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Novotel Athens is the family-friendly city option with a rooftop pool. Accor puts Piraeus 10 km away, a 20-minute drive, and our routing gives about 7.7 miles by road to the Terminal A street point.
Family rooms sleep four, pets are welcome and there's indoor parking, price not printed.
Breakfast is the question mark. Accor's summary says it's included, but rates vary, so read yours before you assume.
Book it for a swim on the roof and an easy family room, then take a taxi to the port, not the metro with bags.
Book it if
- You want a rooftop pool the evening before
- Four of you need one family room
- Your dog is coming
Look elsewhere if
- You need breakfast confirmed in your rate.
- You want the ship close.
- You want to know the garage fee before you arrive.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Novotel Athens publishes.
A rooftop pool, the Clair de Lune rooftop, NOVAgora for the buffet and Le Bar, with a gym.
Accor doesn't mention a ride to the port. Taxis are metered here.
A buffet at NOVAgora; Accor's summary says it's included, but rates vary, so check yours.
Accor puts Piraeus Port 10 km away, a 20-minute drive. Our routing gives about 7.7 miles (12.4 km) by road to the Terminal A street point. By our routing the drive from Novotel Athens is about 17 minutes on empty roads — so leave room for Athens traffic.
Indoor parking on site, price not printed — nothing on cruise parking.
Night-Before Score: 21 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
From Novotel Athens it’s about 7.7 road miles to the Terminal A street point and about 22.5 to the airport — our routing, with no traffic. Question marks are rides you arrange.
Accor doesn't mention airport transport; it puts the airport 30 km away.
Accor doesn't mention a ride to the port.
Accor puts Piraeus Port 10 km away, a 20-minute drive. Our routing gives about 7.7 miles (12.4 km) by road to the Terminal A street point.
From ATH without a hotel shuttle
From ATH to Novotel Athens our routing gives about 22.5 road miles, roughly 35 minutes with no traffic. Metro Line 3 costs €9 (about US$10) to Piraeus, the X96 €5.50 (about US$6), and taxis run on the meter. More: the airport page.
Indoor parking on site, price not printed — nothing on cruise parking.
Parking for your stay: Indoor, on site; price not printed.
Accor doesn't mention a ride to the port.
Accor puts Piraeus Port 10 km away, a 20-minute drive. Our routing gives about 7.7 miles (12.4 km) by road to the Terminal A street point.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Novotel Athens and go straight to the terminals — the airport page covers the metro, the X96 and the taxis.
Which terminal
A at E11; B and C at E12Terminal A (Miaoulis) is through Gate E11; B (Themistocles) and C (Alkimos) through Gate E12, per MSC. From Novotel Athens our routing gives about 7.7 road miles to A’s street point and 8.1 to B and C’s — approximate, since the buildings aren’t pinned. More in the Athens (Piraeus) cruise guide.
Source: msccruisesusa.comDistance
Piraeus Port 10 km, per AccorAccor puts Piraeus Port 10 km away, a 20-minute drive. Our routing gives about 7.7 miles (12.4 km) by road to the Terminal A street point.
Source: all.accor.comRide departures
No ride statedNovotel Athens runs no ride to the ship — book a taxi for your check-in time, about 17 minutes to Terminal A with no traffic, by our routing.
Source: all.accor.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedIndoor parking on site, price not printed — nothing on cruise parking.
Source: all.accor.comFor the cruise week
POLISPARK packages, €35–60 (about US$40–65)Novotel Athens’s own parking: indoor parking, price not printed. For the cruise week, the one cruise-specific offer we know of is POLISPARK’s Agios Nikolaos lot — €35 for 3 days and €60 for 7, as our parking page recorded it in September 2026. Confirm it before you drive from Novotel Athens — POLISPARK’s site showed no prices on October 3.
Where the car goes while you sail · Piraeus cruise parking, compared.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Pool · Food or bar on siteA rooftop pool, the Clair de Lune rooftop, NOVAgora for the buffet and Le Bar, with a gym.
Breakfast
Not statedA buffet at NOVAgora; Accor's summary says it's included, but rates vary, so check yours.
Address
Michail Voda, near Larissis station4 Michail Voda Str., 104 39 Athens
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Novotel Athens publishes it. The gaps here are whether your rate includes breakfast and the parking price — a call to Novotel Athens settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
Novotel Athens doesn't print its star category on the pages we read, so the climate resilience fee Greece sets by category (amounts per the Greek government's November 2024 answer to Parliament) could be €2 to €15 (about US$2–17) a room a night at Novotel Athens from April to October, or €0.50 to €4 (about US$1–4) from November to March — ask which band it's in.
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
Indoor, on site; price not printed
Breakfast
NOVAgora buffet; Accor's summary says included, rates vary
Pool
Rooftop outdoor pool
Pets
Pets welcome, per Accor.
Food and drink on site
- NOVAgoraBuffet
- Clair de LuneRooftop
- Le BarBar
Rooms
Family rooms for up to 4.
Accessibility
Novotel Athens’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymYes
- Pets allowedYes
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Metro5 min walk
- Piraeus Port10 km
- Airport30 km
Distances as Novotel Athens or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- Pets welcome
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3:00 PM, check-out 11:00 AM.
- Family rooms sleep up to 4.
- The nearest metro is a 5-minute walk.
- Pets welcome.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether your rate includes breakfast
- The parking price
- Whether a car can stay while you cruise
Every hotel fact here comes from Novotel Athens’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm whether your rate includes breakfast.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Novotel Athens: the Athens (Piraeus) cruise guide, Piraeus cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up near Larissis station, about 7.7 road miles from Terminal A.
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Novotel Athens FAQ
Does Novotel Athens have a rooftop pool?
Yes, an outdoor pool on the roof, plus the Clair de Lune rooftop and a gym, per Accor.
How many people can stay in a Novotel Athens family room?
Up to four, per Accor.
Is breakfast included at Novotel Athens?
Accor's summary says the NOVAgora buffet is included, but it depends on the rate you book, so check before you pay.
How far is Novotel Athens from Piraeus?
Accor says 10 km, a 20-minute drive. Our routing gives about 7.7 miles by road to the Terminal A street point.
Can I bring my dog to Novotel Athens?
Pets are welcome, per Accor.
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