King George, Athens: Pre-Cruise Splurge Review

The verdict

King George is the Grande Bretagne's quieter neighbour. Forbes lists it as Recommended, with 102 rooms, Tudor Hall on the 7th floor looking at the Acropolis, and the Grande Bretagne's rooftop and spa for its guests next door.

There's no pool of its own unless you take the Penthouse Suite, which has a private one. MICHELIN doesn't give it a Key.

Our routing puts the Terminal A street point about 7.5 road miles and 14 minutes away with no traffic. Nothing we read mentions a transfer or parking.

Book it for a calmer room on the square, and borrow the GB's amenities for the evening.

Book it if

A smaller hotel on Syntagma Square
Dinner at Tudor Hall with the Acropolis in view
Use of the Grande Bretagne's spa next door

Look elsewhere if

You want a pool you don't have to walk next door for.
You need a transfer arranged.
You want a MICHELIN Key.

What You Get

What King George charges for, and what it leaves out

What King George gives you for the money: green is on offer, gold costs extra or comes with a catch, grey isn't stated.

MICHELIN KeysNo Key

Forbes Travel GuideRecommended

RestaurantTudor Hall

Bar or drinksNone named

SpaThe GB's spa, next door

BreakfastNot stated

KitchenNo

Climate feeClimate fee by category

ParkingNot stated

Shuttle to the portNone stated

Distance to the port~7.5 mi to Terminal A, our routing

Sail Morning

Your night before, from here

A King George night before the ship, from Forbes's listing.

Evening

Check in and settle

Tudor Hall on the 7th floor looks at the Acropolis. There's no pool except the Penthouse Suite's own; guests use the rooftop and spa at the Grande Bretagne next door, per Forbes.

Before bed

Line up your ride

Book a taxi to your gate; Forbes lists no ride.

Sail morning

Breakfast, your call

Forbes's King George listing is silent on breakfast.

Heading out

To the terminal

About 7.5 road miles to Terminal A by our routing, 14 minutes with no traffic.

While you sail

Your car

Parking isn't on Forbes's listing.

To the Ship

Getting here, and on to the ship

This hotelRanked hotels, tap one to open itCruise terminalStraight line to the ship, not a routeReal geography: NOAA’s GSHHG shoreline, generalised, so the harbour moles and quays aren’t drawn. Pins from the Esri World Geocoder: hotel address points, with The Port Square matched only to its street and 360 Degrees and the Sofitel to Esri’s place points. The terminal pins are street points, not buildings — Akti Miaouli for A, and Akti Xaveriou, a stand-in, for B and C.

Pick where you start. Every line here is a ride you book — from Syntagma, a taxi down to Piraeus.

Leg 1 · Athens International to the hotel

Not stated

The pages we read don't mention airport transport.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

Ride to the ship not stated

No transfer is mentioned on Forbes's listing. Take a taxi, or ask the hotel whether it can book the Grande Bretagne's.

About 7.5 mi to Terminal A — our routing, no traffic.

From ATH without a hotel shuttle

No airport transport is mentioned. Syntagma station is on Line 3 to the airport; by our routing the drive is about 20.8 road miles. More on the airport page.

Leg 1 · Drive in and park

Cruise parking unconfirmed

Forbes's listing doesn't mention parking, for the night or for a cruise.

Parking for your stay: Not stated.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

Ride to the ship not stated

No transfer is mentioned on Forbes's listing. Take a taxi, or ask the hotel whether it can book the Grande Bretagne's.

About 7.5 mi to Terminal A — our routing, no traffic.

Flying in on sail day? Check your landing time first.

Distance

No distance stated

Forbes gives no distance to Piraeus. Our routing gives about 7.5 road miles (12.1 km) and 14 minutes to the Terminal A street point, with no traffic.

Source: forbestravelguide.com

Cruise shuttle

Ride to the ship not stated

No transfer is mentioned on Forbes's listing. Take a taxi, or ask the hotel whether it can book the Grande Bretagne's.

Source: forbestravelguide.com

Parking

Parking while you sail

At the hotel

Cruise parking unconfirmed

Forbes's listing doesn't mention parking, for the night or for a cruise.

Source: forbestravelguide.com

Parking for the cruise

No pier parking; POLISPARK €35–60 (about US$40–65)

For the cruise itself, POLISPARK's Agios Nikolaos lot is the one package we know of — €35 for 3 days, €60 for 7, per our parking page in September 2026. Holland America says the pier has no public parking.

Piraeus cruise parking and our cruise guide cover the car and the gates.

The Evening

The night you’re paying for

The evening

Food or drinks on site

Tudor Hall on the 7th floor looks at the Acropolis. There's no pool except the Penthouse Suite's own; guests use the rooftop and spa at the Grande Bretagne next door, per Forbes.

Breakfast

Not stated

Forbes's King George listing is silent on breakfast.

Address

Syntagma Square, central Athens

3 Vasileos Georgiou A' Street, Syntagma Square, 105 64 Athens
Forbes Travel Guide listing

Ratings

No rating confirmed

MICHELIN's Athens Key list doesn't include it. Forbes Travel Guide rates it Recommended.

Source: forbestravelguide.com

Fact Sheet

The fine print, in one place

Rooms and dining from Forbes's listing. A blank means it doesn't say.

Check-in and check-out

Check-inNot stated

Check-outNot stated

Minimum age

—

Not stated by the hotel.

Extra fees

King George doesn't print its star category on the pages we read, so the climate resilience fee Greece sets by category (amounts per the Greek government's November 2024 answer to Parliament) could be €2 to €15 (about US$2–17) a room a night at King George from April to October, or €0.50 to €4 (about US$1–4) from November to March — ask which band it's in.