Ergon House Athens

Style

A moveable feast

Setting

Above the agora

When good foodies go to heaven, we imagine it looks a lot like Ergon House in downtown Athens. This parthenon of produce dedicates the entire ground floor – a double-height, light-filled atrium replete with vertical orchard and 200-year-old olive tree – to food glorious Grecian food. There’s a greengrocer, a butcher, a fishmonger (no word on the candlestick maker), bakery, deli and roastery, plus two brilliant bars and a restaurant to write home about. And though it’s a hive of hip Athenians downstairs, you’ll find hushed calm and contemporary cool reigns in the boutique bedrooms upstairs – all muted greys, brushed brass and walnut wood.

Facilities

Zimmer

38, including four suites.

Checkout

Check-in is from 3pm and check-out is at 11am. Both can be flexible, subject to availability.

Weitere Details

You won’t go hungry at Ergon House – an à la carte breakfast comes included. Choose from any-way eggs, smoked salmon, pancakes, Greek pies and other home-baked treats like tsoureki (a kind of brioche).

Also

All public areas and a number of bedrooms are fully wheelchair accessible.

Fitness Center

Kostenfreies WLAN

Restaurant

Zimmerservice

At the Hotel

Gym, roof terrace, communal kitchens. In rooms: Minibars stocked with Ergon delicacies, free bottled water, free Wifi, air-conditioning, TV, custom espresso machine with compostable capsules.

Our Favourite Rooms

Though all the rooms are space-savvy and have more than a hint of ryokan romance about them, we recommend booking the Extra-Large for the priceless Parthenon views.

Packing Tips

Realistically? An elasticated waistband. It’s not giving up, it’s just being practical.

Also

Went mad on moussaka? There’s a fully equipped fitness centre on the third floor with treadmills, weights and TRX bands. Or if you're in a peckish mood, make a midnight feast of your minibar – it’s more of a mini deli.

Kinder

All ages are welcome but the hotel is better suited to older children and teenagers. Cots and cribs are available on request and the restaurant is happy to adapt menu items for little Smiths.

Galerie

Food & Drink

Top Table

Take a table next to the 200-year-old olive tree and you’ll have center-stage seats to the bustle (and the scent of freshly baked sourdough bread wafting from the wood-fired oven).

Kleiderordnung

Embrace modern Athens’ revival by wearing chic Greek brands – Ancient Greek sandals, Zeus+Dione kaftans and Ileana Makri jewels.

Hotel Restaurant

In ancient Greece, an agora was a market, meeting and gathering place. Ergon House proves the concept is alive and well with its capital-A Agora – the bustling ground-floor where you’ll find a constellation of market stalls, a restaurant and a bar. Chef Panagiotis Xanthis prepares Mediterranean and Greek dishes with the finest ingredients, all sourced according to Ergon’s rigorous standards (you’ll doubt whether you were raised with quite as much love and affection as these vegetables). Start with antipasti boards and homemade bread, followed by seafood orzo and Greek yogurt pavlova to finish. If you prefer to cook yourself, you can buy ingredients downstairs and then prepare them in the fully equipped kitchens – there are communal dining tables too, in case you feel like playing host for your fellow guests.

Hotel Bar

The Agora bar on the ground floor has a sophisticated selection of Greek wines, artisanal beers and a wide range of classic cocktails – martinis, mojitos and margaritas. The rooftop bar, Retire, (open during the summer season from late March to the end of October) is an unexpected oasis dotted with olive trees and sporting breathtaking views of Athens – it looks directly across to the Acropolis. There’s food up here as well (naturally): choose from a hotel-packed Ergon foods picnic or order light bites as you watch the light change over the classical citadel at dusk.

Last Orders

The restaurant, bars and food hall are open from 7am until midnight and the rooftop bar is open from 5pm to 1am daily (last orders 12.30am).

Room Service

Room service runs from 7am to midnight (last orders at 11.45pm).

Planes

Athens airport is a 40-minute drive away. The hotel can organise private transfers for €43 each way; Athens Metro also runs directly from the airport to the hotel’s doorstep (Syntagma square) and costs €10 per person.

Automobiles

On-site parking is available for €25 a night (subject to availability) and must be booked in advance. Please note that the car park has restricted operating hours and does not open until 7.30am.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Don’t miss the hotel’s cooking classes – you’ll have the chance to learn the stories behind the products and producers as you hand-pick your ingredients in the vibrant food hall. Then, in the communal kitchens, the chefs will guide you through every step of prep and styling, so your finished product will look and taste professional – menus usually consist of mouth-watering filled pastries (kadaifi and peinirli) and dolmadakia (stuffed vine leaves). Finally, it’s time to relax, share and eat over a bottle of Assyrtiko (Greek white wine). If you'd rather leave the cooking to someone else, head next door to Voreia Ellas for a comforting taste of traditional Greece.

Once you’ve had your fill of foodie delights, you’ll be aching to explore Athens – you couldn’t be in a better spot to see both the modern and ancient sides of the city. Start with the ancient: it’s just a 15-minute walk to the Acropolis and its museum and 10 minutes to the Athens National Garden, a romantic public park with plenty of eucalyptus-scented shade. Explore pretty Plaka, a village within the city that’s one of the oldest inhabited neighbourhoods in the world. To land back in this century, visit the EMST, Athens’ answer to the Tate Modern, or dance until dawn in Psirri, the nightlife district.

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