8 Athens Hotels With Great Pools and Spas
Whether you're staying at a hotel on your way to a coastal paradise or on your last Greek stop before flying home, it's always great to have a lovely pool to dip into and a spa that helps you look and feel renewed. Most of Athens' hotel pools overlook the Acropolis and Lycabettus hill as well as interesting city-scapes, sometimes all the way down to the sea. As for the city's spas, they are becoming more sophisticated and world-class-excellent by the year. Before you make your booking based on the existence of a pool, though, do check with the hotel, as most outdoor hotel pools are not heated and thus remain closed during the winter months.
Wyndham Grand Hotel
Why it made the list
Surrounded by the swanky rooftop restaurant and making for a beautiful visual feature for diners and bar-goers when lit up at night, the spacious pool with a minimalist modern aesthetic offers spanning city views and all the expected comforts, like snacks and refreshments. The hotel also offers a satisfying variety of Spa treatments at the excellent Aegeo Spa, including the compulsory therapies to deal with - or guard against for - the effects of sun and sea. Wyndham Grand also has a well-equipped fitness center.
Electra Metropolis
Why it made the list
With relaxing beds on one side and sun loungers on the other two, this 10th floor pool, with a glass partition showing the clear blue water and topped by a sumptuous view of Lycabettus Hill, is small but elegant. On the hotel’s basement-level you’ll find the Aegeo Spa, where you can receive a series of top-notch beauty and healing therapies (try the Wish Treatment for four-handed bliss) as well as enjoying hydrotherapy in the indoor pool.
Athens Hilton
Why it made the list
If you’ll only settle for the largest hotel swimming haven in Athens, you’ll find it here, at the 25m x 15m sq pool. With the Oasis pool bar serving up refreshments and snacks throughout the day, changing rooms and fluffy towels, this is a high-calibre getaway. The hotel’s Hiltonia spa also has an indoor pool, a fitness center, saunas and a great selection of curative and beauty therapies using Germaine de Capuccini products.
Hotel Grande Bretagne
Why it made the list
With two swimming pools and the most luxurious, top-notch spa in Athens, the Grande Bretagne centers on full-on pampering. Between April and November guests and visitors can soak up the rays at the outdoor pool, reminiscent of one you might find in a posh Tuscan villa, on the hotel’s 7th floor. Year-round the majestic indoor pool with oxygenated water and an infrared cleaning system welcomes you to relax in an ambiance themed on Roman baths. The GB Spa experience includes steam rooms, showers with several settings, foot baths and a top-notch treatment menu the stars of which are the Ayurvedic therapies.
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