Hotel Grande Bretagne, A Luxury Collection HotelvsCoco-Mat Hotel Athens
Both properties are rated highly by professionals. On balance, Hotel Grande Bretagne, A Luxury Collection Hotel scores significantly higher than Coco-Mat Hotel Athens. Hotel Grande Bretagne, A Luxury Collection Hotel comes in at #1 in Athens with approval from 17 sources including Afar Magazine, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Hotel Grande Bretagne, A Luxury Collection Hotel Show All Reviews
Vas. Georgiou A' 1, Constitution Square, Athens 10563, Greece
From $384/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Michelin Guide
"Impressive 19C city centre hotel, affording fantastic views of the surrounding area. Grand interior displays elegant handmade furnishings."
Frommer's
"From Winston Churchill to Sting, the guests who stay here expect the highest level of attention... You are unlikely to be disappointed." Full review
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Ask for a room with a balcony overlooking Syntagma Square, the Parliament building, and the Acropolis.
Insight Guides
"Perhaps the most famous hotel in Athens, oozing history and class, the Grande Bretagne on Sýndagma Square dates from 1846."
Concierge
"While some might argue for the Parthenon, more modern types agree that the most enduring luxury address in Athens is this 321-room hotel on Syntagma Square."
Fodor's
"The landmark Grande Bretagne remains the most exclusive hotel in Athens... you may very well think it is the very best." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The central location is perfect—opposite the Parliament Building and overlooking Syntagma Square." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Originally built in 1842 for King Otto, the Grande Bretagne has always been Athens’ most exclusive hotel."
Rough Guide
"If someone else is paying, try to get them to put you up at the Grande Bretagne, the grandest of all Athens’ hotels, with the finest location in town."
Star Service
"Located next to the Syntagma metro station and the E95 Airport Express Bus stop, this is the grande dame of Athenian hotels, a refined yet modern hotel, with a rich history of entertaining dignitaries." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Hotel Grande Bretagne is not only a solid choice of accommodations for your stay in Athens: it has a killer rooftop breakfast spread with an even more killer view of the Acropolis." Full review
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I choose the good full fat stuff and loaded it with pistachios and thyme honey.
Coco-Mat Hotel Athens
Patriarchou Ioakim 36, Athens 10675, Greece
From $134/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
The Telegraph
8.0
"A calm oasis in the affluent heart of Athens, this eco-friendly hotel is a showcase for Coco-mat, purveyor of all-natural beds to some of the world’s best hotels." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"The 39-room Coco-Mat Hotel Athens is an upscale property, central to Athens' swanky Kolonaki neighborhood." Full review
Fodor's
"In a first, a manufacturer of luxury mattresses has opened up its own boutique hotel right above the company's mattress showroom, offering chic, minimalist rooms centered on the bed." Full review
The Guardian
"Modish flagship in Athens, in fashionable Kolonaki, with 39 rooms and suites, plus a showroom on the ground floor...here you can have a choice of bed"
Lonely Planet
"A literal boutique hotel, this is a try-before-you-buy extension of the showroom for Coco-Mat, the excellent Greek-made all-natural mattresses." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"It's all very chic. The cheapest 'Sleep Tight' rooms don't have street views or balconies, but are quieter. There's a nice honour-system bar and good breakfast, served on the roof terrace." Full review