Essentials
• Location: Syntagma Square
• Hotel website: marriott.com
• Hotel phone: +30 21 0333 0000
• The rates can be found on Booking.com.
Hotel Grande Bretagne is considered the premier luxury accommodation in Athens.
The Grande Bretagne displays a majestic and graceful lobby along with an indoor pool complex and heated rooftop swimming pool that also functions as a bar area. The hotel equally includes an elegant atrium restaurant for refined dining, a sky-high bar and grill overlooking breathtaking scenery, a designated lounge for cigar aficionados, a well-appointed fitness center, and a world-class spa. Its lounge was voted as the finest globally according to Forbes Magazine. Guest lodgings and suites have marble restrooms with overhead showers, and are furnished with luxury textiles and antiques of museum quality; some add independent tubs for soaking or hydrotherapy in addition to floor-to-ceiling windows with unblocked perspectives of the Acropolis and Mount Lycabettus. Situated on Syntagma Square, straight across from the building of the Hellenic Parliament and within walking range of Athens’ key attractions.
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Hotel Grande Bretagne – Location
Prime centralized Athens location directly on Syntagma Square, across from the Hellenic Parliament building and within walking distance of all of Athens’ major cultural institutions and attractions.
- Address: 1 Vasileos Georgiou, Syntagma Square
- Nearest Metro: Syntagma ( 3-minute walk). Metro Line 3 runs from the airport directly to Syntagma station, departing every 30 minutes from 5:30am until about midnight. The trip takes 45 minutes and costs €10 (24€ for groups of 3). The metro station is a 5 to 10-minute stroll from baggage claim; elevators are available.
- Taxi: Airport cabs to central Athens charge a flat rate of €38 throughout the day and €60 from midnight to 5am.
- Booking transportation via Welcome Pickups car service is recommended. While a bit more costly than a taxi at around €40, pre-paying ensures avoiding delays and provides convenience.
Hotel Grande Bretagne – The Basics
- Ages: All age groups are welcome. The Penthouse Suite and Grand Deluxe Suite each contain two bedrooms. Children’s menus are offered at all restaurants, and cribs, disposable bottles, high chairs, and rollaway beds can be requested. Babysitting services may be arranged in advance through the hotel concierge.
- Pet Policy: No animal companions are allowed except for service animals.
- View: Guest room perspectives showcase the hotel courtyard or city. Many higher floors offering city views allow outstanding unblocked perspectives of the Acropolis or Lycabettus Hill.
- Parking: Off-site parking is available for a fee of €10 hourly, or €32 per day.
- Added Amenities: Complimentary bottled water, bathroom essentials supplied by Gilchrist & Soames or Acqua di Parma, butler assistance available for rooms on the 6th and 7th floors.
- When to Book: Accommodations at Athens’ top hotels fill up far ahead of time, particularly during peak travel seasons. For the best availability and rates, reserve your room two to three months in advance.
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- Phone: +30 21 0333 0000
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: marriott.com
Hotel Grande Bretagne – Amenities
- Pool: Two pools. The indoor heated pool of the GB Spa measures 65 sq. meters and surrounds with white marble walls and flooring, reminiscent of ancient Roman baths; open year-round. The 7th-floor outdoor rooftop pool spans 50 sq. meters and has pool-bar service and panoramic views of Lycabettus Hill; open May to October.
- Fitness Center: State-of-the-art fitness center with free weights, treadmills, stationary bicycles, and elliptical machines. Available only to hotel guests.
- Private Pools/Jacuzzis: There are no pools that are solely for private use. Some suites contain jetted hydrotherapy tubs for relaxation.”
The GB Spa was highlighted as being widely considered the top spa in Athens, providing skin, body, and other treatments like makeup and manicures
Hotel Grande Bretagne – Food and Drink
- One highly rated dining option is the GB Roof Garden Restaurant & Bar featuring refined Mediterranean cuisine, a praised wine selection, and panoramic perspectives of the Acropolis and Lycabettus hill from their terrace (smart casual, reservations advised). Their indoor Winter Garden courtyard provides European breakfast, light meals, afternoon tea, and dinner in a elegant setting (smart casual). During the summer months of May through October, alfresco meals and snacks with scenic Lycabettus mountain views can be found at their GB Pool Grill & Bar.
- Lounge/Bar: Alexander’s Bar provides an outstanding selection of craft cocktails and premium spirits. Alexander’s Lounge is a cozy and elegant cigar lounge located in the inner garden of the hotel.
- Breakfast: The GB Roof Garden restaurant offered an American-style breakfast buffet daily for an additional price, but it was not complimentary.
- Room Service: Available around the clock.
Hotel Grande Bretagne – Rooms
- Accommodation Classes: Classic Courtyard View Room (king or 2 twin) • Deluxe City or Acropolis View Room (king or 2 twin) • One-bedroom Courtyard View Junior Suite (king) • One-bedroom Courtyard View Deluxe Suite (king) • One-bedroom City or Acropolis View Grand Suite (king) • One-Bedroom Executive Acropolis View Suite • Two-bedroom City View Grand Deluxe Suite • List of all rooms
- Guest rooms at Hotel Grande Bretagne are exclusively non-smoking only.
- Wheelchair Accessible Rooms: The hotel provides rooms able to be accessed by guests using wheelchairs with accessible routes, doors wide enough for wheelchairs, grab bars in bathrooms, adjustable shower attachments, and electrical outlets lowered for accessibility.
- Best Room: The opulent one-bedroom, two-bathroom Royal Suite is situated on the 5th floor with amazing unblocked Acropolis perspectives; dining room with table that seats up to 14, media room, and sumptuous living room with grand piano.
Hotel Grande Bretagne – What’s Nearby?
Nearby Restaurants
- La Greche: The finest frozen dessert nearby Syntagma. 5-minute walk
- Tazza All Day Bistro & Wine Bar: Flamboyant bistro for Mediterranean-Greek dishes, wine, and cocktails – and breakfast and Sunday brunch. 6-minute walk
- Evgenia: Authentic, family-operated Greek taverna serving homemade, traditional dishes using seasonal ingredients. Also known as Paradosiako Cafeneon. 7-minute walk
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Nearby Bars and Breweries
- The 7 Jokers: Casual, rock-n-roll bar supplying creative cocktails, draft beers, and a premium choice of liquors. 4-minute walk.
- Heteroclito: Athens’ premier wine bar, showcasing native Greek varieties with an emphasis on natural wines. About a 7-minute walk.
- Brettos: Intimate bar and distillery providing a diverse assortment of alcohols and mixed drinks, and an iconic location in Plaka since 1909. 10-minute walk
Nearby Market or Grocery
- Foodie’s Convenience Store: Small friendly shop providing staples, snacks, spirits, and local delicacies close by. Short walk
Nearby Attractions
- Changing of the Guard at Hellenic Parliament: 1-minute walk
- National Garden:a convenient 4-minute walk
- Benaki Museum of Greek Culture: 6-minute walk
- Museum of Athens City: 8-minute walk
- Museum of Cycladic Art: 8-minute walk
- Temple of Olympian Zeus: ten-minute walk
- Athens War Museum: 11-minute walk
- Byzantine and Christian Museum: Approximately 11 minutes walking distance
- Acropolis Museum: 15-minute walk
- Acropolis and Parthenon: twenty-minute walk
A 4-minute walk from the National Historical Museum
Hotel Grande Bretagne – The Hotel
