Iconic Conrad Athens The Ilisian hotel opens – see video and photos

Hilton announced contiguous (23/4) the opening of Conrad Athens The Ilisian, marking the rebirth of 1 of Athens’ astir recognisable landmarks.

This caller opening coincides with a symbolic anniversary, arsenic the “Hilton” that antecedently occupied the aforesaid gathering welcomed its archetypal impermanent connected April 23, 1963.

Exactly 63 years later, Conrad Athens The Ilisian opens its doors arsenic a modern five-star edifice successful the bosom of the city.

The motorboat of Conrad Athens The Ilisian marks the archetypal beingness of Conrad Hotels & Resorts successful Greece, introducing the brand’s doctrine – a blend of bold design, modern luxury, and experiential transportation to spot – to 1 of Europe’s astir historical and culturally affluent capitals.

According to the announcement, the edifice offers immoderate of the astir comfy and spacious accommodations successful the city, with a full of 278 rooms and suites.

It is located successful the bosom of THE ILISIAN, Athens’ caller multi-dimensional destination where, alongside the hotel, the backstage residences of Hilton’s award-winning Conrad and Waldorf Astoria brands coexist, arsenic good arsenic dining, amusement and wellness spaces centred astir the largest outdoor swimming excavation successful Athens, and the modern members’ nine House of NYNN.

The sanction “The Ilisian”, inspired by the past Ilissos stream and the Ilisia neighbourhood, expresses the timeless and inseparable narration of the caller destination with Athens, Ilisia, and the area’s residents.

The extremity of The Ilisian is to explicit the cosmopolitan quality that is portion of the building’s identity, offering experiences of authentic, modern Athens.

With respect for the city’s taste identity, the destination connects modern planetary trends with its heritage, creating a gathering constituent for Athenians and visitors.

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A landmark of the superior is being redefined

Immediately recognisable to each generations of Athenians, the gathering lodging Conrad Athens The Ilisian is profoundly intertwined with the city’s societal and taste memory.

On the façades designed by pioneering Greek creator Yannis Moralis, the archetypal marble reliefs with mythological references person been preserved and cautiously highlighted.

The compositions, inspired by past Greek themes, incorporated symbols specified arsenic the goddess Athena, the ship, the altar with offerings, the aulos players, and the horse.

Rendered successful a modern creator connection done curves, spirals, and consecutive lines, they signifier a timeless awesome of travel, communication, and instrumentality to the city.

At night, the façade is brought to beingness done cautiously designed lighting by Emmy award-winning lighting decorator Eleftheria Deko, adding a caller dynamic and brilliance to the nighttime representation of Vasilissis Sofias Avenue.

The architectural plan of the task was undertaken by AETER Architects. Inside, the spaces designed by AvroKO revive the optimism of the aureate property of Athenian modernism, combining preserved mid-century elements with caller artworks and specially designed pieces by the historical Athenian furnishings store Saridis and ceramist Eleni Vernadaki.

The curation of the creator programme – and the plan of the lobby successful collaboration with AvroKO – is signed by Mare Studio, arsenic creation advisor and curator of the hotel.

The rooms and suites of Conrad Athens feature, successful their majority, backstage balconies with privileged views implicit immoderate of the astir beauteous parts of the metropolis and the Acropolis.

The edifice offers the largest postulation of suites successful Athens – 3 Presidential and 1 Royal – portion aboriginal this twelvemonth the Omega Penthouse volition open, featuring a backstage excavation and panoramic views stretching from the Acropolis to the Saronic Gulf.

All interventions person been carried retired with respect for the plan of the archetypal building, inaugurated successful 1963 and considered 1 of the astir important examples of modern post-war architecture successful Greece, combining principles of planetary edifice plan with beardown references to Greek materials and creator tradition.

The archetypal architects credited with the building’s plan are Emmanouil (Manolis) Vourekas, Prokopis Vassiliadis, Antonis Georgiadis, and Spyros Staikos.

Simon Vincent, CBE, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa astatine Hilton, stated regarding the opening:
“Today, Greece is 1 of the fastest-growing markets for Hilton successful Europe, driven by beardown impermanent request and a strategical displacement towards high-quality, year-round tourism development.

With our portfolio successful Greece increasing from a fewer hotels a fewer years agone to implicit 50 today, and with much projects underway, the opening of Conrad Athens The Ilisian highlights our semipermanent committedness to Athens and Greece arsenic a starring planetary question destination.”

Dino Michael, Senior Vice President and Global Category Head of Hilton Luxury Brands, stated:
“Athens is 1 of those uncommon cities wherever history, creativity, and modern beingness coexist successful changeless dialogue. This unsocial blend makes the metropolis highly charismatic for Conrad. The purpose of Conrad Athens The Ilisian is to bring an iconic gathering backmost to beingness successful a mode that respects its past portion afloat aligning with the modern individuality of Athens.”

Nassos Papazoglou, General Manager of Conrad Athens The Ilisian, added:
“The Athens Hilton opened its doors connected the precise aforesaid time successful 1963 and for decades played a defining relation successful the taste and societal beingness of Athens. Our imaginativeness is to honour this bequest portion creating a edifice that is open, vibrant, and successful changeless dialog with the modern city. From the mode guests determination done the spaces, to however they dine, relax, and research Athens, each item has been designed to connection an authentic consciousness of familiarity and connection.”

A caller gastronomic destination successful the bosom of the city

Guests of Conrad Athens are surrounded by a dynamic gastronomic destination, with 9 antithetic eating concepts, from edifice restaurants and bars to signature venues wrong THE ILISIAN.

At the bosom of the edifice stands Byzantino Grande Brasserie, opening alongside Conrad Athens The Ilisian and reintroduced arsenic Athens’ archetypal grande brasserie, designed by Tristan Auer. Under Executive Chef Aggelos Lantos, the paper blends French and Greek culinary traditions.

The acquisition is complemented by a food master, curated vino pairings, and desserts done Byzantino Chocolaterie & Patisserie. Chef Aggelos Lantos besides curates the Athenian Lounge menu, a abstraction designed arsenic a gathering constituent passim the time with classical cocktails and acquainted flavours.

Later this year, the iconic Galaxy volition instrumentality arsenic Galaxy Dispensary and Galaxy Supper Club, reclaiming its spot arsenic 1 of Athens’ astir iconic rooftop destinations, alongside internationally renowned edifice concepts making their Athens debut astatine The Ilisian, arsenic good arsenic the Japanese edifice Onuki, which opened successful 2025.

Wellness offerings for the present

Conrad Athens The Ilisian is designed arsenic a broad wellness destination, offering guests afloat entree to THE ILISIAN Wellness Floor, combining fittingness and modern manner experiences.

At its centre lies the largest excavation successful downtown Athens, portion the Green Roof offers panoramic views, a 770-metre moving track, outdoor gym, and pickleball court.

Indoors, the Wellness Zone includes a state-of-the-art gym, studios for yoga, pilates, Gyrotonic and spinning, a heated pool, and vigor and cryotherapy facilities.

From May, Odei Wellness volition connection specialised look and assemblage treatments inspired by past Greek rituals, portion internationally recognised adept Dr. Kostas Papageorgiou volition bring his longevity expertise to Athens for the archetypal time.

First quality of Conrad Hotels & Resorts successful Greece

Conrad Athens The Ilisian joins Hilton’s planetary portfolio of 50 Conrad Hotels & Resorts and marks the brand’s archetypal beingness successful Greece. This twelvemonth is simply a important infinitesimal for Hilton’s Luxury Brands, with the opening of Sandblu Santorini (LXR Hotels & Resorts) earlier this period and Conrad Corfu aboriginal successful 2026.