The Athens Hotel Oscar is a modern six storey hotel situated just 20 metres from Athens' ... more
central rail and metro station, Larissa, six kilometres from the Acropolis. The 164 air conditioned guestrooms are decorated in warm colours and offer high speed I...
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Conveniently located in the centre of beautiful Athens, the Athens Oscar hotel is ... more
situated over the central railway and metro station called Larissa Station.The hotel houses a range of comfortable rooms and suites, all of which include a balcony, private bathroom and the all modern conveniences. The Athens Oscar offers a variety of facilities such as the lovely, and aptly named, Dionysos restaurant, where you can taste traditional Greek specialities and dishes from international cuisine.During the summer months, guests can enjoy the benefit of the Apollon roof garden which contains a swimming pool and bar, featuring a panoramic view of the Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill. There is also a parking garage for 100 cars.The hotel staff is here to welcome you and provide you with excellent service in order to make your stay as pleasant as possible..
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Athens Hotel Oscar is a modern six storey hotel situated just 20 metres from Athens' ... more
central rail and metro station, Larissa, six kilometres from the Acropolis. The 164 air conditioned guestrooms are decorated in warm colours and offer high speed Internet access, pay movies, satellite television and minibars. All have balconies, some with views to the Acropolis hill. Guests can swim in the outdoor pool on the roof terrace and enjoy views across Athens with a drink from the poolside bar. The hotel restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and serves a range of Greek specialities and international dishes. Drinks are also served in the hotel's Olympia Bar, and room service is available for those wishing to dine in privacy. The hotel gift shop sells a range of gifts and souvenirs, as well as more practical items. Visitors to the city can seek advice from the concierge, or make use of the free Internet corner. There are two conference rooms, catering for small meeting groups, and larger events and practical amenities include currency exchange, parking facilities (surcharge) and 24 hour front desk. The National Museum and Library are both within a three kilometre radius and the lively Plaka district and the Greek Parliament are six kilometres away. Athens Airport is 45 kilometres away, and the approximate driving time is 30 minutes.
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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: Full of fascinating information about Wilde's life and love of books Disadvantages: None really, except maybe best enjoyed by those with some prior knowledge of Wilde
The controversial Victorian playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, so the introduction to this book tells us, ?devoured and luxuriated in books?. He had a lifelong thirst for reading, so it?s not surprising to find that his house in Chelsea was packed with them. Not only was he an avid collector, but he was also an accomplished speed reader with a remarkable ? and to some extent photographic ? memory which helped him to absorb and recall instantly vast amounts of prose and verse. As a reviewer for the Pall Mall Gazette, he could master a book's content, plot or argument in minutes. (If only ciao had been around in those days as well).
Maybe it is only fair to get the one major chink in his armour out of the way quickly. Once, when he was preparing a lecture on the poet Chatterton, most of his notes were made up of entire pages and paragraphs ...
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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