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Hotel Grande Bretagne
City hotel, two Michelin Keys · Vasileos Georgiou A’ 1, Syntagma Square
Since 1874, and still the Greek state’s unofficial guesthouse. Two Michelin Keys, a rooftop pool facing the Acropolis, and the one Athens hotel a London PA can already book without asking.
Commercial relationship
None. LivingTheta has no commercial relationship with the Hotel Grande Bretagne and receives nothing from it.
- Where
- Vasileos Georgiou A’ 1, Athens 105 64 — Syntagma Square
- Michelin
- Two Keys "An exceptional stay". One of two Two-Key hotels in Athens; the other is The Dolli.
- Since
- 1874
- Owner
- Lampsa Hellenic Hotels Which also owns the King George next door, 102 rooms. Guests may use the sister property.
- The rooftop
- GB Roof Garden In the Michelin restaurant selection, not starred. A tourist magnet at sunset.
- Also
- GB Spa, rooftop pool facing the Acropolis
- From Vouliagmeni
- 30 to 40 minutes Straight-line reasoning and ordinary traffic. No authority publishes journey times for these routes.
The Grande Bretagne has stood on Syntagma Square since 1874, holds two Michelin Keys, and comes with the GB Spa, the GB Roof Garden and a rooftop pool looking at the Acropolis.
What it is for
Guests. A household on this coast does not stay in central Athens, but it puts people there constantly, and this is the address that requires no explaining.
The alternatives are real and worth knowing: Xenodocheio Milos for someone who wants forty-three rooms rather than a palace, The Dolli for the contemporary two-Key stay, and the Conrad at the old Hilton for anyone whose business is in Ilisia.
