President Hotel (Athens)

{{Short description|Hotel in Athens, Attica Region, Greece}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox hotel |name=President Hotel |alternate_names=President Hotel Athens |image=President-hotel-kifissias-avenue.jpg |location=Athens, Greece |coordinates={{coord|37.9892|N|23.7636|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:GR|display=inline}} |opening_date = 1978 |address=Kifissias Avenue 43, |architect= Ioannis Vikelas |owner=GEKE Hotel & Tourism Company |floor_count=22 |website=https://president.gr/ |height=68 m (223 ft) |number_of_rooms =517 <ref>[https://dspace.lib.uom.gr/bitstream/2159/15999/3/KonstantinidouEleniMsc2014.pdf The hotel business sector in Greece during the crisis: the case of "GEKE Hotel & Tourism Company (owner company of President Hotel Athens)", Master Thesis, Konstantinidou Eleni, University of Macedonia, Greece (2014)], pdf (in Greek)</ref> }}

'''President Hotel Athens'''<ref>[https://president.gr/ Official website of President Hotel Athens]</ref> is a hotel located in Ampelokipi, Athens. It is the tallest hotel in Greece with a height of 68 m and has 22 floors. Construction started in 1974 and ended in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/110582/president-hotel-athens-greece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418062856/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/110582/president-hotel-athens-greece|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 April 2015|title=President Hotel, Athens {{!}} 110582 {{!}} EMPORIS|last=GmbH|first=Emporis|website=Emporis|access-date=2018-03-27}}</ref> The hotel building has an area of 34,280 sq. m. It was designed by the famous Greek architect Ioannis Vikelas and it was completely renovated in 2004. On the 21st floor of the hotel there is a restaurant and bar as well as a swimming pool. Many events also happen, usually DJ gigs. The hotel also offers Breakfast Buffets, Lunch and Dinner. The hotel has a total of 517 rooms and 918 beds.<ref>[https://president.hotelsathens.org/en/ President Hotel Athens information in hotelsathens.org hotel booking website]</ref> It is the leading 4-star hotel of Athens regarding the room occupancy rate, with a total of 68% for 2018.<ref>[https://president.gr/uploads/files/2018/11/geke-sunoptiki-chrimatooikonomiki-pli-_2184.pdf Financial results report (2018)] pdf, (in Greek)</ref>

==See also== thumb|left|President Hotel Athens (February 2018) *Hilton Athens

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