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Plaka Hotel suits an evening in old Athens before an early ship. It's 200 m from Monastiraki Square, with a rooftop bar open until midnight and a continental breakfast for early departures — our routing puts the Terminal A street point about 7.5 miles of road away.
It books private transfers by taxi or van, at extra charge, at least 5 days ahead by email. The page doesn't say to where, so it scores nothing for the ship until you ask.
Family rooms are two connecting rooms for up to 4. It calls itself a 3 star superior, and the climate fee for a 3-star is €5 (about US$6) a room a night from April to October.
Book it for the roof and the old town, and email about the port transfer a week out, not the night before.
Book it if
- You want the old town on foot the evening before
- An early continental breakfast suits a sail-day start
- Your family needs two connecting rooms
Look elsewhere if
- You want a transfer you can book at the last minute — it needs 5 days.
- You're driving.
- You want breakfast confirmed as included.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Plaka Hotel publishes.
A rooftop terrace bar-restaurant, 6 pm to midnight daily, with the Acropolis 500 m away.
The hotel arranges a private transfer by taxi or van, at extra charge, booked at least 5 days ahead by email — it doesn't say to where, so ask for the port.
A buffet, with a continental option for early departures; the hotel doesn't say whether it's included.
The hotel gives no Piraeus figure; it's 200 m from Monastiraki Square, where the green Line 1 runs to Piraeus. Our routing gives about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) by road to the Terminal A street point. By our routing the drive from Plaka Hotel is about 17 minutes on empty roads — so leave room for Athens traffic.
Plaka Hotel doesn't mention parking; it sells itself on being 200 m from Monastiraki Square, not on the car.
Night-Before Score: 18 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
From Plaka Hotel it’s about 7.5 road miles to the Terminal A street point and about 21.7 to the airport — our routing, with no traffic. Question marks are rides you arrange.
The hotel books private transfers by taxi or van at extra charge, at least 5 days ahead by email; it doesn't name a destination or price.
The hotel arranges a private transfer by taxi or van, at extra charge, booked at least 5 days ahead by email — it doesn't say to where, so ask for the port.
The hotel gives no Piraeus figure; it's 200 m from Monastiraki Square, where the green Line 1 runs to Piraeus. Our routing gives about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) by road to the Terminal A street point.
From ATH without a hotel shuttle
From ATH to Plaka Hotel our routing gives about 21.7 road miles, roughly 36 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.
Plaka Hotel doesn't mention parking; it sells itself on being 200 m from Monastiraki Square, not on the car.
Parking for your stay: Not stated.
The hotel arranges a private transfer by taxi or van, at extra charge, booked at least 5 days ahead by email — it doesn't say to where, so ask for the port.
The hotel gives no Piraeus figure; it's 200 m from Monastiraki Square, where the green Line 1 runs to Piraeus. Our routing gives about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) by road to the Terminal A street point.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Plaka Hotel 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 Plaka Hotel our routing gives about 7.5 road miles to A’s street point and 8.0 to B and C’s — approximate, since the buildings aren’t pinned. More in the Athens (Piraeus) cruise guide.
Source: msccruisesusa.comDistance
~7.5 mi, our routingThe hotel gives no Piraeus figure; it's 200 m from Monastiraki Square, where the green Line 1 runs to Piraeus. Our routing gives about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) by road to the Terminal A street point.
Source: plakahotel.grRide departures
No ride statedPlaka Hotel 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: plakahotel.grParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedPlaka Hotel doesn't mention parking; it sells itself on being 200 m from Monastiraki Square, not on the car.
Source: plakahotel.grFor the cruise week
POLISPARK packages, €35–60 (about US$40–65)Plaka Hotel’s own parking: no parking on its pages. 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 Plaka Hotel — 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
Food or bar on siteA rooftop terrace bar-restaurant, 6 pm to midnight daily, with the Acropolis 500 m away.
Breakfast
Not statedA buffet, with a continental option for early departures; the hotel doesn't say whether it's included.
Address
Kapnikareas & Mitropoleos, Monastiraki7 Kapnikareas & Mitropoleos Street, 105 56 Athens
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Plaka Hotel publishes it. The gaps here are where its transfer goes, and the fare and whether breakfast is included — a call to Plaka Hotel settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
Climate resilience fee for a 3-star (category per its own site ("3 star superior")): €5 per room per night April to October, €1.50 (about US$2) November to March, per the Greek government's November 2024 answer to Parliament; Law 5177/2025 repeats the same amounts.
Wi-Fi
Free in all areas
Parking for your stay
Not stated
Breakfast
Buffet; continental option for early departures; inclusion not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
The pages we read don't mention pets.
Food and drink on site
- Roof top terrace bar-restaurant6 pm to midnight daily
Rooms
71 rooms, redecorated in 2019: Standard rooms for up to 3, and Family Rooms of two connecting rooms for up to 4.
Accessibility
Plaka Hotel’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Monastiraki Square200 m
- Acropolis500 m
- Syntagma Square550 m
- Acropolis Museum800 m
Distances as Plaka Hotel or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- "3 star superior", per the hotel
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Continental breakfast for early departures.
- Family Room: two connecting rooms, up to 4.
- Private transfers by taxi or van: extra charge, book 5 days ahead.
- Free Wi-Fi throughout.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Where its transfer goes, and the fare
- Whether breakfast is included
- Check-in and check-out times
Every hotel fact here comes from Plaka Hotel’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the transfer to Piraeus and whether breakfast is included.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Plaka Hotel: the Athens (Piraeus) cruise guide, Piraeus cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up by Monastiraki Square, about 7.5 road miles from Terminal A.
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Plaka Hotel FAQ
How far ahead do I book the Plaka Hotel transfer?
At least 5 days, by email, per the hotel. It's a private taxi or van at extra charge, and the page doesn't name a price or say it goes to the port, so ask.
Does Plaka Hotel serve breakfast early for cruise departures?
It offers a continental option for early departures alongside the buffet, per the hotel.
Does Plaka Hotel have family rooms?
Yes — the Family Room is two connecting rooms for up to 4; standard rooms take up to 3.
When is the Plaka Hotel rooftop open?
Daily from 6 pm to midnight, per the hotel.
How do I get from Plaka Hotel to Piraeus?
Monastiraki station, 200 m away, is on Line 1 to Piraeus. Our routing gives about 7.5 miles by road to the Terminal A street point if you'd rather take a taxi.
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