Athenaeum Hotels: New investments in Athens and Xylokastro

• By Viki Tryfona

With the summation of 11 other rooms, a wellness/spa area, and an lawsuit space, Athenaeum Eridanus connected Piraeus Street inaugurated its caller wing, completing a important signifier of renovation that strengthens its presumption successful Athens’ edifice market. The boutique hotel, operated nether the absorption of Athenaeum Hotels, aims done this renovation to connection a much implicit hospitality experience, combining municipality aesthetics with the comforts of a modern metropolis retreat.

The caller wing, housed successful the adjacent gathering wherever the iconic Varoulko edifice by Lefteris Lazarou erstwhile operated, includes high-aesthetic rooms designed with an accent connected functionality and understated luxury. The caller wellness/spa country caters to guests seeking moments of relaxation successful the metropolis center. At the aforesaid time, the lawsuit space, afloat equipped with modern audiovisual equipment, enables the hosting of firm and societal events, enhancing the hotel’s illustration arsenic a multifunctional hospitality and acquisition venue.

Christos-Vasilakis, Panagiota-Kelesi, Evi-Vasilaki – Owners of Athenaeum Hotels Group

As radical proprietor Panagiota Kelesi mentioned, the renovation – excluding acquisition costs – amounted to €2 million, arsenic extended interventions were besides carried retired successful the aged portion of the edifice to make a unified, modern, and elegant identity.

This concern is portion of the group’s strategy to upgrade its properties and further make the Athenaeum Hotels brand.

A edifice with an creator identity

After the completion of the project, Athenaeum Eridanus present has 50 rooms (up from 39 previously), 2 restaurants, 2 extortion gardens, an lawsuit space, spa, indoor pool, gym, and hairsbreadth salon.

It stands retired for its ample postulation of artworks displayed passim its spaces – much than 60 pieces, featuring works by important Greek artists specified arsenic Zongolopoulos and Stathopoulos – which lend to creating a distinctive "living gallery" atmosphere. Meanwhile, 20th-century ceiling paintings recovered successful assorted parts of the gathering person been preserved.

Viki Liakou, Director of Sales and Revenue Athenaeum Hotels, Christos Koutsopoulos, General Manager Athenaeum Hotels, Evi Vasilaki, proprietor of Athenaeum Hotels Group

"It was an fantabulous twelvemonth for Athens"

On the sidelines of the inauguration, the General Manager of Athenaeum Hotels Group, Christos Koutsopoulos, told Tornos News that this twelvemonth has developed precise positively for the Athens edifice scene.

"Athens had a precise bully year, with beardown postulation from some overseas and Greek visitors," helium noted. "Our group’s hotels are afloat booked until November 20, and astatine precocious mean rates, which proves the destination’s dynamism and the public’s accordant penchant for our services."

He emphasized that the group’s occurrence is based "on the adjacent narration betwixt absorption and staff, who run similar a family," highlighting that this collaborative doctrine is simply a cardinal constituent of Athenaeum Hotels’ dependable progress.

The radical has been recognized arsenic a "Best Place to Work," portion its hotels consistently fertile successful the Top 5 connected planetary booking platforms for prime of work and hospitality experience.

A lasting footprint successful Athenian hospitality

Today, the Athenaeum Hotels Group operates 4 hotels successful the greater Athens area:

• The Athenaeum connected Vouliagmeni Avenue
• Athenaeum Grand and Athenaeum Smart connected Syngrou Avenue
• Athenaeum K29 successful Metaxourgeio

The group’s improvement strategy continues, arsenic 2 caller plots person been acquired successful the metropolis halfway – 1 connected Vouliagmeni Avenue and different connected Syngrou Avenue – wherever the operation of 2 ultra-luxury hotels is planned. Construction is expected to statesman successful 2026, aiming to further fortify the group’s beingness successful the luxury hospitality market.

Maria Apostolidi – Art Director, Evi Vasilaki – Owner of Athenaeum Hotels

Investments beyond Athens

The concern enactment of the Kelesi – Andrikopoulos household is not constricted to the capital. Mrs. Kelesi’s husband, Yiannis Andrikopoulos, on with their children, Youli and Giorgos, negociate the Porto Bello edifice successful Paros and are investing successful the improvement of a caller tourer analyzable successful Xylokastro, successful the Ano Loutro area.

The task covers an country of 7 acres and has a fund of €24 million, with a €12.5 cardinal subsidy from the Development Law. The archetypal signifier of the project, including 2 gathering complexes with 84 rooms, volition beryllium completed by Easter 2026, with 3 much complexes to travel by 2028.

Affordable holidays and year-round aesculapian tourism

The caller installation successful Xylokastro is planned to run year-round, offering affordable holidays for some Greek and overseas visitors. At the aforesaid time, it includes plans for the improvement of aesculapian tourism, done collaboration with a dialysis center, successful bid to service peculiar groups of visitors seeking aesculapian attraction combined with holidays.