- Grande Bretagne
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Infobox hotel
hotel_name = Hotel Grande Bretagne
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location =Athens ,Greece
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opening_date =1878
stars = 5
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operator = Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
owner =Lampsa Hotels S.A.
number_of_restaurants = 4 [cite web |url=http://www.grandebretagne.gr/html/dining-gb-corner-eng.htm |title=Dining |accessdate=2008-02-12 |work=Grande Bretagne]
number_of_rooms = 321cite web |url=http://www.grandebretagne.gr/html/accommodations-eng.htm |title=Accommodation: Guest Rooms of the Grande Bretagne |accessdate=2008-02-12 |work=Grande Bretagne]
number_of_suites = 59
floor_area =
floors = 8
parking =Valet Parking
website = [http://www.grandebretagne.gr www.grandebretagne.gr]
footnotes =The Grande Bretagne is a luxury city hotel in
Greece , one of the most luxurious in southeasternEurope . It is located in centralAthens immediately adjacent toSyntagma Square , on the corner of Vasileos Georgiou A' and Panepistimiou Streets, and is now part of "The Luxury Collection" hotel chain, managed by the American companyStarwood Hotels & Resorts .History
The structure was built in
1842 as a house for Antonis Dimitriou, a wealthy Greek from the island ofLimnos , only 12 years after Greece's independence from Ottoman Rule. It was then bought in 1874 by Efstathios Lampas, who restored the mansion with an 800,000drachma loan and named it the Grande Bretagne; by 1888 the hotel had electricity installed. Its location is adjacent to the parliament building and one kilometre from the Acropolis.During the early stages of the
Greek Civil War , the hotel housed the British military administration, under GeneralRonald Scobie , in Athens.Renovation
In 2003, the Grande Bretagne underwent a complete renovation to restore it to its former glory, and approximately 82 million Euros were invested to completely modernize the building. There are 321 comprehensively renovated rooms, including a 400 square metres (4,305 sqf.) Royal Suite on the fifth floor; the price for a night in the Royal Suite can reach € 12,000.
Notes
*http://www.hotelsofgreece.com/athens/grandebretagne/history.html
*http://www.grandebretagne.gr/html/des-hotel-history-eng.htmReferences
External links
* [http://www.grandebretagne.gr/ Grande Bretagne official website]
* [http://www.hotelsofgreece.com/athens/grandebretagne/ Hotels of Greece: Grande Bretagne]
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