潛望鏡酒店(Periscope)

Thoroughly enjoyed our week long stay at the Periscope. Well appointed, Complimentary snacks and soft drinks in lounge throughout the day very welcome. Welcoming and helpful reception staff. Great location - in heart of up-market Kolonaki area with numerous good restaurants a stone's throw away. Lycabettus (a must see) funicular train to summit is just 5 minutes away. Main ancient sites of Athens (Parthenon, Ancient Agora, etc) and the nightlife of Plaka are 20 to 30 minutes walk away. Be warned, however - the area of Kolonaki is located on the side of a very steep hill!!

There are features in this hotel I've either never seen before in other hotels or are treats available at only few hotels. The snacks they over nearly all day are really useful in a pinch when you're trying to wait until dinner to eat - organic crisps, fruit, water, cokes (diet and sugar), fresh cakes - everything is selected with care. The rooms are extremely comfortable - several pillows on the bed and the linens are cushy and comfy. The tv is made to be very easy to watch from the bed with several channels, although for Americans you'll have to choose from BBC, CNN or Al Jazeera - no entertainment television. Electronics shades and shutters on the windows allow for just the amount of sunlight and privacy you desire. There's a tablet for streaming that I didn't find very useful because it didn't have the basic US streaming channels for adults but it's a nice offering. Nice bath products and a nice sized shower. The bathroom is quite large for that region. They even have a scale so you can track your weight while you're enjoying the amazing food available and the beautiful indoor/outdoor cafes and restaurants in the area. This is just the most beautiful neighborhood in Athens - lovely to just walk around and actually quite nice shopping. Delis and places to buy fruit or cakes if you'd like, and just a half block from one of the best breakfast cafes in Athens: Queen Bee. I loved this hotel and am going to tell all of my friends to stay there. p.s. Anastasia goes out of her way to make everyone feel welcome and attended to. She was wonderful!

Pros Good neighborhood - quiet and felt safe Early check in offered Great air conditioning Clean Complimentary drinks/snack in afternoon Cons No welcome gift/acknowledgement for platinum membership Breakfast not included when booking on points ( would have been 20 EUR per person to add and totally not worth it) Rooms very small Bathroom has frosted glass only so wakes up partner if using in the night - and no sound proofing at all for using toilet Not enough hooks in bathroom for towels Really liked location but would def pick another Marriott property if we came again.

Incredibly wonderful. Reservation process easy, staff made dinner reservations, helped with transportation, endlessly cordial and capable, room well appointed and perfectly quiet, on a quiet, residential, safe street, countless neighborhood restaurants to walk to, nice upscale boutique shops, short walk to National Garden, various museums, Lykavettos Hill for a great walk and view, very nice included breakfast selection. We had a private tour pickup at the door for a great day of seeing the high points of Athens. Cannot say enough about the charming and helpful staff.

Room 105 is small. The only small window you can open is in the bathroom and lets in an awful noise coming from the courtyard. The view from the bedroom is depressing. AC was working full blast, at its own will during the night. Breakfast is a joke. Bread, cheese pie and croissants are old. Filtered coffee is cold at 10AM. No choice of eggs... only boiled eggs. Yogourt from the supermarket and an offer of 5 small slices of cheese and ham... Chairs and tables are uncomfortable. They look nice though.

This is truly a hidden gem in Athens! It’s not too far of a walk from main attractions, and truly an incredible hotel! I wasn’t sure about it when I booked having never been to Athens and didn’t know the neighborhoods but this is in “upscale” Kolonaki, and an incredible bang for the buck! Renovated rooms and bathrooms were great. The part that put this hotel over the top though was the hospitality. Nelli at the front desk was absolutely incredible! Greeted us at the door when our cab dropped us off and gave us so many great local recommendations around the area. She inquired with us nightly about how our stay was and what activities we did that day. She truly made us feel like family, as did most of the Greeks we encountered. Mpirmpilo restaurant is a MUST if you stay at this hotel. It’s a half block over, half block down. This is an incredible hotel and we will stay again if we’re ever in Athens. Thank you Nelli for all you did for us if you see this!

Établissement dans un quartier riche de la ville, nous avons visité Athènes à pied, bon emplacement et personnel de qualité. Super corner où l’on peut se servir à manger ou à boire 24h sur 24h. Un peu dessus par la chambre, elle était très propre mais un peu triste et étroite (nous avions la premier entrée de gamme.

A gem of a hotel in a great location in Kolonaki. So many things to see and do around the neighbourhood and it feels very safe with folks eating around the area even at midnight. Lycabettus hill is around the corner and only 20 or so flights of stairs to the funicular station at the base. Rooms are very clean, and well decorated. It's not huge, and the furnishings are just nice that they don't make the room feel crowded. The showers have great water pressure and no problems with the temperature. There's a complimentary spread in the late morning where guests are welcome to take drinks or snacks, which is rare in hotels. Offerings are tasty. Best of all are the staff who remember you and always greet you as you walk in. They're so sweet and accommodating. It feels like you're staying with the perfect extended family as they know how to make you feel welcome, yet give you time to yourself. As it is in a local neighbourhood, there may be occasional light noise from pets, traffic and people around the street, but as the street is pretty small, you don't really notice it.