This chic hotel in the Acropolis neighborhood boasts stunning city views, stylish rooms, and exceptional dining options, making it a perfect base for exploring Athens.
"If you want to commune with the ancient Athenians, this is the place—the only five-star hotel on the resplendent promenade that circles the Acropolis. The vibe is surprisingly calm and contemporary. Classical references are juxtaposed with modern design classics: black-and-white marble torsos hang above leather Le Corbusier armchairs. Accomplished Greek food—a salad of wilted greens with nut crumble and tangerine, scorpion fish ‘meatball’ soup garnished with bottarga, white chocolate tsoureki (brioche) with kumquat and Greek coffee foam—is served in the smart rooftop restaurant with a side of Parthenon views. Service can be patchy and the carpeted, wood-paneled rooms are a little somber for high summer, but you can’t beat the location. Address: AthensWas, Dionysiou Areopagitou 5, Acropolis" - Rachel Howard
"AthensWas is an homage to the city’s swinging Sixties. Those were golden and glamorous days in the Greek capital: classic modernism was all the rage. So it is at AthensWas. There’s sumptuous Greek marble and native wood, but instead of dramatic columns and colorful mosaics, the interiors are all clean lines and elegant simplicity with a vintage twist." - Mark Fedeli
"AthensWas, as it happens, is also the name of a sleek new hotel a stone’s throw from the Acropolis. It’s a slightly confusing play on words, but the name produces the desired effect: it makes you think about the relationship between the ancient city’s past and present, and wonder where exactly on that continuum the hotel places itself." - The MICHELIN Guide
"AthensWas, as it happens, is also the name of a sleek new hotel a stone’s throw from the Acropolis. It’s a slightly confusing play on words, but the name produces the desired effect: it makes you think about the relationship between the ancient city’s past and present, and wonder where exactly on that continuum the hotel places itself." - The MICHELIN Guide
"The hotel’s rooftop bar and unobstructed up-close views of the Acropolis are major draws, as are the 20 Mod-ish rooms with Le Corbusier armchairs and Warren Platner coffee tables. But the real selling point is the hotel’s location in Plaka, smack-dab in the middle of historic Athens."
