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Academias Hotel, Autograph Collection
Athens, Greece · Autograph Collection · Core Luxury
Marriott's Autograph Collection arrived in Athens in 2019 through a twelve-month conversion of a 1970 office tower by Greek architect Emmanuel Vourekas on Academias Street. HOK redesigned the seven-floor building into 60 rooms with an indoor pool, spa, and a rooftop restaurant that frames both the Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill in one sweep.
- 60 rooms
- Opened 2019
- Neighborhood: Akadimia
- Architect: Emmanuel (E.) Vourekas
About Academias Hotel, Autograph Collection
- The National Archaeological Museum is a 15-minute walk; the nearest metro is about six minutes on foot.
- A ground-floor bar and lounge sit under the seven floors, unusual for a converted 1970 office tower in the city centre.
- The indoor pool and spa are the quiet rooms of a house whose rooftop is busy with Acropolis views.
History
The building housing Academias Hotel was originally erected in 1970 as an office building by the noted Greek architect Emmanuel Vourekas, on Academias Street in central Athens. After a twelve-month conversion, it reopened in 2019 as the Academias Hotel, Autograph Collection - Marriott's Autograph Collection debut in Athens.
Designed in collaboration with international design and architecture firm HOK, the transformation produced 60 contemporary rooms across seven floors, an indoor pool and spa, a ground-floor bar and lounge, and a rooftop restaurant with views of the Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill.
The setting
15-minute walk to National Archaeological Museum. 2 km from Parthenon.
Restaurants and bars
- Plato All-Day Lounge Bar Restaurant — Bar · Bar
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Fitness center
- Rooftop bar
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