Divani Caravel Hotel

Name: Divani Caravel Hotel
Address: Athens, Attica, 161 21, GR
Price range: $$$$$

2 Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, Athens 161 21, Greece

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About Divani Caravel Hotel

Divani Caravel Hotel is at 2 Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, a short walk from Evangelismos metro station and within walking distance of the Panathenaic Stadium, the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Lycabettus funicular. It is a full-service hotel with a rooftop pool, a top-floor spa and fitness centre, several places to eat and drink, and valet parking, so it works well for city breaks, business trips and families.

Rooms and suites

Essential Rooms (25 sq m) are the simplest base for a couple. Superior and Executive Rooms are larger at 30 sq m. Families have several choices: the Family Room (45 sq m), the Family Suite (45 sq m) and the Divine Family Suite (52 sq m).

For more space, Premier Suites and Lycabettus View Suites are 51 sq m, and the Divine Suite is 50 to 53 sq m. If seeing the Parthenon matters to you, book the Acropolis View Suite (50 to 70 sq m) or the Divine Acropolis View Suite (55 sq m), which adds a 25 sq m terrace. At the top of the range, Presidential Suite 701 is 150 sq m with its own sauna, and Presidential Suite 815 is 176 sq m.

Rooftop pool and breakfast

The heated rooftop pool is the place to relax after sightseeing, and Thea Pool Bar & Restaurant next to it serves fresh cooking with local flavours, gourmet salads, sandwiches and cocktails, with views over the pool and city and sunset over the Acropolis. On the top floor, The Peak Health Club & Spa is run by Aegeo Spa and offers head and body massage treatments, and the 9th-floor fitness centre has Technogym equipment and views across Athens.

Breakfast is served at Amalia restaurant from 7am to 10:30am, with a wide choice of Greek specialities as well as lighter, low-calorie options. Fyllopolis, the all-day café and restaurant, is open from 7am to midnight for comfortable Mediterranean food. In the evening, JuJu Bar & Restaurant has an Art Deco interior inspired by Federico Fellini's film 8½, with live music, and is open from 6pm to 1am, closed on Sundays. Dishes on the chefs' list include sea bass ceviche and organic roast chicken with yellow curry sauce. In-room dining is available too.

Location and getting around

On foot, Evangelismos metro station (line 3) is about 600 m (8 minutes) and Megaro Moussikis station about 890 m (12 minutes). The Museum of Cycladic Art is about 1 km (14 minutes), the Lycabettus funicular about 1.2 km (16 minutes) and the Panathenaic Stadium about 1.5 km (20 minutes). Syntagma Square is about 1.7 km (23 minutes), Plaka about 2.4 km (32 minutes) and the Acropolis Museum about 2.6 km (35 minutes), so for the old town the metro from Evangelismos is the quicker option.