Hotel Attalos

Arrive in Athens and check into the Hotel Attalos. I sit out on my balcony and gaze up at the Parthenon, glowing in the night sky high above. The following morning I walk the short distance up to the site. Apart from the Parthenon there is much to see in ...

... settled for a tourist class hotel in the Monastiriki area, a short walk from the Monastiriki Metro station. The small hotel, called Hotel Attalos, came highly recommended from one of the websites we had come across, and aside from having a nice ...

... took us the whole day. By the time we reached Athen, it's already night time. The first thing after we reached our hotel (Attalos Hotel) is to find.... FOOD!!  As my roomies and me were so tired from the travelling so we decided to ...

Hotel: Hotel Attalos. Fantastic view from the roof. Not to mention the endless supply of maps from the friendly and helpful hotel staff. Dec 31st Sites: Acropolis. The entire Acropolis site looked more like a construction yard than an archaeological ...

... stayed in Athens! We arrived at our hotel in the early evening. It was super easy to get to using public transit. Hotel Attalos was walking distance to everything we wanted to see but it was a bit less friendly compared to the previous places we ...

... for breakfast but forgotten that people still smoke in pubs!!! Caught the flash new train from the airport to 100m of our hotel - Attalos which is small and charming with a rooftop bar looking up at the Acropolis. Free Internet connection too. We ...

... and me to the front door of the church, waited outside for us, and then accompanied us partway to our next destination, the Stoa of Attalos – wagging his tail furiously the entire time.  As a parting treat, I used my foot to rub the dog’s ...

... this: Sunday 6/15/2008 - Leave TO 2:35 p.m. Monday 6/16/2008 - Arrive Athens 7:10 a.m. (midnight TO time) - Attalos Hotel Tuesday 6/17/2008 - Athens - Akropolis, Theatre of Dionysos, Akropolis Museum, Agora Wednesday 6/18/2008 - Athens - ...

... town from the airport (Toronto SO needs an airport train), picked up her Museum Pass from the Canadian Institute, found our hotel (the Attalos on Athinas Street, with a view of the Acropolis from our balcony), lunched in the Plaka and took a brief look ...

... wanted to visit H&M and Maggie wanted to visit a fancy chocolate shop) we set off. Thanks to the excellent location of the Attalos Hotel we were able once again to walk. It’s always a joy anyway to stroll through the Plaka and in the rain it ...

... city. There are all modes of transportation---buses, trolleys, subways, cars, taxis, and many, many pedestrians. We stayed at Attalos Hotel near Monistraki square. In the square there are many shops, most quite expensive, and all kinds of restaurants. ...

... the day's sweat and dust, but we went as quickly as possible because we'd heard great things about the roof-top bar of the Attalos--especially that it had an amazing view of the Acropolis--and it does!  First we watched the sun go down, turning the ...

... past six years and so has the price of a souvlaki, but the atmosphere is much the same as it ever was. We arrived at our hotel, the Attalos just after lunchtime and checked into room 611. And what a room it is. It's a family room with 4 single beds (a bit ...

... heat.  So we headed for the shade in the Agora Museum.  The museum was built in a reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos, a commercial (marketplace) building which was a gift to the city of Athens from Attalos II, King of Pergamon in 159 ...

... somewhat like Rome! We did stop and see the changing of the guard at the Parliament and then with very sore feet returned to the hotel to sit and relax before dinner. At night we saw many bikes making their way to a central square, when we went ...

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  Today we aid goodbye to the Attalos Hotel and set off to see Thebes, Chaironea, Elefsina and Korinthos. It must be noted that the temperature hit 42C (107.6F) and stayed there for most of the day, what our Korinthian hotel host later called a ...

... nbsp;It was located in the Plaka area which is close to the Acropolis/Parthenon and major attractions. (walking distance).  The hotel rooftop had a bar and sun area where at night you could have a drink and watch the Acropolis light up..... ...