Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens is a hotel destination wedding venue in Syntagma, Greece, hosting 20 to 500 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from Athens International (Eleftherios Venizelos) (ATH), ~40 minutes by car. Best months: June, July, August, September.
Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
The Grande Bretagne has faced Syntagma Square since the nineteenth century and is the hotel Athens holds its formal weddings in.
About Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
The Grande Bretagne has faced Syntagma Square since the nineteenth century and is the hotel Athens holds its formal weddings in.
There is over 1,100 square metres of function space inside, and the Grand Ballroom, at roughly 438 square metres, seats up to 500, which makes this one of the few rooms in Greece that can take a large black-tie dinner without a marquee.
Alongside it sit the Golden Room, the Royal Room and the Athenian Hall for smaller parts of the day.
The thing everybody actually comes for is the eighth floor: the GB Roof Garden restaurant looks straight across at the Acropolis, and there is no other dining terrace in the city with that view at that distance.
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This is the finest luxury hotel in Athens. Great staff, central location, next to the parliament, train station and syntagma park with amazing views of the acropolis.
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Getting there
- Nearest airport
- ATH, 45 min by carAisle estimate
Venue highlights
- On Syntagma Square since the nineteenth century
- Grand Ballroom of about 438 sq m seats up to 500
- Over 1,100 sq m of function space including the Golden and Royal Rooms
- GB Roof Garden on the eighth floor looks straight at the Acropolis
The wedding season
A sample wedding weekend
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Use this as a starting point and adapt it to your bookings and guests.
- 20:30Welcome drinks on the GB Roof Garden facing the Acropolis
- 10:00Walk to the Acropolis and the museum before the heat
- 18:00Ceremony in the Athenian Hall or the Golden Room
- 20:00Dinner for 500 in the Grand Ballroom
- 12:00Farewell brunch, then the metro straight to the airport
Costs and booking details
- Getting there
- ATH · about 45 min by carAisle estimate
Guests fly into Athens International (Eleftherios Venizelos).
- Typical total
- €90,000–250,000Aisle estimate
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€90,000 to €250,000 for 200 to 500 guests (estimated)
- Ceremony fee
- On request
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By proposal, not published
- Reception
- €150–280 a headAisle estimate
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€150 to €280 per guest for food and drink (estimated)
- Room rate
- €500 a nightAisle estimate
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Rooms from ~€500/night in season (estimated)
- Weather window
- June – September
The months the weather is kindest. Weather does not indicate whether a date is available.
- Direct line
- 21 0333 0000
Answered by the venue in local hours.
The ballroom size and capacity are published by the hotel. Money figures are our estimates for the property’s tier, not quotes. Ask for a proposal that separates room hire, catering and the roof garden.
Questions about the venue
How many guests can the Grande Bretagne seat?+
The Grand Ballroom is around 438 square metres and takes up to 500 guests. The hotel carries over 1,100 square metres of function space in total, including the Golden Room, the Royal Room and the Athenian Hall for smaller elements of the day.
Can we hold the reception on the roof?+
The GB Roof Garden on the eighth floor faces the Acropolis and is the reason most couples look here, but it is a working restaurant with a limited footprint. Ask what exclusive use costs and what it seats before you build the evening around it.
Is Athens a sensible place for a destination wedding?+
For a guest list flying long-haul, yes. Everyone lands at one airport, the hotel is 40 minutes away by car or on the metro, and there is a city to see. The trade against an island is that you get architecture rather than sea and sunset.
What should we know about the location?+
The hotel faces Syntagma Square, opposite the Greek parliament, which is where national demonstrations take place. They are announced in advance and rarely affect the hotel, but a wedding planner should check the date against the political calendar.
When is the best time of year?+
April, May, June, late September and October. July and August in Athens regularly pass 35C and the city empties, so an August wedding means heat, restaurant closures and a thinner supplier bench than the shoulder months.
Could this be your venue?
Ask about your plans, pricing and availability. You do not need a fixed date yet.
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Sources and booking notes
Confirm your dates, guest numbers, room arrangements and inclusions with the venue before booking. An enquiry does not reserve a date. Figures labelled Aisle estimate are modelled from regional rates and public sources; they are not venue quotes.