Ace Hotel & Swim Club Athens

The pool here runs on freddo espressos by day and ouzo lemonades after dark, which tells you most of what you need to know. Ace Hotel landed in Glyfada with its usual cultural instincts intact, this time leaning into Greek Riviera nostalgia: vintage furnishings, warm woods, and a locally sourced art collection folded into the bones of an older hotel. It sits midway between central Athens and the sea, which suits the general mood of not quite committing to either.