The Herodion Hotel is located in the heart of one of Athens’ most historic neighbourhoods, just metres away from the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis and next to its world-renowned Acropolis Museum, making it an ideal location for your discovery of the capital’s ancient and modern beauty with just two outings.
Furthermore, what makes this hotel particularly special is its exceptional hospitality, a sense of being looked after by “loved ones”, its homely aura, cosy atmosphere, uncontrived smiles of all staff members, as well as the immaculately kept rooms and spaces. This full-quality environment is sensed from the very first step into the lobby and the day’s morning greetings. The concept of Greek hospitality is piously upheld at the Herodion Hotel.
The ground-level space, steering well clear of typical reception areas, features warm colour shades, wood and marble elements, spacious and relaxing spaces, tasteful decor that superbly combines classic leather chesterfield sofas with abstract design and works of modern art, a fireplace with comfortable bergère armchairs and bookshelves to the side, as well as soft couch at a corner, all of which is offered to create a hotel experience of utmost relaxation, resembling the comfort of your favourite corner at home whilst reading a book or enjoying coffee.
The setting is just as impressive inside the hotel rooms and junior suites, where comfort, stylish design, wooden elements and earth colour tones prevail, along with delicate colour touches, gentle fabrics and marble details in the bathrooms. With a view of the Acropolis, or even without, these rooms serve as your private retreat for the time you choose to stay in cosmopolitan Athens.
Your day at the Herodion Hotel begins with a rich breakfast, awarded official “Greek Breakfast” status. It is comprised of fresh homemade pies, traditional culinary delights, full-flavoured coffee and handmade sweets.
Later on, guests may visit the Jacuzzi deck, offering a unique view of the Acropolis, for a stress-relieving session in the water, flowing at the perfect pressure, or simply for some carefree fun under the water’s mist.
If the weather is not suitable for settling outside, take your book or laptop and enjoy a hot coffee at the lovely atrium of the ground floor’s elevated space, surrounded by olive trees. The two tree large trunks at the centre of this space create a countryside impression. Guests may also enjoy lunch or dinner at the atrium, especially during the winter months when the hotel’s special Point-a restaurant is not open. If in the mood for a cocktail, the bar at the hotel’s ground level is open throughout the day.
The Herodion Hotel’s unique location, between the Sacred Rock and the Acropolis Museum, makes it an ideal spot for exploring and discovering Athens’ historic centre; heading up to the Acropolis hill for a close-up view of the Parthenon, an architectural miracle; marveling at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus; strolling along pedestrianised Dionysiou Areopagitou St, filled with ancient and modern history, all the way to the adjacent Thissio district; before reaching Adrianou St and the Ancient Agora entrance, as well as Hadrian’s Library and the Roman Agora. Visitors may also opt to take the other side’s route towards the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Zappeion building, the adjacent National Gardens and the Panathenaic Stadium, or Kallimarmaro. Both routes promise to fill with amazing imagery.
When the night falls and the Acropolis is lit up like a lighthouse showing the way, there is no better place to enjoy dinner than the Point-a restaurant, on the fifth floor, offering an unrivalled view of the lit-up Acropolis, seemingly an outstretched arm away.
The Point-a restaurant, open from May until the end of October, offers a fine-dining experience of Greek and Mediterranean culinary flavours, curated by two renowned chefs, Manolis Mavrigiannakis and Marios Pirpiridis. If left wondering how to follow up dinner, the Herodion Hotel also has this need covered by enabling guests to relax under the stars for a pleasure-filled signature cocktail made with a premium Greek spirit as its base, such as METAXA 12, unless something a little more cosy is preferred, making the atrium with a superb wooden bar and sophisticated atmosphere a more appropriate selection.
During the months when the hotel’s Point-a restaurant is closed, guests are welcome to head up to its level to take photographs of the Acropolis and enjoy the superb view.
4 Rovertou Galli, Acropolis, Athens, +30 2144025700, herodion@herodion.gr, herodion.gr
