Grande Bretagne Athens

... lots of pillows and a separate tub in the bathroom.  My kind of place!!  The name of the hotel is The Grande Bretagne and I highly recommmend it!  Right downtown and across the street from the Parliment Building and the Tomb of the Unknown ...

We have arrived into Athens. After our Lufthansa flights from LAX to Frankfurt to Athens we have finally arrived in Athens to stay at the Hotel Grand Bretagne overlooking the Acropolis. On our first and only night in Athens, we went to dinner at Orzontes ...

... from Chicago, Geoff and Bridget. They were kind enough to allow me to crash in their hotel room, and the roll-away cot I had at the Grande Bretagne was the best bed I've slept in in two months. It was great to see both of them, and also nice to get a ...

Athens NJV Plaza Hotel. Four Star. Next to Hotel Grande Bretagne. Fabulous. All white furniture which caused Nickole to wake up and think she was at home (joke -- all Nickole's furniture is white, except the "colorful" furniture she bought last year with ...

... trip was the chance to catch up with old friends, Susan and Dmitri. We had a fantastic dinner late into the night at The Hotel Grande Bretagne. The view to the Acropolis from the open air terrace was stunning (though not as good as our room at the Astor). ...

... of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to some martial music. We walked on back towards the hotel, past some very smart hotels Grande Bretagne), passing a nice open shopping square with painted cows (like the Savoy area or Warendorf’s horses), past the ...

... the Lonely Planet suggested walking tour of Athens.  Starting by heading back towards Athens' main square, Syntagma, I passed the Hotel Grande Bretagne before heading into Syntagma metro station which contains sections of archaeological digs showing ...

... to the news, the dock men protesting the austerity package locked arms to prevent travelers from boarding the ferries in Athens and provoked a few altercations with foreign travelers of the football hooligan variety.  The strike prevented our return ...

... about a thousand police uniforms around downtown - some in cars, some on motorbikes, some on foot. They are crowded around the Hotel Grande Breton and I assume there is a big wig in town. I was finally able to upgrade my hostel room to one with air ...

... in attendant wasn't paying attention.  We were so happy when our bags were the first one's to come out of baggage claim in Athens.  We took the metro from the airport to the station that was steps from our hotel.  We were happy to learn ...

I enjoyed a quick two-night visit to Athens on business in January 1986. I had just two morning meetings to attend, one of which was on a massive motor yacht at Pireas.   Fortunately this gave me a free afternoon to visit the Parthenon and walk back ...

... himself a double kiss. Apparently, I missed the second round! The Attorneys Said: After receiving a gyro's welcome in Athens at the Grand Bretagne (double entendre intended), we migrated - albeit via airplane - to shall we say less plush digs in ...