Cleo1972
August 28, 2024
Every city break we take we try and stay at the Marriott’s autograph collection, (just as a side note Athens is our favourite so far) The hotel was lovely, staff welcoming and helpful, check in we weren’t told where breakfast was held or given a map of the city which we saw others being told and given later on. We had a panoramic suite (514) it was beautifully decorated, spacious and comfy. We had a welcome bottle of wine and fruit basket on arrival which was also a nice gesture. Don’t expect views of the pantheon though (you can see the roof on the photo I’ve provided) from the panoramic suite, if we stayed here again we would probably have a room with a balcony. I think they have them. The hotel is well situated and a 2-3 minute walk away from the pantheon. Restaurants, cafes and supermarket are all close by. (Literally as you walk out of the door). The rooftop bar and restaurant are also beautiful and has some amazing views of the city. We had booked room only and before our stay I received an email from the hotel to confirm the reservation which was nice, I took this opportunity to book breakfast with the hotel whilst we were there for the 3 nights in August. At breakfast we witnessed other guests being offered menu options to order which at no point during the reservation or stay was we offered which we thought was odd, thus being said the buffet has great choices and fresh pastries every day. Nice to have had the option though. The restaurant whilst the food was well cooked and tasty I feel lacked choices as the only appetisers were carpaccio dishes which my husband is not a fan of. We only ate here 1 night and so wasn’t really an issue. The only other issue we experienced was a large family on our floor whom kept their doors open to the rooms and let their children run around the corridors screaming and shouting and it didn’t matter what time of day it was. I could understand this behaviour in a youth hostel not in a 5* hotel but also not really the hotels fault and we could’ve complained however I didn’t want to be a “Karen”.