, the architect of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with a roof garden, the brand's beds and collections on show at the entrance, and bicycles for exploring the city. Patriarchou Ioakeim is one of the five streets that meet at the Line 4 works on Kolonaki Square.

    Address
    Patriarchou Ioakeim 36
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    Source: COCO-MAT Hotel Athens (official)

  3. Apartments

    A room near Evangelismos metro

    Evangelismos, on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, is 2 minutes from Syntagma on Line 3, and airport trains stop there about every 36 minutes. The Byzantine and Christian Museum is a few metres from the station and the Museum of Cycladic Art 500 m away.

    Directions

    Source: STASY — Line 3 run times and frequency

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Questions before you go

Is Kolonaki quiet at night?

Not around the square. This is Athens describes Kolonaki as busy at night as during the day, and Kolonaki Square is an excavation for the Line 4 station. Ask for a room facing away from the square.

How do I get from the airport to a Kolonaki hotel?

Line 3 airport trains reach Evangelismos in about 39 minutes, about every 36 minutes, with a €9 airport ticket. The X95 bus runs 24 hours for €5.50, takes about an hour and stops at Evangelismos hospital and Rigillis before Syntagma. A licensed taxi charges a flat €50 by day or €65 from midnight to 05:00 to the city-centre inner ring.

Where do I park near a Kolonaki hotel?

Polis Park at Rizari 4, near Evangelismos, is open 24/7 with 660 spaces at €2 an hour and €12 a day. Street bays in Kolonaki's controlled-parking zones allow visitors three hours at most.

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Reviewed October 22, 2026 · next check by January 20, 2027