Image Gallery
Lonely Planet review
If you are wealthy or aspire to the best, the place to stay in Athens is – and always has been – the Hotel Grande Bretagne, right on the square in Syntagma. Built in 1862 to accommodate visiting heads of state, it ranks among the grand hotels of the world: no other hotel in Athens can boast such a rich history. Though its renovation is a few years distant, it still retains an old-world grandeur. There is a divine spa, and the Acropolis-view rooftop restaurant and bar are worth a visit, even if you aren’t a guest.
Services & facilities
-
Parking
- Parking
- Parking nearby
-
Air Conditioning
- Air conditioning
- Air-conditioned public areas
-
Wi-Fi/internet access
- Internet access
- Wi-Fi
-
Restaurant/Café
- Restaurant
- Coffee shop or café
-
Spa
- Steam room
- Massage - spa treatment room(s)
- Health club
- Beauty services
- Hair salon
- Sauna
- Full-service health spa
- Spa services on site
-
Cards accepted
- American express
- Mastercard
- Visa
- Diners club
-
Kids club
- Supervised childcare/activities
-
Housekeeping
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
-
Transport/transfers
- Limo or town car service available
-
Outdoor space
- Rooftop terrace
- Barbecue grill(s)
-
Guest services
- Room service (24 hours)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- 24-hour front desk
- Tour assistance
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
-
Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Luggage storage
-
Swimming pool
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal
-
Shop
- Gift shops or newsstand
-
Family
- Babysitting or childcare
-
Concierge
- Concierge desk
-
Pets
- Pets allowed
-
- Poolside bar
- Bar/lounge
-
Bureau de Change/ATM
- Currency exchange
- Atm/banking
-
Accessibility
- Elevator/lift
Description
Location. Located in central Athens, Hotel Grande Bretagne is connected to the airport and within walking distance of Syntagma Square, Hellenic Parliament, and Benaki Museum. Additional points of interest include Athens Presidential Mansion and National Library of Greece.
Hotel Features. Dining options at Hotel Grande Bretagne include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A poolside bar and a bar/lounge are open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, an indoor pool, a health club, a sauna, and a steam room. The property's full-service health spa has massage/treatment rooms and beauty services. This 5-star property has a business center and offers a meeting/conference room, secretarial services, and a technology helpdesk. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in public areas. This Athens property has event space consisting of banquet facilities, a ballroom, and exhibit space. The property offers a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge). Business services, wedding services, limo/town car service, and tour/ticket assistance are available. Additional property amenities include a rooftop terrace, a concierge desk, and barbecue grills.
Guestrooms. 320 air-conditioned guestrooms at Hotel Grande Bretagne feature minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Bathrooms feature handheld showerheads. They also offer makeup/shaving mirrors, bathrobes, and slippers. Wired high-speed and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to desks and complimentary newspapers, guestrooms offer multi-line phones with voice mail. Televisions have pay movies. Rooms also include complimentary bottled water, safes, and windows that open. Guests may request in-room massages, irons/ironing boards, and hypo-allergenic bedding. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily.