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Athenaeum InterContinental

Syngrou 89, Athens, 11745, Greece
Athenaeum InterContinental
Real Traveler Rating: 4.2 out of 5 based on 120 reviews from 4 sources
Highly Recommended
Clean: Rating of 4.5 out of 5
Service: Rating of 4.3 out of 5
Location: Rating of 3.3 out of 5
Value: Rating of 3.6 out of 5
Room: Rating of 4.7 out of 5
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Highly Recommended
Based on 120 reviews
from 4 sources
  • Overall: Rating of 4.2 out of 5

    "I would highly recommend staying at this hotel." source Priceline

    "i would do more than stay there again, i didn't want to leave." source Travelocity

    "Excellent hotel for good price." source Priceline

  • Clean: Rating of 4.5 out of 5

    "Good, clean, modern rooms but very hot as there wasn't really any air in the room." source Skoosh

    "Friendly staff, clean rooms, while the maintenance standard leaves some room for improvement (seems to be a general Greek standard though, was the same at Hilton." source Priceline

    "The rooms are clean and spacious." source Travelocity

    "Nice amenities, clean, 5 star comforts They placed us on the 1st floor, which had no view of the acropolis or anything." source Priceline

    "Hotel and rooms were nice and clean." source Priceline

  • Service: Rating of 4.3 out of 5

    "Usual high quality service and comfort for Intercontinental, but not optimal location and a little noisy duen to high traffic roads near by." source Orbitz

    "Friendly and helpful staff, fine amenities, close to main attractions." source Priceline

    "I love the shuttle bus service." source Priceline

  • Location: Rating of 3.3 out of 5

    "It's a 5 minute walk from the metro, but you have to travel through a pretty sketchy neighborhood. The location is fine for business travelers or adults, but i would not travel with children here." source Orbitz

    "A nice hotel to stop off when visiting Athens, centrally located." source Priceline

    "The hotel was in a very out of the way location and the basic plant was old and outdated." source Priceline

  • Room: Rating of 4.7 out of 5

    "Hotel maid saw me drop back to my earring in the hallway; it was on my nightstand when I returned to my room." source Priceline

    "Someone took about $* of jewlery from our room." source Travelocity

    "Gorgeous lobby, good concierge, spacious rooms." source Priceline

    "Very large rooms and comfortable beds." source Priceline

    "Rooms and facilities were excellent." source Priceline

More information on Athenaeum InterContinental

No wonder the Athenaeum InterContinental has been named Greece®s leading hotel time and again. Athens® largest guestrooms, award winning fine dining venues and a central location appeal to business and leisure travellers alike. Within a few kilometres are the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the Temple of Apollo and the Plaka. Metro and tram stations are also nearby.

Check-in Time:

1400

Check-out Time:

1200

Total Rooms:

543

Total Floors:

9 floors.

Rooms:

The medium sized rooms are all decorated to an extremely high standard, as one would expect of an Intercontinental hotel. Bathrooms are again in excellent condition and fully fitted in marble.

Directions

This hotel is located slightly outside the main city area, on the main thoroughfare to the old airport and the beach area of Glyfada.

Area

42 kms to the nearest airport (eleftherios venizelos)

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