Hilton Athens

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The Ilisian
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Hilton Athens
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Hilton Athens
Located in the city center of Athens
General information
StatusClosed
TypeHotel
ClassificationStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg
Address46 Vassilissis Sofias Avenue
Town or city Athens
Country Greece
Coordinates 37°58′36″N23°45′01″E / 37.976554°N 23.750257°E / 37.976554; 23.750257
OpenedApril 1963
OwnerIonian Hotel Enterprises [1]
Height65m
Technical details
Floor count13
Website
https://theilisian.com/en/

The Ilisian is a redevelopment of the historic Athens Hilton hotel, set to open in 2025. It is located in Athens, Greece, on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, within the Hilton Area, adjacent to the Kolonaki and Pangrati neighbourhoods. [2] Opened in 1963, it closed for renovations in January 2022. When it reopens, it will contain the Conrad Athens Hotel, [3] and new luxury residences under the Conrad and Waldorf Astoria brands on the top floors of the building. [4]

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History

Athens Hilton

The Athens Hilton was constructed from 1958-1963, as Athens' first international chain hotel. It was designed by a team of architects including Emmanuel Vourekas, Prokopis Vasileiadis, Anthony Georgiades and Spyro Staikos. Artist Yiannis Moralis, inspired by Greek themes, designed the reliefs on the building's façade. [5]

Conrad Hilton was present at the opening ceremony, on April 20, 1963. [5] Guests at the hotel included Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, singer Frank Sinatra, director Ingmar Bergman and actor Anthony Quinn. [5] Hilton Athens was the headquarters for the International Olympic Committee during the 2004 Summer Olympics. [6] In 2011 the organizing committee of the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games used the hotel as their base of operations. [7]

The hotel hosted Athens’ first contemporary art gallery, the Hilton Gallery, in cooperation with Marilena Liacopoulou. From 1968 until 1972 the Hilton Gallery was responsible for various historical exhibitions. In more recent years, the hotel displayed artworks and invested regularly in lobby exhibitions of artists from Greece and abroad. [5]

In 2003, anticipating the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, the Hilton Athens was renovated by Greek architects Alexandros Tombazis and Charis Bougadelis. [5] [6] The establishment was refurbished, and a new seven-storey northern wing was added.

In 2016, Ionian Hotels, the company owning the hotel, was sold by Alpha Bank, which had foreclosed on the property. The Greek TEMES S.A. hotel organization and the Turkish-based Dogus Group partnered 50/50 to buy the hotel for € 76.1 million. [8] In 2019, TEMES bought a controlling interest in the hotel, raising their stake to 51%, while their partner, The Olayan Group, bought out the remaining 49% interest held by Dogus. [9]

The hotel closed on January 31, 2022, for comprehensive renovations. [10]

The Ilisian

The building is set to reopen in 2025 as The Illisian. The lower levels will contain the Conrad Athens Hotel, part of Hilton's luxury Conrad Hotels division. [11] The hotel portion will be reduced from 506 rooms to 278 rooms. The top floors of the building will be converted to luxury residences, 18 under the "Conrad Residences" brand and 37 under the "Waldorf Astoria Residences" brand. [12]

Facilities

The hotel had a restaurant and rooftop bar. [5] [13] [14] It had a spa and a 25m by 15m outdoor swimming pool. [13] [15] [6]

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