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These studios, suites and apartments are fairly basic but generously proportioned, with separate bedrooms, kitchens and living areas. The location offers little in the way of sights, restaurants and bars, so you’ll need to take a bus to the centre of town.

The best budget option in Nafplio. These rooms in the old city are plain and spare, but clean, and there’s a great sea view from the sitting area on the roof. All rooms have televisions, but most share a bathroom. No A/C, but fans and the high location keep things cool.

A favourite with the international backpacking set. Dorms and private rooms that sleep up to four are usually packed in summer, but students and young people don’t seem to mind, instead enjoying the festive atmosphere. Most gather to enjoy a beer in the garden out back at the day’s end.

A mere stone’s throw from the Acropolis, this hotel is popular with well-heeled Greeks, keen on the profusion of gilt, mirrors and potted palms. Drinks and buffets are served on the roof garden in summer, and there’s a preserved section of the ancient Themistoklean Wall in the basement.

A vast seaside hotel, the spacious rooms adorned with oak furniture and marble bathrooms. The complex gives onto a private beach, and there are also out- and indoor pools. A shuttle bus serves Plateia Syntagma.

The lobby is decorated with antiques and marble, the rooms fitted out with every business amenity. There are restaurants and bars, and a rooftop garden with an indoor/outdoor pool. A free shuttle takes you to Syntagma, and 35 of the rooms have Acropolis views.

A 19th-century mansion with loads of character: painted ceilings, a stained-glass-windowed parlour and a garden courtyard. Rooms are small and clean, albeit with a few peeling paint patches here and there and banging pipes.

Greece’s only Alpine resort is set in a pine forest at the edge of Parnassos National Park. All 40 chalets have two to three bedrooms, kitchens, fireplaces and verandas. The central buildings offer a fully equipped health club, bar and restaurant.

Probably the nicest place to stay in Plaka, this stylish, modern hotel has a cleverly constructed mock Neo-Classical façade. The pool on the roof, with an Acropolis view, is a great place to cool off after a day of sight-seeing.

A good central option for a short stay, located on one of the city’s busiest streets. Rooms are quiet and tastefully furnished, and offer a wide range of facilities. Rooms above the seventh floor have Acropolis views.