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Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Athens, Greece

Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel

In 2024, this historic residence celebrated its 150th anniversary – still quite young compared to its neighbour opposite, the Acropolis. The Hotel Grande Bretagne proudly embodies a certain ideal of Greek hospitality, one of the cornerstones of Greek civilization. Open-air film screenings, an English-style afternoon tea that lives up to the hotel’s name, and a lounge featuring a cigar humidor and a selection of fine spirits all suggest that nothing of the art of warm hospitality has since been lost. It’s not hard to see why artists from Maria Callas to David Bowie, via Sting, have all felt at home here. The concierge service knows all the secrets of Europe’s oldest capital, and will share them generously to put together a personal itinerary full of markets, traditional tavernas, and guided walks amongst the ruins of antiquity. The swimming pool will refresh the body, whilst the rooftop restaurant will delight the palate.

Accommodations

What we like

The moment

A Louis XIII Black Pearl Edition to sip before an eighteenth-century tapestry depicting Alexander the Great.

The flavour

An olive oil tasting on a par with a wine tasting.

The panorama

Swim with views over the expanse of the Greek city from the Penthouse Suite pool.

Location

Address

1 Vasileos Georgiou A, Syntagma Square Str.

105-64 Athens, Greece

Airport

Forty minutes by private transfer from Athens International Airport.

Syntagma

Opposite the Parliament; Plaka and the Acropolis fifteen minutes away on foot.

At a glance

Public areas: free

In room: free

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