Running thru life... Vacation Review - Athens Hotel

We are officially back from Greece.

The clothes have been unpacked and washed, the mail has been sorted, and the jet lag is wearing off. 

Our trip to Greece was AMAZING!!!

This was truly the trip of a lifetime.  Since so many people are asking for details and pictures. 
I thought I would blog about it.   I will dedicate a blog or two to each place we visited. 

First stop:  Athens!

OMG!  I love Greek Mythology so I was in Heaven. 

We arrived in Athens after a long series of missing connections due to taking off late.  =0(

From Athens Airport we took the Metro to our hotel with was a total of 14euros for 2 people.  A taxi was 35-40 euros- definitely a cheaper option and very easy to use.  We were staying at a hotel at the Acropolis stop.   It took us about 45 minutes from the airport and a very short walk from the metro to arrive at our hotel- 
The Herodion. 

The Herodion

Is located downtown Athens. 

Its appeal for us was

1) Breakfast was included 

2) It was in walking distance from everything we wanted to do 

3) Rooftop patio with views of the Acropolis.   

This hotel was recommended by our travel agent and we were very happy with our choice.  It was a little more pricie- 2 nights coming in at $500 but was worth it just for the convenience. 

Overall the hotel was set up as a Boutique- cute and quaint.  The rooms where spacious for Europe.  We just had a standard room.  The breakfast was ok... nothing special.  Though they did have excellent Greek Yogurt which is what I ate every morning.  The part that made the hotel was the rooftop patio.  It was a nice area that you could even order drinks/dinner and eat outside while watching the sunset along the Acropolis.  Absolutely gorgeous.  

 We did not get in our first night till after 6pm.  So we headed up to the rooftop, ordered some wine and food, and took in the beautiful site of the Acropolis.

The hotel was conveniently located from the Acropolis, Zeus' temple and Gardens,  the Agora, and the Acropolis Museum.  Which was the nicest part about it.  We did not have to pay for transportation at all- we just walked!!

Stay turned... our first day in Athens...