Athenee Palace Hilton, Bucharest

Advantages: lots of quality classical music
Disadvantages: none

...cupola, stands proudly at the flux of the city's busiest public square, competing with the Athenee Palace Hilton hotel, the Royal Palace and the old national library for attention. The work of French architect Albert Galleron, who also designed the National Bank of Romania, the building was inaugarated on Febrary 26, 1888, and was built almost entirely with money donated by ordinary citizens of the capital, when a campaign called 'Give a penny for the Atheneum' rescued the project from folly after the original patrons ran out of funds. Today the seat of the Romanian Philarmonic George Enescu, the auditorium can seat 1,000 spectators comfortably, and is renowned worldwide for its outstanding acoustics. I remember being around 10 years old when my mum put my new dress on me and my new shoes and we went to my first concert. First i was imppresed... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: very cheap,beautiful landscape,friendly peoples,many castle to visit, etc,etc,...
Disadvantages: The fact that people are poor can be maybe an disadvantage.

...T Scheduled service to Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Greece. Telephone: 313 36 42 / E-mail: doublet@fx.ro Accommodations 5-star Hotels (luxury) Intercontinental, Athenee Palace-Hilton, Marriott, Crowne Plaza 4-star Hotels(upscale) Bucuresti, Continental, Lebada, Lido, Majestic, Sofitel 3-star Hotels (mid-scale) Bulevard, Best Western Parc, Bucharest Airport, Capitol, Caro, Central, Dalin, Helvetia, Ibis, Minerva, Sky Gate (Airport), Sport 2-star Hotels(mid-scale) Astoria, Banat, Batistei, Floreasca, Hanul lui Manuc, Triumf 1-star Hotels (budget) Bucegi, Carpati, Cerna, Marna, Muntenia, Turist Hostels Elvis, Vila Helga, Vila 11 Hostel, Pensiunea Rogati Main attractions Bucharest has more than 30 museums, 22 theaters, opera houses and concert halls, 18 art galleries, lots of libraries and bookstores. Architecture of the Historic Center... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Impressive and magnificent building ETC, ETC, ETC,.......
Disadvantages: It doesn't have disadvantages.

...elegant houses. After Ceausescu's death the building was named "The house of people" as a symbol of democracy but peoples still feel "a bitter taste" when they look at this construction and it is not so easy to ignore it given the fact that it's positioned in the middle of the city… Opinion: Firstly I have to mention that I was never inside the Palace of Parliament. I didn't live in Bucharest but I went there several times. However I didn't have the possibility to visit this amazing building. I only watched the exterior and I admired the architecture. I wrote this review because I remained impressed by this "monstrous masterpiece". I think it is worth visiting because in the same time you can discover a part from Romanian's history and how the greed of a ruler can affect the peoples life. I remarked there are two kinds of people... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful