As though the rustic’s signature mix of historical past, tradition, delicacies and powder-soft seashores wasn’t sufficient, vacationers now have any other attractive explanation why to consult with Greece. Conrad Athens The Ilisian — previously the long-lasting Hilton Athens — has formally opened its (beautiful) doorways.
Conrad Athens The Ilisian is house to 278 guestrooms and suites, touted as “a few of the maximum spacious within the town” via a press unencumber. Many characteristic non-public balconies with perspectives over the town or the Aegean Sea. There also are 55 serviced apartments, branded because the Conrad Flats Athens, The Ilisian and Waldorf Astoria Athens, The Ilisian.
This marks the Conrad emblem’s debut in Greece, however the belongings itself has been round for some time — 63 years, in reality.
First opened in 1963 (with then-first girl Jacqueline Kennedy in attendance on the grand opening celebration), the venerable belongings used to be to begin with referred to as the Hilton Athens and helped usher Greece into the global luxurious tourism sector.
The rework tried to care for one of the parts that made the resort so iconic, together with the unique customized marble façades, impressed via Greek mythology and sculpted via pioneering Greek artist Yannis Moralis. Within, preserved midcentury parts sit down along newly commissioned items via Athenian artists.
The Conrad Athens is greater than a resort; it is a full-service group. This features a resort-style wellness heart, whole with a spa, a operating observe, indoor and outside gyms, health magnificence studios, a pickleball courtroom, Athens’ greatest outside pool panorama, and warmth and chilly remedy amenities.
There may be additionally a complete lineup of culinary choices, without a fewer than 9 eating ideas led via double-Michelin-starred Greek chef Angelos Lantos. The famed Byzantino eating place has been reimagined as Grande Brasserie, serving Greek-French fusion dishes, and the preferred rooftop spot Galaxy Bar will go back as Galaxy Dispensary and Galaxy Supper Membership later this yr. There could also be a Eastern eating place, a foyer bar, a poolside eating place and bar and extra.
Total, the advanced objectives to draw now not best guests however locals, “drawing Athenians and world travellers in combination from morning to nighttime,” in line with a press unencumber.
“Greece is considered one of Hilton’s quickest‑rising markets in Europe, pushed via document customer call for and a rising center of attention on top‑high quality, yr‑spherical tourism,” mentioned Simon Vincent, CBE, president, Europe, Center East and Africa, Hilton. “With our portfolio in Greece rising from only a handful of accommodations a couple of years in the past to greater than fifty lately, and extra within the pipeline, the outlet of Conrad Athens The Ilisian underscores our lengthy‑time period dedication to Athens and to Greece as a number one world tourism vacation spot.”
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Certainly, Conrad Athens The Ilisian is not the one Hilton belongings coming to Greece this yr. Sandblu Santorini, LXR Motels & Motels, opened previous this month, whilst Conrad Corfu, considered one of TPG’s maximum expected resort openings of 2026, is slated to open its doorways in August.
Want much more causes to devise a travel to Greece? Charges at Conrad Athens The Ilisian get started round $537, and same old room rewards will set you again 120,000 Hilton Honors issues in line with evening — making this an excellent spot to redeem your Hilton loose evening certificates.
