Sofitel Athens Airport

Landing at Athens International Airport means the hotel is already in sight. Sofitel Athens Airport is fifty metres from the arrivals and departures halls, the only hotel built directly onto the airport grounds, and looks out over the Mesoghaia Valley rather than a car park or runway apron. It holds 345 rooms and suites, each soundproofed against aircraft noise, finished in a restrained palette with marble bathrooms and armchairs built for a long layover or a short stay before a conference. Central Athens is 33 km away, reachable by metro or by car on the Attiki Odos motorway, and the Metropolitan Expo centre is 2 km from the door. Meeting and banqueting space runs to 600 guests, which puts business travel and the airport's own trade fairs within easy reach. Two restaurants anchor the food side: Mesoghaia, an all-day room in rose gold and Oxford blue marble serving Greek and Mediterranean dishes, and Jenny's, a rooftop restaurant and bar with a 180-degree view toward the Mesoghaia mountains, built in wood and linen by architect Lázaro Rosa-Violán. Artemis Bar and Pergola covers the gaps between flights, open from early morning coffee to late-night drinks. It is a hotel built for people in transit, and it makes no apology for that.