All reviews indicate Bonnie is right, that the Grande is superb. BUT Marc is also right. At 420 Euros per night for the Grande versus 25000 Hilton points for a suite at the Athens Hilton, we went with the Hilton. Dollar for dollar, the Hilton was also about $120 Euros less per night, but dollar for free was no contest.

I found that hotels in Athens, even for the fall after the Olympics, were much higher than for other major European cities and I travel most weekends to other major EU cities. Be prepared for sticker shock. It is hard to find a 4 star under $350 exclusive of breakfast and VAT.