The hotel opened in 1874 and marked its 150th anniversary in 2024. It has 320 rooms and suites, decorated in a classic style with antiques and marble, and the suites come with butler service. The rooftop holds the GB Roof Garden restaurant, an outdoor pool with a bar and grill, and views across the city to the Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill.
Alexander's Bar, with its large tapestry, and the Winter Garden lounge for afternoon tea are the hotel's classic public rooms. From Syntagma you can walk to the Plaka, the National Garden and the Acropolis Museum, and the metro to the port of Piraeus and the airport leaves from the square. Athens works well as the first and last stop on a Greek trip, before the Peloponnese or the islands.
The Grande Bretagne suits couples and families who want a central, traditional hotel with a lot of history. Syntagma is busy and sometimes the site of demonstrations, and the GB Spa and its indoor pool are closed for renovation, with some treatments offered in temporary rooms. The rooftop pool remains open.
Hotel Grande Bretagne has faced Syntagma Square and the Greek Parliament since 1874. It suits travelers who want a historic grand hotel in the center of Athens, with a rooftop restaurant looking at the Acropolis.
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