Apollo Palm Hotel, Psyri
Set within a Bauhaus-style, 1930s police station in an area full of galleries and antique shops, the Apollo Palm Hotel (pictured above) is among the best urban boltholes Athens has to offer. With a rooftop bar that boasts views of the Acropolis, this is a key stopover.

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Shila, Kolonaki
Perched above the well-heeled Kolonaki district, Shila’s leafy rooftop garden is a welcome draw. The six suites each offer a private garden or balcony, plush furnishings and rustic wooden cabinets. Shila is known for its warm interiors – but the breeze may be what clinches it.

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Hotel Grande Bretagne, Syntagma
As Greece’s first fully electrified hotel in the 1840s, Hotel Grande Bretagne housed athletes for the first modern Olympic Games. Yet the restored 320-key hotel feels far from old-fashioned. Modern twists and first-class service make the Athenian landmark enduringly popular.

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