A legend since 1936, The King
George Palace has been home to kings, princes,
presidents and Athenians alike.
The only hotel in Athens among the 75 Top
Europe Hotels of the Conde Nast Traveler U.S.A. Reader’s Choice Awards,
also honored on the 2005 Hot List
and the 2007 Gold List.
Some people have status and some seek status from
symbols.
The King George Palace was created for
people who recognize quality and demand excellence in all they do.
A member of the Leading Hotels of the World,
the King George Palace combines the grace and
stature of a historic landmark with ultramodern amenities and personal
service that puts guests’ comfort above all else – right down to a
personal trainer in the state-of-the-art health club, exclusively for
hotel guests.
HistoryThe King George Palace was originally
built as a small urban
palais that served as an annex to the Palace, which then occupied the
building that houses Greece’s Parliament on the square’s eastern flank.
Later,
it served briefly as the prime minister’s residence before being
acquired by a Greek businessman who added several floors and converted
it into a hotel.
One of its first guests was King George II,
who made it his haunt.
In
the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies, it was also the favourite hotel of
international celebrities, magnates, world leaders, and movie stars
like Aristotle Onassis and Maria Kallas, Grace Kelly and
Prince
Rainier of Monaco, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Frank Sinatra, and
Francois Mitterand.