HOTELS
Athens Marriott
After a five-year absence, the Marriott makes a comeback in Athens at the end of 2018. And, as a symbol, the establishment of 366 rooms and suites has taken up residence opposite the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, a new architectural icon in Athens. In the image of this temple of culture, the Marriott Athens hotel combines Greek heritage with the present: from the lobby to the meeting rooms, the design by Wimberly Interiors London plays on shades of blue and gold, in homage to the port and ancient Greek jewellery. On the ground floor, the M Club offers executive customers a privileged area with a selection of drinks and other nibbles.
At the top, a rooftop crowns the establishment, with swimming pool and bar-restaurant. Finally, to meet the specific expectations of business customers, Marriott has not hesitated to
to devote more than 1,000 m² of infrastructure - 1,067 m² to be exact - to meetings and events facilities.
Syngrou Avenue 385 - Tel: +30 21 0947 1000 - Internet: www.marriott.com
Pallas Athena
Since reopening four years ago, this representative of the Grecotel group has brought a certain freshness to the Athenian hotel scene. The hotel's resolutely modern, bright and colourful design has a lot to do with it. This five-star boutique hotel does not go overboard: its catalogue is limited to 63 rooms, the majority of which are suites, and its meeting facilities to a 20-seater boardroom. Ideally located on Place Kotzia, close to the headquarters of the major banks, the Hotel Pallas Athena attracts business lunchers every day to its restaurant with terrace.
65, Athinas str. & Likourgou, Kotzia sq. - Tel: + 30 210 3250900 - Email: reservations.pa@grecotel.com - Internet : www.grecotelpallasathena.com
Fresh Hotel
Functional and colourful, the 133 rooms and suites of the Fresh Hotel are ideal for a business trip to the capital, especially as the establishment is just 200 metres from the Athens Stock Exchange. However, the main attraction of the Fresh Hotel, a member of the Design Hotels, has little to do with finance... To discover it, you need to head for the top floor of the building, and take advantage of a peaceful rooftop with a bar, terrace and swimming pool offering an uninterrupted view of the capital. An oasis of freshness.
Sophocleous Street 26 - Tel: +30 210 524 8511 - Email : info@freshhotel.gr - Internet : www.freshhotel.gr
Great Britain
Fans of boutique design hotels, turn on your heels! The Hotel Grande-Bretagne is a veritable time machine. You enter the lobby like a cathedral, and find yourself whispering for directions. Then, depending on your mood, you move on to one of the GB's 320 rooms and suites, its Roof Garden at the top or the Alexander bar - voted best hotel bar by Forbes - and its famous 18th-century tapestry.e century. In short: a luxurious old-school museum hotel, ideally located for business travellers, overlooking Syntagma Square and the surrounding financial institutions.
Vasileos Georgiou A' str. 1, Syntagma Square - Tel: +30 21 0333 0000 - Internet: www.marriott.com
Grand Hyatt
It was not until 2018 that the Hyatt group appeared on the Athenian hotel scene. For its premiere, the group has pulled out all the stops, paying particular attention to the decoration of its establishment, as evidenced by the presence of authentic pieces from the Cycladic Art Museum. The rooftop alone is well worth a visit, with its swimming pool and Penthouse Restaurant both offering a unique view of the Acropolis. 6,500 m² dedicated to events, including seven modular meeting rooms.
Syngrou Avenue 115 - Tel: +30 214 402 1234 - Internet: www.hyatt.com
RESTAURANTS
Aleria
Nikiforos Kechadiadakis has made Aleria one of the best restaurants in Athens by transforming a plush family home - his parents' home, in fact - into a cosy, upmarket restaurant. So much so that booking is highly recommended... Drawing on Greece's vast gastronomic heritage, chef Gikas Xenakis has decided to modernise the great classics by infusing them with elegance and pizzazz. Thanks to the layout of the various rooms, you get the simple, pleasant impression of being invited to dine at the home of an old friend, a host with impeccable taste and silver hands.
Megalou Alexandrou 57 - Tel: +30 210 52 22 633 - Email : info@aleria.gr - Internet : www.aleria.gr
Café Avissinia
There are the 'posh' restaurants, with their big kitchens and small portions, where guests are invited more for the flashy effect than to satisfy their hunger. And then there are the authentic, sincere addresses, where the locals have known for years - centuries perhaps? - that food is above all earthly. Café Avissinia falls into this second category with great success. Tasty and generous, the dishes are as busy as the decor... A kitschy, mishmash setting with a design bias that echoes the stalls of the flea market that surrounds the restaurant, just a stone's throw from Monastiraki Square.
Kinetou 7 - Tel: +30 21 0321 7047
Che Cocina y Barra Sudamericana
Admittedly, you'll need to make a few trips to Athens before you've got the whole Greek gastronomic repertoire down pat. But you might want to skip the local specialities, or even leave the traditional business district behind. Head for Piraeus, then, for a Latin American interlude. At "Che", the menu changes, the atmosphere changes, the continent changes. The peaceful garden can get lively in the evening, and is a great place to enjoy dinner or a cocktail with colleagues.
Karaiskou 151, Piraeus - Tel: +30 210 429 6660 - Internet : www.cherestaurant.gr
Zonars
This is a restaurant with a story to tell, and hundreds of stories to tell, involving romance, espionage, diplomacy, grandeur and decadence... After all, this upmarket address in the Syntagma district is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year.e spring. Zonars has been home to some of the biggest names in local and international celebrity. The new owners, the Panas brothers, have succeeded in restoring the institution to its former glory, despite the crisis.
9 Vokourestiou St and Panepistimiou St - Tel: +30 210 3251 430 (or 450)
SERVICES
Business centres and coworking spaces
Regus - Athens City Centre > Athens Leof. Mesogeion 4 - Tel: +30 21 0745 4333
Impact Hub > Karaiskaki 28 - Tel: +30 210 32 10 146 - Internet: www.athens.impacthub.net
Spaces Ermou > Ermou 56 - Tel: +30 21 3099 4000 - Internet : www.spacesworks.com
The Cube Athens > Klisovis 8 - Tel: +30 21 1408 1253 - Internet : www.thecube.gr
Stone Soup > Char. Trikoupi 18 - Tel: +30 21 0338 8566 - Internet : www.stonesoup.io
Fitness
NYSY > Nikis 25 - Tel: +30 210 3232004 - Internet : www.nysystudios.gr
Holmes Place Athens > Voukourestiou & 4 Stadiou Str., 1st floor - Tel: +30 210 3259400 - Internet : www.holmesplace.com
Translation
Rhyme & Reason > 3 Kapnikareas Square, Ermou 53 - Tel: +30 21 0300 1011 - Internet : www.reason.gr
Podium Interpreters > Valaoritou 9 - Tel: +30 21 6900 1510 - Internet : www.podium.gr
Translation Exarchia > Solonos 130 - Phone: +30 21 0330 2386 -
Internet: www.metafrastiki.ne
