incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: 7,51/10 - All newly renovated rooms & suites have classic ... more
decoration in order to match with the classical façade of the hotel & the character of the ancient district of Plaka. The 5 star hotel under the shadow of Acropolis...
Electra Palace Hotel Athens is a 5-star hotel with a great location in Plaka, right by the ... more
Acropolis. The hotel is in walking distance from most of the city's attractions.Just a 3-minute walk from Syntagma Square, all major historical sites such as the...
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The ELECTRA PALACE HOTEL in Athens is a five star property centrally located in the heart ... more
of Athens and the old town of Plaka and is within walking distance from Acropolis all major historical sites and the business and commercial district Recently ...
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Location. Located in the Plaka district of Athens, Greece, the Electra Palace Hotel in on ... more
a quiet street three blocks from the National Gardens. Syntagma Square and Parliament are 500 meters away. The Acropolis and the historic theater, Herodus Atticus, are one kilometer from the hotel. Less than two kilometers away is Kalimarmaro, the old Olympic stadium. Hotel Features. The Electra Palace Hotel offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby. The front desk is open 24 hours a day and provides currency exchange. Complimentary buffet breakfasts are served each morning. Looking out onto a small garden and terrace, Motivo Restaurant prepares Mediterranean dishes accompanied by Greek wines. The garden terrace is open during the summer. The Duck Tail Bar serves drinks and sandwiches. The hotel offers a fitness center and a spa with an indoor pool, a jetted tub, a sauna and a steam room. The hotel has three meeting rooms, a banquet hall and a business center. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Guestrooms. The 150 guestrooms in the seven story Electra Palace Hotel feature hardwood floors and carpets. Rooms are equipped with in room safes and high speed Internet access. Minibars are provided. Select rooms feature furnished balconies and upper level rooms offer views of the Acropolis. Expert Tip. Less than two kilometers from the hotel, Ancient Agora was once the heart of ancient Athens and has been occupied throughout history. The site was the focus of political, commercial, social and cultural activity. Admission is free on Sundays between November 1 and March 31.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Location. Located in the Plaka district of Athens, Greece, the Electra Palace Hotel in on ... more
a quiet street three blocks from the National Gardens. Syntagma Square and Parliament are 500 meters away. The Acropolis and the historic theater, Herodus Atticus, are one kilometer from the hotel. Less than two kilometers away is Kalimarmaro, the old Olympic stadium. Hotel Features. The Electra Palace Hotel offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby. The front desk is open 24 hours a day and provides currency exchange. Complimentary buffet breakfasts are served each morning. Looking out onto a small garden and terrace, Motivo Restaurant prepares Mediterranean dishes accompanied by Greek wines. The garden terrace is open during the summer. The Duck Tail Bar serves drinks and sandwiches. The hotel offers a fitness center and a spa with an indoor pool, a jetted tub, a sauna and a steam room. The hotel has three meeting rooms, a banquet hall and a business center. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Guestrooms. The 150 guestrooms in the seven story Electra Palace Hotel feature hardwood floors and carpets. Rooms are equipped with in room safes and high speed Internet access. Minibars are provided. Select rooms feature furnished balconies and upper level rooms offer views of the Acropolis. Expert Tip. Less than two kilometers from the hotel, Ancient Agora was once the heart of ancient Athens and has been occupied throughout history. The site was the focus of political, commercial, social and cultural activity. Admission is free on Sundays between November 1 and March 31.
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The Plaka Hotel is a real find. It is ideally situated at the foot of the Acropolis and is amongst ,or within easy walking distance, of many of Athens attractions. It is on the corner of a small side street just a hundred yards or so from the metro station that is at the end of the line from the airport. Some bedrooms do have a direct view to the Acropolis.
The hotel staff are friendly and helpful and the accomodation is generally clean and modern. Our room was quite small but not so much that it was a problem. There was an adequate amount of storage space. The bathroom was small and a bit dated but ok, considering the price! We paid £33 a night for a double room with breakfast and thought this was a real bargain. Make sure you compare sites for prices as they vary considerably.
The breakfast was quite basic but included ...
Advantages: fun, charming and diverting city with plenty of interesting things to see and do; great variety of bars and restaurants Disadvantages: has some shonky areas, may bring you to spend more than you'd like
since been challenged. Why you would want to, I don't know, but it would make for an interesting mediation and negotiation session.
As far as accommodation goes, there is an enormous Holiday Inn in the centre of town - if you can't find a room here, you're struggling. But even if they are full, for whatever reason, there are still a few variously scary motels and hotels scattered around. Being a city where the focus is on living rather than touring, the selection may be limited, but it's not a resort town, so if you're after five-star luxury, you're better off somewhere a bit fancier and less student-oriented. The Holiday Inn we stayed at was perfectly adequate - comfortable, reasonable-sized rooms, without being ornate. It's pretty much the standard motel room you'd find anywhere. Not terrific, but not bad either.
Athens is ...
adamsputnik 05.06.2004
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Advantages: Vibrant, cheap excellent public transport. Famous historic sites. Eating out Disadvantages: Not as 'Greek' as it used to be. Poor air quality. The drivers!
still have to 'mind the gap', as some Metro stations were built on curves in less enlightened times.
WHERE WE STAYED
Our hotel for this stay was The Art Hotel, Marni Street. This was a short walk to the central Omonia Square, and therefore close to the Metro. I've written about this separately so I won't dwell on the fact except to say that the rooms were good, if a little small, and the people were wonderful. The walk back to the hotel at night involved short one-sided conversations with a lot of young ladies standing on street corners, but there was no menace to the enterprise, which brings me to?
A SAFE PLACE?
Like anywhere prone to getting crowded, it pays to know where your wallet is, especially after dark but on the whole, Athens seems to be a largely low-crime-rate city where you can relax a bit. Unlike ...
BNibbles 30.11.2007 (06.09.2008)
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