Lonedaddy Posted July 24, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Has anyone upgraded their pre-cruise hotel room booked with SS? If so did you do it through SS or work directly with the hotel. Looking at Grand Bretagne hotel in Athens would like a balcony room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted July 24, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 24, 2023 57 minutes ago, Lonedaddy said: Has anyone upgraded their pre-cruise hotel room booked with SS? If so did you do it through SS or work directly with the hotel. Looking at Grand Bretagne hotel in Athens would like a balcony room. I stayed there in April.....didn't upgrade but it is really a lovely property in an excellent location🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A Tucson Guy Posted July 24, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Lonedaddy said: Has anyone upgraded their pre-cruise hotel room booked with SS? If so did you do it through SS or work directly with the hotel. Looking at Grand Bretagne hotel in Athens would like a balcony room. We upgraded our hotel room last Nov in Lisbon. We dealt directly with the hotel and paid the difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 24, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 hour ago, A Tucson Guy said: We upgraded our hotel room last Nov in Lisbon. We dealt directly with the hotel and paid the difference. Was that at the Tivoli? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A Tucson Guy Posted July 24, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Yes and a lovely hotel!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 25, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 25, 2023 3 hours ago, A Tucson Guy said: Yes and a lovely hotel!! Good to hear. Web site photos always look great, but one never knows how much the camera may have 'improved' the ambiance 😏 We will be there for the Dawn TA in November. Wanted to stay some extra days ahead, and evidently SS can't deal with more than three nights. So we worked with the hotel for the additional 2 nights in a better than 'standard' room, and they won't be asking us to move for the last 3 booked via SS. Worked out superbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A Tucson Guy Posted July 25, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 25, 2023 You will love the hotel and location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted July 25, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 25, 2023 19 hours ago, Lonedaddy said: Has anyone upgraded their pre-cruise hotel room booked with SS? If so did you do it through SS or work directly with the hotel. Looking at Grand Bretagne hotel in Athens would like a balcony room. We have often upgraded our room and do so through our TA. SS can't seem to handle this concept. It is a challenge when a one night stay is included in the cruise. I usually bring a box of chocolates for the front desk when checking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 25, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2023 4 hours ago, A Tucson Guy said: You will love the hotel and location. When we stay in Barcelona, we stay up at the north end of La Rambla. It would appear that the Avenida da Liberdade may be the Lisbon analogies? Anyway, to the OP, if you want to do anything that deviates from the standard SS arrangement, you'll need to manage it privately, but making the property fully aware that you'll be there as part of a SS package. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare taxatty Posted July 25, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) We separately booked an extra two nights at a different SS-pre-cruise hotel and received an upgraded room. Upon request, as with canderson, the hotel allowed us to stay in the upgraded room for the third night for no additional charge--maybe you could do the same thing at the Athens hotel. Edited July 25, 2023 by taxatty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted July 25, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Stupid spelchek. "analogies", above, should read "analogue". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefreecruise Posted July 25, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 25, 2023 We were in the hotel your asking about. We had our travel agent upgrade our room to view the ruins and a Jr suite. We paid the upgrade and used Silversea $200 allowance. When we arrived we checked in with Silversea and it was just normal checkin. When we checked out I paid the upgraded charge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted July 27, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted July 27, 2023 just curious if anyone knows what rooms have a balcony or french balcony. I only see one in the room descriptions but from the picture it seems that are many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A Tucson Guy Posted July 27, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Lonedaddy said: just curious if anyone knows what rooms have a balcony or french balcony. I only see one in the room descriptions but from the picture it seems that are many. I don't know the number but I do remember that the upcharge for a room with a balcony was quite expensive. It was more than what I wanted to spend. Just go to the roof restaurant/bar and get a great view of the Acropolis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted July 27, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted July 27, 2023 50 minutes ago, A Tucson Guy said: I don't know the number, but I do remember that the upcharge for a room with a balcony was quite expensive. It was more than what I wanted to spend. Just go to the roof restaurant/bar and get a great view of the Acropolis. Doesn't have to be Acropolis view, but DW still smokes, so for the before bed and morning smokes it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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