Metropolitan Hotel, Athens

...days I spend in the Metropolitan Hotel, they were far away from fantastic, they were WOW :- ), yes I repeat my self. But can you imagine everyone treating you as a royalty? Without any lie, I can tell that, you think to something, you don't say it out loudly and you have it!!!


~~ Reservation ~~


Now I'll tell you the reason of being there, on 26 September me and my husband we made 2 years since we are ...
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~~ The Metropolitan Hotel ~~


Driving towards to main entrance to the hotel, is difficult to understand the real size of the Metropolitan, as you get near of it, from a side street, not Syngrou Avenue. But if you walk on Syngrou Avenue and you look up, you'll face the hall and actual size of Metropolitan which has a beautiful stainless steel appearance in a model minimalist design.

When we arrived ... more

WOW!!! Like this I will start, because the 3 days I spend in the Metropolitan Hotel, they were far away from fantastic, they were WOW :- ), yes I repeat my self. But can you imagine everyone treating you as a royalty? Without any lie, I can tell that, you think to something, you don't say it out loudly and you have it!!!

~~ Reservation ~~

Now I'll tell you the reason of being there, on 26 September me and my husband we made 2 years since we are together, not so long time, but for us it was a big day, and we wanted to celebrated as we felt it will the best. So we took a trip on the internet hotels offers, we analyzed, and we got to a conclusion, because we love each other so much, we should treat us with what is the best in our anniversary day. (We did this because this year, as busy we were we didn't had a holiday trip, or at least an weekend to consider it free one) So we booked our self for 2 days on the main site of the hotel which is http://www.chandris.gr/athens/, for a corner suite, internet special 250 €/day, checking in Friday and checking out Sunday, the amount resulted to be 500 € with breakfast included.

Ok, all this was happening at the beginning of September, because again, we wouldn't have free time to be there on the 26th. Each period, from what I understood, has a different charge, but this depends on how booked is the hotel. Mainly being a business clientele that will check in, is always busy, but not full booked al the time. We can consider ourselves very lucky to find a corner suite, because they are the most wanted. You really have to book your self with 15 days before to be sure you'll find one free.

~~ So, till here everything ok, now I'll continue presenting the trip from the airport to the hotel. ~~

You can ask the reception from the hotel to send a taxi or a car after you, they will do it. We didn't do this, we took a taxi from the airport and we told the taxi guy to take us to the hotel. We made something between 40 and 50 minutes, I can't tell exactly, because I was not paying attention to the time, I was amassed about the surroundings, by the buildings, streets, shops, about how mush traffic can be and how many people they are allover. Ok maybe like this are all the capitals, but frankly Nicosia, where I live, is not like this, we don't have sidewalks, in Athens they are.

~~ The Metropolitan Hotel ~~

Driving towards to main entrance to the hotel, is difficult to understand the real size of the Metropolitan, as you get near of it, from a side street, not Syngrou Avenue. But if you walk on Syngrou Avenue and you look up, you'll face the hall and actual size of Metropolitan which has a beautiful stainless steel appearance in a model minimalist design.

When we arrived to the hotel, a butler came out and took our luggage and we went to the reception to check in. Now if I'll say again "WOW" maybe it will be to much, well is not, because is one of the nicest reception I ever seen, besides another one, pretty much the same, but now we are speaking about Metropolitan's one. If I'll start to make now a description, maybe I'll not cover all the beauties I saw and this reception has, but how can you imagine a 5 stars hotel one to be? Frankly from the moment a got in and I saw how it looks, I was already asking my self how it will be the room. Yes, now you'll say that I saw photos first, well photos are photos, they don't speak as much as the reality does. Ok, we got the keys, and we went to the elevator, the room was exactly on the top floor, can you imagine our luck? :- ) Lets say a disadvantage it was that when we got out of the elevator, the corridor was like taking a walk on the avenue, ok it is a joke, but our room was the last one, at the end of the corridor.

~~ The Room ~~

Our room was on the 7th floor, with a very beautifully panorama overview. On the right hand side we could see the Syngrou Avenue, leading into Athens, which is one of the principal arteries from Piraeus into the city. The best time to watch Syngrou Avenue is at night when it comes alive with all the bright lights on either side from restaurants, night clubs, discos, cafeterias, hotels and night spots. Although is one of the busiest roads in and out of Athens, because of the excellent sound proofing of the hotel, you can hardly hear anything. Now if you decide to take a walk on Syngrou Avenue at night it will be a great experience as you'll meet all sorts of people from the rich coming out from them expensive cars going into fancy restaurants and night clubs, to simple people going into cafeterias or even street walkers trying to find a costumer. On the left hand side you can see the Olympic Stadium of basketball and indoor activities, the Piraeus Port and a bit further is visible the Flisvos Boat Marina. You can also see the remains of the old Athens Hippodrome. Looking over the horizon, there is Attika Mountain range, witch surrounds Athens.

The room was fantastic, beside the fact that it was a corner room and you could see many things from up there, inside was so nice that if it was after me, I would live there for ever, as this thing can not happen, I'll tell you now about the interior. As you get in the room, a big couch is saying "hello" to you, inviting you to sit on it; near the couch a small bar full with fruits, coffee, tea and many other delicious products. The small fridge has all you want and you don't want, from water to whiskey, and chocolate :- ) (this was kind of a surprise for me, because I could not keep my fingers away, till I didn't finish it all; a adore chocolate)

The bed, better say the king extra size bed, is something you don't sleep in every night, so huge, soft, nice smelling, so many pillows, nice color bed sheets it is promising you, a very nice comfy sleep. The bed is facing the window, at night if you still can't sleep (but is hard to believe you wouldn't in that kind of bed), you can see and count the stars :- ).
The room has separate dressing room, witch I consider a very good idea, maybe you like to make surprises, and you don't want to been seen, or to reveal the "surprise", for me this was a great advantage. All the furniture is made from rustic color wood, giving you the slide impression of being in castle guest room.

The bathroom, my favorite, is amassing, has hi-fi system, you can listen music during your bath, has towels all kind of sizes, two bath robes, slippers and all the products you need to use as long as you are a guest in the hotel. The bubble bath, aroma therapy kind, make you relax in the bath tub, taking you with your thoughts on places that makes your mind get relaxed and makes you enjoy each moment that you are going to stay in the bath tub. But if you are in a hurry to get down to dinner or to go out to discover all the beauties around, you are free to take a shower, which I have to warn you has a very powerful jet, if you are skinny pushes you away :-) (thing happened to me, is not such a good experience, that's why I thought better give this advice, when you open the shower not to turn it to maximum)

~~ The Trocadero Restaurant ~~

Breakfast is being served at the Trocadero Restaurant, which offers a self service or a waiter service facility and has an excellent selection of Greek and Continental breakfast, for both: cold and warm dishes. Even in the choice of self-service, waiter service is on hand for hot and cold beverages. The waiter service is of the highest standards as you may find at all times staff available to cater for your needs. The decoration of Trocadero it's kept to simple and practical basis and for those who don't smoke there is a non-smoking reception. The Trocadero restaurant is situated on the ground level of the hotel and on the one side you may look out on the Syngrou Avenue, and the other side looks into part of the lobby and part of The La Veranda Restaurants, which are all separated by windows.

~~ La Veranda Restaurant ~~

La Veranda is an out door restaurant, situated on the top of the hotel, from where you can see a big part of Athens. In the night, as I said at the beginning, the view is astonishing. The rich menu you'll find in this restaurant, if you are not a gourmand you'll become one, has all the categories food you can imagine. Us when we went to eat we ordered piper steak, both rare, the dish decoration, makes you to look at the food, to saturate it with the eyes first and after to taste. It's a very nice place to sit and look at the city in the late summer nights, let's say very romantic, because is more appropriate the word.

~~ Room Service ~~

If you are not in the mood to go at the restaurant to eat, you can order room service. You can choose from the menu that is in the room, call to order and you'll have it as quick as possible. As long we staid there (not so long) we ordered a quick snack that came in 10 minutes. The personnel is very pleasant and polite.

~~ Hotel Facilities ~~

Maybe you are not such an active person, but the high quality of the fitness centre is somehow asking you to get in, now you'll really say that I'm taking advantages, maybe so, but the dream anniversary I lived made me be like this. The fitness center has everything for everybody, from bicycles to roads, and a very well trained staff that will assist you and supervise your exercises. From fitness you can get out to the swimming pool that looks very exotic and very fancy, let's say a metropolitan look. But us because we wanted to see so many more other places and things, we didn't had the time to stay by the pool, but I'm not sorry because I saw it, I "tasted it" and maybe next year I'll try it :- )

You have so many other options if you don't want the swimming pool or to go to fitness; you can go to play tennis, or to sail, or even to horse ridings, what can I tell they have the hall menu, you just have to say your wish and the fairy will make it to come true.

The hotel has many other services for the costumers, especially for the business people, they have meeting rooms, business meeting equipment, ball room, and gala dinner room. This one I could just see, as much as I wanted for somebody to give me a tour of the hotel (and I think I'm not the only one who wants this, and I'm sure they have the appropriate staff for this) my husband is not such a patient guy, so we had to take a morning walk just before getting to check out. Not that this was making me happy, but as every nice dream, has to end at one point and you have to walk up. The good thing though is that you can feel the sweet taste that this dream let it you.

This time it was a car from the hotel that took us to the airport, the driver, was a very polite one and he was smiling all the time, even when I stepped on his foot, he was acting as nothing did happen, even if I apologized. Once I got into the airplane I knew that was a fantastic 2 days holiday and I'll always remember it. Thanks to those from Metropolitan who made my dream nicer than I ever imagined.

~~ Information about Metropolitan Hotel and facilities ~~

The Metropolitan Hotel has 374 elegantly appointed guest rooms, including 10 spacious Suites, and 14 Executive rooms. The hotel is ideally situated for leisure and business travelers, only 15 minutes away from Athens city centre and the port of Piraeus and 35 km from Athens international airport.

~~ Prices ~~

Tha rates are different from a month to the other.

A standard room can be from : 98 £ to 125 £
A suite can be from : 150 £ to 200 £

But to be more sure about the rates, when you make the reservation you'll get the offer too.

This is all I had to say about Metropolitan Hotel, I know they are many more to say, but in 2 day of being a guest in, this is my impression, thank you all for reading this review, and if you are going some day to Metropolitan Hotel, Athens I know for a fact you'll have a good time.

Sincerely,
cam3lot 

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