Cecil Hotel AthensvsPallas Athena Grecotel Boutique Hotel
Cecil Hotel and Pallas Athena Grecotel Boutique Hotel are both rated highly by writers. Overall, Pallas Athena Grecotel Boutique Hotel scores significantly higher than Cecil Hotel. Pallas Athena Grecotel Boutique Hotel comes in at #9 in Athens with praise from 7 publications including Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and EuroCheapo.
Cecil Hotel Athens
39 Athinas Str., Athens 10554, Greece
From $43/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The Cecil offers reasonably priced rooms in a beautifully restored neoclassical town house with great architectural details." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This charming old hotel on busy Athinas has beautiful high, moulded ceilings, polished timber floors and an original cage-style lift." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"One of the oldest buildings in central Athens, dating from the 1850s, has been restored as a good-value character hotel with soundproofed, tastefully decorated, en suite rooms."
Rough Guide
"This formerly run-down, 150-year-old pension has been lovingly restored."
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"The two-star Cecil Hotel is another of our fave Athens hotels." Full review
Pallas Athena Grecotel Boutique Hotel
65 Athinas & Lykourgou Str., Athens 10551, Greece
From $141/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's
"Ten international artists were handpicked to decorate the 57 "graffiti" rooms with themes ranging from Japanese and Byzantine art to comic book art." Full review
Concierge
"The wow factor here is that a group of graphic artists were let loose to turn an ordinary space into something uniquely playful."
Travel + Leisure
"The best views are of the 76 rooms themselves at this witty and whimsical graffiti-artist-decorated boutique hotel." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A reception desk created out of two Mini Coopers sets the tone for this fun hotel with original murals throughout." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The 63 guest rooms at the upscale Pallas Athena Grecotel are large, creatively designed, and modern -- most are suites." Full review
Star Service
"An art boutique hotel makes its debut in the hotel market of Athens and is definitely worth a stay." Full review
Fodor's
"Fun yet posh, this dream pad for the young and the young-at-heart is a crazy/cool boutique art hotel (fully refurbished in 2013)." Full review
EuroCheapo
"The splurge-worthy Pallas Athena Hotel is located in one of Athens' most bustling areas." Full review
U.S. News & World Report
8.0
"The best way to characterize this hotel is as a modern boutique with quirky-yet-tasteful decor." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The designers have brought a playful touch to the rooms of this 63-room boutique hotel, filling them quirky, colourful pieces of contemporary art, decor and furnishings" Full review