Hotels & Accommodations

The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels invites all to participate and have their say in the Hotelstars Union’s European-wide survey on customer needs towards hotel accommodation in Europe.

Greek hotels may be on their way to be admitted to the Hotelstars Union (HSU), a European hotel classification system that applies harmonized criteria, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels announced today, 14 January, at a special event held at the Electra Palace hotel in Athens.

The Chamber of Cyclades presented its new online booking system (e-booking) through a series of meetings with tourism accommodation owners from the islands of Paros, Syros, Tinos, Andros, Milos, Sifnos, Naxos, Santorini and Mykonos.

Kyrimai Hotel in Gerolimenas, Mani, southern Peloponnese, a member of Historic Hotels of Europe (HHE), received the “Best Historic Hotel by the Water” award for 2013 during the second HHE …

The GB Roof Garden restaurant of the Hotel Grande Bretagne is one of the 101 best hotel restaurants in the world, according to an article of renowned US site “The Daily Meal.” The GB Roof Garden restaurant is the only Greek restaurant on the list.

Eighteen-year-old Maria Nektarijevic was crowned Miss Porto Carras 2012 at a beauty pageant held on Friday, 28 September, in the lobby of the five-star Porto Carras Meliton.

Bookings and revenue for hotels in Athens dropped in July and August, following the disappointing results of the first half of the year, according to the latest data (European Benchmark) released by the Athens-Attica Hotel Association in collaboration with GBR Consulting.

Due to the enthusiastic response of Athenians and hotel guests, along with Titania hotel’s desire to support Greek fresh seafood products, the duration of the first seafood festival “Smells like Sea!” will continue every night (depending on weather conditions), at the All Day Gourmet Restaurant Olive Garden on the hotel’s rooftop.

The Creta Maris Beach Resort on Crete was honored on Thursday, 27 September, by the Inspection Institute for Organic Products “BIOHellas” with the “BIOKouzina” certification for following the strict criteria for the use of organic products and applying the certified management system of food safety in the hotel’s a la carte restaurant “Pithos.”

Through Greek breakfast, the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels aims to highlight the local culture, ingredients and recipes of each Greek region and give tourists the chance to take “a little bit of Greece home with them.” Considering that breakfast is widely regarded as one of the most important meals of the day, the chamber is certain foreign visitors will value Greek hoteliers that use local products and suppliers.