Hot Opening: Fresh Hotel, Athens

By Staff -- HOTELS Magazine, 4/1/2007

In the heart of Athens, Fresh Hotel is a stylish urban resort. Vividly colored yet minimalist and elegantly casual, the hotel was designed by architect Zeppos & Associates.

There are 124 standard rooms, six executive rooms, three suites all of subtle luxury. The interior consists of designed fittings. A palette of lilac, green, orange and white provides an elegant and colorful environment. The pink glass of the lobby reappears at the rooms between the bath and the bedchamber.

All rooms have satellite and interactive pay TV, plasma screens, air-conditioning, private bar, hairdryer and safe. Most of them have terrace and some their private garden with pebbles and planters. (standard room 22sqm, executive 28sqm, suites 40sqm)

The cool, terrazzo-floored “Magenta” restaurant makes morning a joy. It is a vision of white, pink color and minimal design

At the rooftop the swimming pool and the “Air Lounge” bar have a great view of the Acropolis.

At the “Orange” bar a nouveau Greek menu is sourced directly from the nearby Athens Central Market. It impresses with its aesthetic and its very ideal illumination. There is a wooden walnut floor, which “folds” deftly and rises on the wall. The bench of the bar is from orange corian.

Facilities include a well-equipped gym, sauna and steam room.

In addition to attracting modern, sophisticated tourists the hotel is designed to attract business travelers. Thus it is also suitable for conferences, seminars and congresses. Up to 130 people can be seated at the 3 event rooms (Hall 1 50sqm, Hall 2 40sqm, Hall 3 50sqm) Guests have access to a business center with the state of art machinery and peripherals.