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Semiramis vs Cecil Hotel Athens
Both properties are highly recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Cecil Hotel ranks marginally better than Semiramis. Cecil Hotel comes in at #33 in Athens with positive reviews from 5 publications including Frommer's, DK Eyewitness and Lonely Planet.
Semiramis
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
Condé Nast Traveler
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48 Charilaou Trikoupi Str., Kifisia 14562, Greece
From $117 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"Contemporary design hotel on the main plaza of a leafy suburb. Flamboyant colour schemes feature inside and out, and are complemented by vibrant modern furnishings."
Frommer's
"This is by far the most stunning of the designer hotels in Athens."
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Concierge
"Most objects in the 52 rooms here are amoeba-shaped and electric-ice-cream-colored—because this is Karim Rashid's first hotel, and that is what he does."
Travel + Leisure
"This is an ideal base for schmoozing, but not for sightseeing—it’s a 35-minute metro ride from the city center."
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Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"It doesn’t matter how old you are, arriving at this Karim Rashid–designed hotel in the chic Athens suburb of Kifissia is guaranteed to provoke kid-in-a-candy-store glee."
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Cecil Hotel Athens
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
EuroCheapo
39 Athinas Str., Athens 10554, Greece
From $43 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The Cecil offers reasonably priced rooms in a beautifully restored neoclassical town house with great architectural details."
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Lonely Planet
"This charming old hotel on busy Athinas has beautiful high, moulded ceilings, polished timber floors and an original cage-style lift."
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DK Eyewitness
"One of the oldest buildings in central Athens, dating from the 1850s, has been restored as a good-value character hotel with soundproofed, tastefully decorated, en suite rooms."
Rough Guide
"This formerly run-down, 150-year-old pension has been lovingly restored."
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"The two-star Cecil Hotel is another of our fave Athens hotels."
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