Kolonaki.Κολωνάκι
Athens' most polished neighbourhood, on the slopes of Lycabettus Hill: embassies, galleries, fashion boutiques and café terraces around Kolonaki Square. Dressed up, but rarely stiff.
Our edit of Kolonaki: 4 hotels, 2 restaurants, 1 bar and 4 places.
Stay
Where to stay in Kolonaki
Contemporary
Shila
Six suites in a late 1920s neoclassical house on a pedestrianised street in Kolonaki. Mantzarou 10.
Year
1928
Keys
6
Neo-Classical
Coco Mat Jumelle
Twin buildings. One hotel. Kolonaki.
Year
2019
Keys
56
Contemporary
Monsieur Didot
Six rooms in an 1890 neoclassical townhouse. Named for a French philhellene printer. Sina and Didotou, Kolonaki.
Year
1890
Keys
6
Modernist
The Modernist
The former Canadian Embassy, rehoused as a Kolonaki boutique hotel.
Year
2020
Keys
38
Drink
Where to drink in Kolonaki
See
What to see & shop in Kolonaki
Kolonaki
Benaki Museum - Ghika Gallery
Where the Greek intelligentsia came to think.
Year
1932
Shop
Phāon
The olfactory boutique the fashion world sent its contacts to.
Year
2024
Landmark
Hadrian’s Reservoir
Roman cistern below Dexameni Square. Built 125 CE. Still structurally intact.
Year
125
Landmark
Cine Dexameni
Open-air cinema above a Roman reservoir. Dexameni Square, Kolonaki.