Rooms were well appointed and large and concierge was very helpful. However, the pool situation was very dissapointing as was the lack of an exercise room. Additionally the televisions worked sporadically. It just doesn't have the level of amenities you would expect for the price or a "leading hotels" hotel.

My family and I visited Athens in mid-August and we stayed at the King George. We booked through Leading Hotels of the World .

We booked two deluxe rooms, because King George would not allow our agent to book any more of an upgrade. Our agent told us that King George reservationists suggested the bottom 6 floors of the hotel as an upgrade/deluxe situation.

When we arrived , we were shown our deluxe rooms.
Wow , they had much to be desired, considering that this is , supposedly, a LHW. The two rooms were on the third floor and very dark. We really felt as if we were in a basement..
The two rooms were also smokey. The manager quickly said that he could either send maid service back in to try to work on the smell, or we could upgrade to a suite for a price.

Actually, the price was not that bad.
We moved up to , I believe, the 11th floor. Beautiful.
Beautiful views. Lovely attached apartment for our teenagers.
It really was a scrumptious situation, with gorgeous balcony views.

There is a pool, in the basement.
Here , again, it was dark.
Kind of odd.
Especially in August.
The 'workout area' consisted of two machines, facing each other and bumping up against the hair salon.
Very uncomfortable situation--especially if you are on one machine and a stranger is on the other. You are face-to-face.

This entire workout/spa/pool arrangment just didn't warrent a five star/leading hotel rating.

Because it was mid-August, the management decided to close the pool for two of the four days we were there in order to clean it.
But, they kindly allowed our children and my husband and I to use the Presidential Suite's outdoor pool. He said that since we were in one of the smaller suites, that this was possible.

For our private use.
Breathtaking!
It was a fantastic infinity pool and a stunning deck area, looking out on to the Parthenon and other ruins.

I have to say, what made our visit so lovely at this hotel was the concierge.
Without them, I believe our stay would have been very disappointing.

DO NOT book the rooms below the 6th floor.
They are depressing. Beautiful appointments. But dark.
If you can upgrade, do so.

Be aware of the basement pool situation.
And that guests, not booked in the presidential suite, cannot actually use the top floor outdoor pool.

The accomodation , next door, at the Bretagne, is certainly more in keeping with current standards of 5-star hotels around the world.
I would love to say, oh-this is just Europe and rooms are smaller, or people smoke more, or ...
But, let's face facts. This is not Europe, or Athens, circe 1980's.

And Athens is just a fabulous city!

And travelers , who book five star hotels , throughout the world, have certain expectations.

King George must do something , at least about its pool/workout/spa area.
Against the background of the Grand Bretagne, well, it just isn't
the same.
And they are right next to one another.

So, thanks to the wonderful concierge at the King George.
Gracious. Excellent recommendations for dinners and lunches.
Kind to the kids. The upgrades. Giving us access to the outdoor private pool.
It was because of your service , that our stay was truly memorable at your hotel.

But, I somehow feel we lucked out.
And I just would hesitate to recommend this hotel as a five-star, for other travelers.

Hope this helps.

I selected the King George after my agent's recomendation. I went to a cruise which started in Pireus and decided to arrive in Athens two days prior to the embarkation day as I wanted to experience Athens.

The King George exceeded my expectations by far...stylish Hotel, located in the city centre of Athens where I could walk everywhere I wanted to go.

My room had an amazing view of the Acropolis, the decoration of the room was very tastefull and I really felt like a queen staying at the King's Palace!

The SPA of the Hotel was exactly what I needed, one massage treatment a day after a long walk in the old city below the Acropolis was the perfect treat to myself at the end of the exploration of the city.

The hotel's restaurant offers again a great view of the Acropolis and the food was phenomenal. When I asked I was told that the menu comes from a well know signature chef.

Overall I would say that it was the best hotel I have ever stayed where I found all the comforts I was expecting to find and a friendly smile to welcome me back at the end of my day when I returned to the hotel.

We stayed at the King George with my wife after having spent a week in the Greek Islands. Since it was my wife's idea I was not sure if it would be wise to do it, I wanted to leave from Greece with the memories from Myconos and Santorini being the last ones, however I was wrong! The best way to finish our trip to Greece was to spend the
3 nights we stayed at the King George Palace in Athens.

The Hotel is superb! Located on Syntagma square was the best location
since we could walk everywhere. Plaka, Acropolis and the Kolonaki area are within walking distance. The Hotel is unique since it combines a nice mixture of classic and contemporary and we were treated like Kings!

All staff members were more than helpfull. Especially their staff at the restaurant on the 7th floor was excpetional.

We have heard from friends who stayed there last year that the service at this Hotel was impecable but we thought that they were exagerating. I can now tell that they were modest.

The King George is definitely one of the top Hotel we have stayed for
the last 10 years that we travel.