The Dilan Suites and Apartments is a new hotel situated at the center of the ancient Acropolis area of Athens, in a quiet street and at the same time near Athens’ most important archaeological sites. It features eleven suites and apartments of a renovated 1930s building dedicated to travelers who seek more than an ordinary hotel room. Throughout the restoring process, the architect’s aim was to reinvent a space that was abandoned for years and to convert it into an urban sanctuary for its guests but also keeps the building’s history directly distinct.
Historic stone walls dating back to the 1930s were carefully restored and left exposed. The hotel’s spacious rooms with four-meter high ceilings, in combination with tall windows, achieve optimal lighting giving the guest a sense of freedom. The guest rooms were designed based on the preexisting layout of the building structure. The majority of furnishings were custom made and designed in order to enhance the presence of the building’s natural materials. Refined textiles and decorative details contrast with the raw nature of the building.