Athens Gate Hotel

Location. The Athens Gate Hotel is located in Athens, Greece, directly opposite the Majestic Temple of Olympian Zeus, 500 metres from the Acropolis, and six kilometres from beaches. It is 150 metres from the Acropolis metro station.
Hotel Features. A modern building situated in the historic district of Athens, The Athens Gate Hotel has views over the ancient city. Multilingual staff can arrange room service, currency exchange, and express check in and check out. Other amenities include wireless Internet access (surcharge), and on site parking (surcharge).

The Athens Gate roof garden restaurant has spectacular views of Athens and serves an à la carte menu and complimentary buffet breakfast. The Athens Gate Restaurant serves Greek specialities and international dishes, and drinks, snacks and sweets can be enjoyed in the hotel's lobby bar.

Business travellers are catered for with conference rooms and computer rental.

A children's playground, running path, mini zoo and duckpond can be found at the National Gardens, which are 300 metres from the hotel.

Guestrooms. There are 99 guestrooms built over 10 floors and featuring cool, contemporary decor with pale walls, stone floors, modern soft furnishings in earth tones and subtle lighting. All have balconies, and include cable television, direct dial phones, safes and Internet connections (surcharge). Massage can be arranged in room, and infant beds are also available.

Expert Tip. Mezedes are as popular in Athens as they are across the whole of Greece. A form of tapas or starters, good ones to try are keftedes (meat balls), oktapodi (octopus), garides (shrimps), kalamaraki (squid), and dolmadakia (stuffed vine leaves) which is perhaps the most moreish of them all.