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The Modernist Athens

Name: The Modernist Athens
Address: 4 I. Gennadiou Str, 115 21 Athens, Kolonaki, Athens, GR
Telephone: +30 216 000 2130
Price range: €€€

Design hotel·Kolonaki·€€€

Former Canadian Embassy

Kolonaki’s former Canadian Embassy, now a design hotel with a year-round rooftop above the trees.

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The rooftop terrace with sun loungers, planted beds and Lycabettus Hill behind — Photo Credit
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An XL room’s private terrace with its outdoor hot tub, looking out over the trees of Kolonaki to the city and the sea — Photo Credit
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Two guests with glasses of wine on the rooftop, the Acropolis on the skyline beyond — Photo Credit
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The view from The Modernist Athens over the trees to the Acropolis and Filopappou Hill at golden hour — Photo Credit
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An XL room with floor-to-ceiling curtains, a writing desk and sunlight across the oak floor — Photo Credit
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A Small room with its raised oak platform bed and window onto the trees — Photo Credit
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The ground-floor café-lounge with marble tables, a wall of books and windows onto the square — Photo Credit
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The lounge and bar with marble tables, a planted shelf wall and a burnt-orange velvet sofa — Photo Credit
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A bartender finishing cocktails on the marble bar of the rooftop — Photo Credit
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The XL terrace’s hot tub and a lounge chair in dappled shade above the treetops — Photo Credit
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The rooftop at night, with the lights of Athens running to the sea — Photo Credit
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The black façade and entrance of The Modernist Athens on Gennadiou Street — Photo Credit
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A bedroom at The Modernist Athens — Photo Credit
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Inside The Modernist Athens — Photo Credit
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About The Modernist Athens

The Modernist Athens has made its home in the former Canadian Embassy, on a quiet Kolonaki street looking onto a leafy residential square. Its 38 rooms come in sizes S, M, L and XL, with custom-made furniture and mood lighting; the XL rooms add a terrace with an outdoor hot tub and panoramic views of the city and the Acropolis. The rooftop is open all year, from early morning until midnight, with part of it sheltered and heated in winter, and its cocktails are curated by Nikos Bakoulis, co-founder of LINE bar. It suits design-minded travellers who would rather wake among galleries and cafés than in the thick of Plaka, with Evangelismos metro two minutes away. Our advice: book an XL for the hot tub and the view, and take your evening drink on the roof as the city lights come on.