Athens Escape
Greece has always been one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world with her warm hospitality, rich culture and history, catering to all types of visitors; the sightseer, the adventure traveler, the partygoer, the island hopper or the outdoor sports lover. Greece welcomes more than 14 million tourist’s annually year round ranking the country among the top tourism destinations of the world.
Over the last decade Greece has experienced a Renaissance boasting a modern infrastructure, an array of new hotels, new attractions and services to meet everyone’s desire and budget. Today Greece’s Hotel accommodations feature 352,000 rooms in approximately 8,900 hotels and resorts. For the more care free traveler one can find accommodations in private houses (rooms to let) through out mainland Greece and on most Greek Islands. In addition there are more than 340 camping grounds through out the country, offering 30,000 camping spaces and 2,500 small houses.
Types of accommodations in Greece
Most tourist lodging establishments have been recently renovated and upgraded in preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games, featuring state-of-the-art facilities. These establishments are licensed by the Greek National Tourist Organization (G.N.T.O.) and fall in the following categories:
- Hotels
- Guest houses, Apartments to Rooms to let
- Residences and villas
- Campsites
- Youth hostels
Greek Hotel Classification
Hotels in Greece were once required to publicize a rating system imposed by the Greek National Tourist Board and therefore according to a hotels respective rating there was a limit placed on the prices a hotel could charge for accommodations depending on facilities featured at the hotel (For Instance: public areas, pools, restaurants, activities and in-room amenities). The Free Market Economy now dominates in Greece and hotels can set rates at their own discretion; but due to intense competition hotel rates tend not be exorbitantly high with the exception of peak travel periods.
Hotels, as well as rooms and apartments to let, are still subject to a rating system determined by the Greek National Tourist Organization as follows:
Please note that Greece has been fazing out their old ranking system which is as follows:
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