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The Alex is the Kastella pick, up the hill from Mikrolimano, not down by the gates. It lists an airport and port transfer service, a parking area and a rooftop restaurant, and our routing puts the Terminal A street point about 2.1 miles by road away.
The transfer counts for something, though no price is printed. That's the line between this hotel and the ones that say nothing about the ship.
Pets come on request at extra cost, and the sea-view rooms are the Superiors and the suite. Breakfast isn't mentioned on the pages we read.
Book it for the quieter side of Piraeus, and get the transfer fare in writing before sail day.
Book it if
- You want the quieter Kastella side of Piraeus
- Your dog is coming — pets on request, at extra cost
- You want a rooftop dinner with a sea view
Look elsewhere if
- You picture walking down to the gates — Kastella is uphill and 2 miles out.
- You need the transfer fare up front.
- You want breakfast confirmed.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what The Alex publishes.
A rooftop restaurant and bar (greeka calls it NEST), with sea views from the upper rooms.
The hotel lists an "Airport / Port Transfer Service" without a price — book it ahead and ask the fare.
The Alex's booking page doesn't mention breakfast at all.
The hotel gives no distance to the port — our routing puts the Terminal A street point about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) by road from Kastella, and B and C about 2.5 miles. By our routing the drive from The Alex is about 5 minutes on empty roads — so leave room for Athens traffic.
A "Parking Area" is listed, price not printed, and nothing about the length of a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 43 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
From The Alex it’s about 2.1 road miles to the Terminal A street point and about 27.5 to the airport — our routing, with no traffic. Question marks are rides you arrange.
The hotel lists an "Airport / Port Transfer Service" with no price.
The hotel lists an "Airport / Port Transfer Service" without a price — book it ahead and ask the fare.
The hotel gives no distance to the port — our routing puts the Terminal A street point about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) by road from Kastella, and B and C about 2.5 miles.
From ATH without a hotel shuttle
From ATH to The Alex our routing gives about 27.5 road miles, roughly 42 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.
A "Parking Area" is listed, price not printed, and nothing about the length of a cruise.
Parking for your stay: "Parking Area" listed, price not printed.
The hotel lists an "Airport / Port Transfer Service" without a price — book it ahead and ask the fare.
The hotel gives no distance to the port — our routing puts the Terminal A street point about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) by road from Kastella, and B and C about 2.5 miles.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip The Alex 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 The Alex our routing gives about 2.1 road miles to A’s street point and 2.5 to B and C’s — approximate, since the buildings aren’t pinned. More in the Athens (Piraeus) cruise guide.
Source: msccruisesusa.comDistance
~2.1 mi, our routingThe hotel gives no distance to the port — our routing puts the Terminal A street point about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) by road from Kastella, and B and C about 2.5 miles.
Source: thealexhotel.reserve-online.netRide departures
Port transfer, fee not publishedThe Alex lists a port transfer on request, no timetable and no fare printed — book it with the room. Our no-traffic routing is about 5 minutes to Terminal A.
Source: thealexhotel.reserve-online.netParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedA "Parking Area" is listed, price not printed, and nothing about the length of a cruise.
Source: thealexhotel.reserve-online.netFor the cruise week
POLISPARK packages, €35–60 (about US$40–65)The Alex’s own parking: a parking area, 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 The Alex — 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 restaurant and bar (greeka calls it NEST), with sea views from the upper rooms.
Breakfast
Not statedThe Alex's booking page doesn't mention breakfast at all.
Address
Papanastasiou, KastellaPapanastasiou 109, 185 33 Piraeus
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as The Alex publishes it. The gaps here are the transfer fare and the parking price — a call to The Alex settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Extra fees
Climate resilience fee for a 4-star (category per greeka.com and aroundgreece.net, not the hotel): €10 (about US$11) per room per night April to October, €3 (about US$3) November to March, per the Greek government's November 2024 answer to Parliament; Law 5177/2025 repeats the same amounts.
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
"Parking Area" listed, price not printed
Breakfast
Not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Pets allowed on request, at extra cost, per the hotel.
Food and drink on site
- Rooftop Restaurant & BarNEST, per greeka.com
Rooms
34 rooms: Basic (accessible), Standard, Standard Plus (street view), Superior and Suite (sea view).
Accessibility
The Basic room is listed as accessible.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryNot stated
- GymNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- Pets on request, extra cost
- Santikos Collection
- Luggage room, per greeka.com
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3:00 PM, check-out 11:00 AM.
- Pets on request, at extra cost.
- Superior rooms and the suite face the sea; Standard Plus faces the street.
- Port and airport transfers listed, no price.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The transfer fare
- The parking price
- Whether breakfast is included
Every hotel fact here comes from The Alex’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the transfer fare and the parking price.
Worth a look alongside it
Around The Alex: the Athens (Piraeus) cruise guide, Piraeus cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up in Kastella, about 2.1 road miles from Terminal A.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check The Alex for the night before. No payment on the form.
The Alex FAQ
Does The Alex in Piraeus offer a port transfer?
Yes — an "Airport / Port Transfer Service" is listed on the hotel's booking page, with no price. Ask for the fare when you book.
Can I walk from The Alex to the cruise terminal?
Not with luggage. athensguide.com calls it about 2 miles from the ferry port and says you'll need a taxi; our routing gives about 2.1 miles by road to the Terminal A street point.
Does The Alex Monte Kastella allow pets?
Yes, on request and at extra cost, per the hotel.
Which rooms at The Alex have a sea view?
The Superior rooms and the suite face the sea, per the hotel; Standard Plus rooms face the street, and the Basic room is the accessible one.
What time is check-in at The Alex Piraeus?
From 3:00 PM, with check-out by 11:00 AM, per the hotel.
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