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GRAND HYATT ATHENS Athens, Greece 🇬🇷【4K Hotel Tour & Review】Solid Value Offering 

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Watch this video if you are even THINKING about booking the Grand Hyatt Athens for your next stay in the city. Being the only Hyatt branded property in Athens, it is the goto hotel for many World of Hyatt Members, but this supposedly 5-star luxury hotel is lacking in many areas. Watch this quick hotel tour and review to see for yourself.
Side Note: I was not at all planning to make a video about this hotel. Quite often I stay at hotels and don't make a video, but based on how insane the checkin experience was, I decided to document it.
🎥 In This Video:
-Hotel Neighborhood Info
-Common Areas Tour
-Plunge Pool Room Tour
-Breakfast Buffet
-Gorgeous Rooftop Pools
-Chaos in the Lobby
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↪ Video Chapters ↩
0:00 Hotel Info & Intro
00:56 Arriving at Hotel
01:47 Lobby & Bar
02:22 Absolute Chaos
03:45 (Trying to) Head to the Room
04:37 Plunge Pool Room Tour
08:13 Rooftop Pools & Incredible Sunrise
09:33 Hotel Location & Need to Know FAQs
10:31 Restaurant & Breakfast Buffet
11:58 Final Thoughts
12:42 The Flip Flop Score
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Комментарии : 123   
@stevene465
@stevene465 5 месяцев назад
Athens is never easy and the “chain” hotels are always overflowing especially with cruise passengers - there are many small family “boutique” hotels which are so much more intimate and enjoyable and your video certainly cements that feeling- thanks so much for sharing
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@tanletran7270
@tanletran7270 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for sharing. Another hotel gets kick out my bucket list
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Let's be honest, this one wasn't a bucket list hotel to begin with lol.
@InvestigatingTravel
@InvestigatingTravel 2 месяца назад
Thank you Kevin for your review of the Grand Hyatt Athens. Very helpful in choosing whether or not to stay at the hotel.
@tfft
@tfft 2 месяца назад
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
@amrtookabir
@amrtookabir 5 месяцев назад
Hi Kevin! Just discovered your channel and have been binge watching them! Keep it up!!!
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Appreciate that!
@rolexcel
@rolexcel 5 месяцев назад
Hi Kevin, While watching your review I realised that this is the former Ledra hotel that I stayed at for a week in 2014 that has since become a Grand Hyatt. What a contrast. Back then it was an oasis of calm in Athens. It had earlier been a Marriott. It was moderately busy when I was there in summer but nothing like the chaos you experienced. While it was a little less modern in style and design it was very clean, furnishings were not worn or dirty and the service was nice and discrete. I agree the rooftop pool area is fantastic with an amazing view and is the best feature of this hotel. We found some amazing local restaurants and bakeries in the surrounding streets. Thanks for the review.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for sharing!
@killerqueen9298
@killerqueen9298 5 месяцев назад
Hi, Kevin. Great review, pity you can't say that about check-in. Rooftop views and pool are fabulous. Thanks for bringing it to us 😊😊
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@26markp
@26markp 5 месяцев назад
Kevin you produce fantastic videos. We love your honest approach and we fully trust your detailed reviews. What did you think of your Virgin Cruisr?
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
I absolutely loved it. 2 videos coming out in the coming months about it.
@donjohnson4368
@donjohnson4368 5 месяцев назад
Another great upload Kevin, keep them coming, ps could you cover the Lopesan Costa Melanoras please
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Not many more European hotels coming this year- perhaps next year!
@sonnysantino7849
@sonnysantino7849 5 месяцев назад
Good stuff! And i haven't watched it yet!😁👏👏
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Someone loves their drama lol
@chrischristo8377
@chrischristo8377 5 месяцев назад
Hi Kevin, when I am in Athens I stay at the Sofitel at the airport, it has everything that I want, the staff are absolutely brilliant and cannot do enough for you I know it is a bit out of the main centre, but I'll sacrifice, the views of Athens for exceptional customer service and comfortable and clean rooms, Oh, I always have a runway view, sipping your favorite beverage and watching the planes take off and land is always a nice way to spend part of your day, enjoyed your review
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
It may have just been the dates I was checking, but I found the Sofitel to be exorbitantly priced.
@chrischristo8377
@chrischristo8377 5 месяцев назад
You are correct, it is always expensive, and I do not know why,
@matt_travels
@matt_travels 5 месяцев назад
Love your reviews. No body does it better. Have you reviewed the melia I koh samui?
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
No, but I have done the Melia Phuket. Thanks for watching 🩴
@AustralianConsultancy
@AustralianConsultancy 5 месяцев назад
You know its good when this video was posted 49 seconds ago
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
I'm not sure I know what that means, but I'm not going to disagree haha
@jimmyjames6492
@jimmyjames6492 5 месяцев назад
Gonna be a pass for us. Thanks for the info + video!
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@arthuramado9545
@arthuramado9545 5 месяцев назад
great pool view!!! Greetings from brazil
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Obrigado 🇧🇷
@poshbabe
@poshbabe 5 месяцев назад
I thought everyone in the lobby were from the same group, just came down from buses together or something. Absolute chaos 😬 the view from the rooftop pool is stunning (not included the dirty chairs though haha)
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
A hotel like that not being ready to check in a giant group separately would also be it's own thing though too lol. Either way, a horrible situation. Thanks for watching 🩴
@erix1971
@erix1971 5 месяцев назад
Wow. Just looking at how the check-in was handled gave me the creeps. The dirty bed and sun beds just add to the horror. Thanks for this review. I could have fallen for this one, as the view from the rooftop pool towards the Acropolis would have tempted me. Well, not anymore.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@DeniseSommerRoque
@DeniseSommerRoque 5 месяцев назад
First and last impressions as they say…..and everything in between with this hotel. So Hyatt unworthy, shameful! Thank you Kevin for this short and spicy 🌶️ review, loved it!
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Agree and even if the last impression was fantastic, this first impression is pretty hard to get past lol.
@user-lz9zr1sg1r
@user-lz9zr1sg1r 5 месяцев назад
Hi Kevin, please do visit and review the new Bengaluru terminal 2. There are 2 opposite viewpoints of people reviewing it, but I trust your reviews.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
@charliebrown5
@charliebrown5 5 месяцев назад
Thank You ✈️
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@mr0glass
@mr0glass 5 месяцев назад
Completely insane!
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Agreed lol
@mr0glass
@mr0glass 5 месяцев назад
@@tfft I literally put my arms up when I saw the line at reception. Charging for espresso pods would irritate me even more though lol
@JayDrones-hx1ec
@JayDrones-hx1ec 5 месяцев назад
Stayed there for Athens marathon, was absolutely amazing in 2017 .. sad to see it has gotten so chaotic
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
There's a sentence I won't be saying soon! hahah :)
@marko8964
@marko8964 5 месяцев назад
wow I’ve stayed there in 2021, a it was really nice. I’m surprised that they are using the same lobby. Even back then it was busy
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Sounds about right.
@keithss67
@keithss67 5 месяцев назад
Ugh! It looks like a madhouse! I had this happen once in Las Vegas. Had to wait on line for like 45 minutes. I thought it was insane. They gave me a 250 dollar voucher which was nice of them and which I used with a friend at a buffet. This looked crazy
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
All I got was a hair on my pillow 😅
@keithss67
@keithss67 5 месяцев назад
@@tfft bad enough 😳
@tbd1613
@tbd1613 5 месяцев назад
Next time you should stay at the Renaissance in Athens. So much better than the Hyatt. Good video!
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
@tonyreid833
@tonyreid833 5 месяцев назад
Mate thanks for the heads up I’m a Hyatt Platinum global member so I’m very Hyatt experienced I was thinking of Athens again recently as I have not been there since my glorious divorce This is amateur hour and I’ll stay elsewhere as 5 star still has meaning to me Cheers
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
I think you're mixing up your hotel groups haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
@llevine6510
@llevine6510 5 месяцев назад
would be very curious on your take on the Park Hyatt at Bangkok, if you ever have(or perhaps, had) the chance to stay there
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
I have pre-channel, but hope to try it out again in the future and compare it to the new PH in KL.
@llevine6510
@llevine6510 5 месяцев назад
@@tfftHow did you like it back then, was it good?
@mikeykeyes
@mikeykeyes 5 месяцев назад
Hi Kevin, Times have changed and I have not ventured out for ages! How do you manage foreign currencies when you travel. For instance do you convert cash at the airport, use more credit cards or have a universal atm card that can get cash out of atms in local currency?
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
I think all debit cards these days can get cash out anywhere... but I rarely touch cash when traveling except for a few cash-centric countries. In that case, always ATM.
@vincentarzul8671
@vincentarzul8671 5 месяцев назад
Hi, thanks for the video. I'm surprised by the score. the pool and the room must have made up for it. The hot part of the breakfast buffet seems to be of very low quality.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
The score is mainly due to the price. A Grand Hyatt in a European capital for under $300 is flat out cheap.
@reactionwallah-iu2ds
@reactionwallah-iu2ds 5 месяцев назад
hi please make a review on bengaluru terminal 2
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Totally relevant lol
@nickflintoff8077
@nickflintoff8077 25 дней назад
Just re-watching this as I am here now. I agree with everything you said in here. This is easily the weakest GH I've ever stayed at. I just came from Hyatt Regency in Sofia and it beats this place on almost every metric and was one-third the price.
@tfft
@tfft 25 дней назад
Yup, very easy to agree with that- in all regards it’s a low level Hyatt Regency in GH clothes.
@druiz012
@druiz012 5 месяцев назад
Now that I know to avoid the Grand Hyatt itd be nice to knownwhich property to actually go to... I haven't had good experiences in Athens... 😅
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@dougwint
@dougwint 5 месяцев назад
The queuing to check in alone means I’ll never even consider this place.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Same here... well again at least lol
@weibinglee5297
@weibinglee5297 5 месяцев назад
Kevin, many thanks for the warning. I will NEVER stay at this hotel when I visit Athens in the future!
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
My pleasure! (kinda...)
@justinlimnardy9407
@justinlimnardy9407 5 месяцев назад
That check in experience reminded me of kansai international airport security lines in peak hours
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Ironically I was just through Kansai peak hours security yesterday haha.
@kitraward7352
@kitraward7352 5 месяцев назад
That's certainly not a 5 star hotel look or feel. Not cool.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Agreed!
@Kwlas1
@Kwlas1 5 месяцев назад
I stayed in the Hyatt while the new wing was being built. The room I was given I had to get them to come and re clean the shower and fix the shower head. Being. In corporate travel I was disgusted at the service and even the quality of food at breakfast. It’s no 5star hotel in the least
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Agreed!
@panoshountis1516
@panoshountis1516 5 месяцев назад
The price ain't bad for what it offers in matters of location/stunning roof-top views, convenience and buffet. However if you add the check-in/check-out chaos, and the fact the cleaniness and materials seem like a hostel, it does not seem to be a worthwhile choice.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Kinda like saying, "yeah the car is a great value for just $10k, but just keep in mind it doesn't have an engine- otherwise, fantastic value!" lol
@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549
@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549 5 месяцев назад
Even though Greece is one pepperoni I have no plans on visiting, if I do I won't stay here, thanks to Kev! 🍕🥞
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Some might say this GH is a borderline green bell pepper.
@TheStagswag
@TheStagswag 5 месяцев назад
The views are absolutely cracked but that breakfast looked a bit sad the room interior looked a bit basic and your experience with the cleanliness is a huge red flag. Almost forgot the pool furniture cushions lord they look bad. Great review, thanks again.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@buckwheatohara
@buckwheatohara 5 месяцев назад
Whar monrh did you stay
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Late August
@jonnieinbangkok
@jonnieinbangkok 5 месяцев назад
Looks like a Hyatt Centric or Hyatt House...Should have gone to Turkey!
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Tbh nearly every Hyatt Centric I've been to has been wayyyy nicer than this GH lol.
@sashaqueenie
@sashaqueenie 5 месяцев назад
When I imagine the hours you have to queue up to check into the room, I really have shivers up my spine. What a nightmare. To be caught in the situation, so tired from traveling, and yet you are unable to get some peace and quiet in your room. This is a real letdown.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Yesss lol.
@kevboynet
@kevboynet 5 месяцев назад
"Upscale Greek Tragedy" 🧐
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Moderately Priced Greek Tragedy doesn't have quite the same ring lol
@hrizonsdebbie
@hrizonsdebbie 5 месяцев назад
Upscale Greek Tragedy! 😂
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
😂
@spinalcrackerbox
@spinalcrackerbox 5 месяцев назад
A few minutes in and I'm just speechless. Nobody thought about capacity issues or they just don't care?
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
I'll pick #2
@sonnysantino7849
@sonnysantino7849 5 месяцев назад
3 star hotel.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
3.5 :)
@ApolloHeliosPhoebus
@ApolloHeliosPhoebus 5 месяцев назад
No one (fairly, justifiably and with details) does snark like you Kevin - thank you. One to avoid
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
I do love me some (well documented & deserved) snark 😂
@FTTravelstyle
@FTTravelstyle 5 месяцев назад
Thank you for this review. We will avoid staying there at all cost.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@dsgreta6908
@dsgreta6908 2 месяца назад
I’ve stayed 1000s of nights in hotels. Regularly in Four Seasons, MO and Peninsula but many other chain managed/owned including Grand Hyatt and Hyatt Regency in the past. I have NEVER seen anything like this. Not in peak season at WDW, Waikiki at its worst in the 90s. Spring Breaks. NEVER. Why would anyone subject themselves to this madness. Athens isn’t great and Greece isn’t exclusive. I will admit to having been on only one cruise and that was enough.
@tfft
@tfft 2 месяца назад
Thanks for sharing ✈️
@CheCosaTesoro
@CheCosaTesoro 5 месяцев назад
Not much of a plunge pool so why bother. Besides actual resorts in places like Bali, it's better to avoid 5 star large hotels which cater to mass tour groups. Terms like luxury and 5 stars are over used. If its grimy now, imagine in 12 months.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Agreed
@user-cc7vx7sw4z
@user-cc7vx7sw4z 5 месяцев назад
If they fixed the check in process, it would be pretty good value. But yikes, that check in is unacceptable.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Agreed!
@akumar678
@akumar678 5 месяцев назад
Even OYO Hotel experience in India would be better than this one! Haha
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@plasmaturkey48
@plasmaturkey48 5 месяцев назад
5 star? I could check in at a YHA faster
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Yotel Hainan Adventuredome?
@petek5523
@petek5523 5 месяцев назад
Fantastic rooftop views and pool, meh room, fisticuffs on the lift, disgraceful check in process. Hard pass for me as well. Thanks for sharing 😊
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@tejash21
@tejash21 5 месяцев назад
Are you the credit frog?
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
I don't think I want to know what that means...
@inrain_bows
@inrain_bows 5 месяцев назад
IMO you let them off pretty lightly this time… Chargeable espresso pods is just laughable. Didn’t even seem to have a separate check in line for WoH elites… Hard pass.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Technically they did have a separate line for WoH. One person tried to use it and was chewed out by a majority of the line. No one else attempted after that.
@romeyDog21
@romeyDog21 5 месяцев назад
Absolute trash. And a complete embarrassment to the brand. The cleanliness is abominable. And if I were checking into that property and saw that shit show in the lobby I would nope on out of there. Thanks for the heads up.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Until you realize it's past the refund window haha.
@mashenka6189
@mashenka6189 4 месяца назад
❤❤❤❤
@user-wm2wh9wi1e
@user-wm2wh9wi1e 5 месяцев назад
One to avoid Kevin. Look like most guests were Americans getting off or joining cruises. No, thank you for me.
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
@ulitkabob7567
@ulitkabob7567 5 месяцев назад
Кевин вы попали как будьто в турецкий отель в его хорошие времена . Очереди, везде очереди. Грязь и мусор. 😅 увы!
@tfft
@tfft 5 месяцев назад
Thanks for watching 🩴
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