The 18 Best Hotels in Athens, Greece
"The Astir Palace put the Athens Riviera on the map in the 1960s. After a glossy makeover courtesy of the Four Seasons, it’s back—and exactly what this up-and-coming coastline needed: a full-blown seaside hotel that isn’t stuck in the past. Subdued bedrooms epitomize stealth wealth (do pay the premium for a sea view, or better yet, book one of the bungalows tucked among the pine woods). High-rollers quaff Champagne cocktails in Martin Brudnizki’s trio of sexy restaurants, while their glamorous wives are cosseted in the huge waterfront spa, which has seriously effective facials and a hydrotherapy zone where you could happily wallow the whole day. The young and restless can whizz across the bay on water skis. But you could easily while away day after day on a floating sunbed, watching a parade of super-yachts drift by and dazzling sunsets over the Saronic Isles. Tricked out like an Art Deco ocean liner, Michelin-starred Pelagos is the best of several sensational sea-view restaurants. Address: Four Seasons Astir Palace, Apollonos 40, Vouliagmeni" - Rachel Howard
