King George, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens

"The King George Hotel is a historic venue with meticulously refined rooms and suites, offering luxury bedding and oversized windows. The penthouse suite features a private pool with views of the Acropolis. Rates start at $550 per night." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"At this year’s third-place finisher, the King George readers touted the 'wonderful location in the middle of Athens,' plus the hotel’s 'outstanding staff,' which guests described as 'courteous, professional, and prompt.' And after a long day of sightseeing around the city, the King George is a soft place to land, both figuratively and literally — the hotel’s 'great beds' were called out by readers as a particular highlight." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"King George Hotel The historic King George Hotel has the kind of glamorous gravitas found only in a royal residence. Open since 1930, the King George has hosted celebrities and dignitaries to Athens in grand style ever since, and became a member of Starwood’s Luxury Collection in 2013. Refined guest rooms and suites have herringbone wood floors and marble bathrooms, and might include a window seat or a private balcony. While the dazzling rooftop pool is private only for guests of the two-bedroom Presidential Suite, mere mortals can enjoy a similarly spectacular setting next door at sister property Grande Bretagne (guests can use both hotels' facilities). The King George has a small gym with Finnish sauna, and the lobby’s exclusive Valmont boutique has high-end cosmetics as well as a perfumery. Emphasis at the award-winning Tudor Hall restaurant is on seasonal ingredients and slow cooking, with local wines carefully chosen to complement the dishes. With a location right on Syntagma Square, views of the Parliament and Parthenon are a matter of course, and all of Athens is within easy distance."

"The King George is Greek through and through: Greek owned, rooms done up in local antiques and neoclassical moldings, and with stunning vistas of the Acropolis, the parliament building, and Constitution Square. Classical touches in the 102 rooms and suites—inlaid oak herringbone parquet, oil paintings, silk-damask curtains, and raw-silk bedcovers—coexist effortlessly with contemporary ones, including Bang & Olufsen TVs, Internet access, sophisticated lighting, and a minibar kitted out with goodies from Agreco, the nearby luxury grocer that’s made a swank cult of rusticity. Tudor Hall, the hotel’s restaurant, overlooks the Acropolis and boasts a Greco-French menu by galloping Gallic gourmet Alain Ducasse."

"The 1930s King George, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens hotel also offers a similar vibe with antiques accenting the rooms and an Alain Ducasse restaurant."