Hotel Grande Bretagne

The Hotel Grande Bretagne is a luxury city hotel in Greece, one of the most luxurious in southernEurope. It is located in central Athens immediately adjacent to Syntagma Square, on the corner of Vasileos Georgiou A’ and Panepistimiou Streets, and is now part of “The Luxury Collection” hotel chain, managed by the American company Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The structure was built in 1842 as a house for Antonis Dimitriou and was later bought in 1874 by Efstathios Lampsas and turned into a Hotel.

In 2002-2003, the Hotel Grande Bretagne underwent a complete renovation to restore it to its former glory, and approximately 82 million Euros were invested to completely modernize the building. There are 321 comprehensively renovated rooms, including a 400 square metres Royal Suite on the fifth floor, a luxurious SPA are and an outdoor pool in the roof.

ARCHITECT: PMA ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS

LOCATION: SYNTAGMA SQUARE, ATHENS, GREECE

DURATION: 2001-2003