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Rent Rooms Thessaloniki
HOSTEL $
MAP
( 2310 204 080;
www.rentrooms-thessaloniki.com
; Konstantinou Melenikou 9, near Kamara; dm/
s/d/tr/q incl breakfast €19/38/49/67/82; )
This well-kept Kamara-area hostel has a re-
laxing back-garden cafe with Rotunda views, where breakfast and drinks are served.
Some dorms and rooms have minikitchens; all have en-suites. The friendly staff provides
local info and can assist with bike rental.
Hotel Aegeon
HOTEL $
MAP
( 2310 522 921;
www.aegeon-hotel.gr
; Egnatia 19; s/d incl breakfast €45/60; )
Although
rooms are simple and somewhat cramped, the Aegeon is a budget godsend by west-Eg-
natia standards, surrounded as it is by pricey chain hotels and sordid dens of iniquity. The
train station's a five- to 10-minute walk, and the popular Valaoritou bars are just behind
Egnatia opposite.
Colors Central Ladadika
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
MAP
( 2316 007676;
www.colorscentral.gr
;
Oplopoiou 1, Ladadika; s/d/ste €55/65/75; )
This
stylish boutique hotel, opened in summer 2013, occupies a grand heritage house with 12
uniquely decorated rooms. There's an eclectic combination of old and new, with modern
pop-art decor and vibrant tones, plus a traditional Thessaloniki music corner, and even
vending machines with various 'travel packs'. Enthusiastic owner Christina Drakopoulou
provides info on current local events.
Met Hotel
LUXURY HOTEL $$$
( 2310 017 000;
www.themethotel.gr
;
26 Oktovriou 48; s/d incl breakfast from €70/100;
)
Nearer to the port and train stations, the Met is a posh, minimalist hotel with sleek
modern bathrooms, spa centre and outdoor pool, next to Thessaloniki's best rooftop bar.
Amenities include designer soaps, flat-screen TVs and some seriously comfortable mat-
tresses. Recent price cuts have made it more tempting, and it's relatively close to eating
and drinking hotspots, too.
Le Palace Art Hotel
HOTEL $$$
MAP
( 2310 257 400;
www.lepalace.gr
; Tsimiski 23; s/d/tr incl breakfast from €50/60/75; )
On
busy Tsimiski, Le Palace occupies a renovated Neoclassical building. Its modern rooms
