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We vow to rise early and reach the ancient site before the midday sun and the crowds and fail miserably, instead hoping on a subway train at around 11.30am and ascending the slopes to the pillared Parthenon and the other glorious monuments and sanctuaries in the former city - built in the 5th century BC - amid heaving crowds and in blowtorch heat.
Pitching the villa, the Real Holidays worker said: 'One thing to note about Villa Irene is that the main master bedroom is upstairs with lovely views to the sea, and the other three bedrooms are downstairs and are a bit simpler.
Those who love their own reflection will no doubt be bewitched by the dark reflective surfaces that abound - the walls behind and in front of the bed are mirrored, minibus taxi athens along with the black door taxi prices Volos greece and dividing wall for the ensuite.
Throw in a circular bar, a couple of hot tubs and athens airport to city taxi cost the option to order light bites, and the rooftop can stake a claim - alongside the price - to being one of the major lures of this hip 220-room property, the fourth hotel by Tel Aviv-born hospitality group Brown Hotels to open in the Greek capital.
We parents, meanwhile, are taking the window this unannounced babysitting shift has afforded us to soak in the view, which is stupendous - an almost-360-degree panorama of Athens, including the famed Acropolis, which lies a couple of miles away.
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Still, we sleep well on the sumptuous king-sized bed and in the fresh light of day appreciate the hotel's efforts to inject some stylish avian-related quirk into the interior design, typified by the bare lightbulb by the bed held in the beak of a wall-mounted bird sculpture, the golden egg chairs in the foyer and the banquettes housed in birdcage-style frames in the dining room.
Local claimed he arrived to the region by private car after documenting his controversial journey from the UK on social media, sharing a video taken from a plane and a selfie where his face was covered with a white mask.
A pouter's paradise, but ironically given the hotel's name, I find it a bit dark and dingy - the only natural light comes from a small window in one corner (and the view is of a crumbling building next door) and creating a relaxing glow artificially is tricky.
We opt for cooked-piraeus bus to athens-order pancakes with chocolate sauce, watermelon, good coffee from a high-end Douwe Egberts machine and croissants, before taking advantage of the hotel's handy location in Omonia Square, which has a metro station just three stops from Akropoli - the station for the Acropolis.
The other contented-looking guests, taxi from Thessaloniki to delphi lounging on loungers and lolling in cabanas, are busying themselves with selfies and athens transport soaking up the August rays, taxi service Thessaloniki greece which are pushing the mercury to the late-30s Celsius.
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