My brother and I are taking a 5 day visit in Athens. We have the tickets, but that's all...I am a procrastinator and have not planned anything, even though the trip is in mid April. Does anyone have any suggestions for hotel in Athens? A nice, but not too expensive, hotel with a good location...any suggestions?

Also, any advice as to what to do would be helpful =P

If you tell us what your hotel budget is per night we can give you specific recommendations. Overall, check out these websites for general information:

http://www.hostelz.com/view.php/Gree...Athens_Hostels

http://www.trav.com/index.php

http://www.gto.gr/eng/accomm/loc/att...0&startp=1

Here's a link to a good map of Athens to help you with your search:

http://www.athensguide.com/map/athens.htm

Not sure what your budget is or what you want to be close to but...
We stayed during the Olympics at the Hotel Plaka and it was quite good. Great location in the Plaka and very close to Syntagma Square, with views of the Acropolis from the roof bar and some upper floor rooms, clean with decent-sized rooms with A/C (not bad a/c for Greece). Try to get a room with a bathtub and shower combo, and in the quieter rear of the hotel (and on an upper floor for the view). Rates are around 100 - 125 euros/night.
Something I recommend you do (besides see the Acropolis, agoras, Theatre of Dyonysos and Odeum and the Temple of Olympian Zeus) is take the funicular up Mount Lycabettus. Great views of the city.
Also, I feel a guidebook is a must-read before a trip to Greece. There is so much history and you will not "get" a lot of things unless you read up a bit.

Search this forum for hotel athens and you will find many discussions about this issue.

I second the vote for Hotel Plaka. I stayed there and I was very pleased. I was quite surprised that my room had a perfect view of the Parthenon. I didn't ask for that, just got lucky.