Athens Color Cube

The apartment is equipped with secured doors and the access is done by unique automated electronic codes. Those codes are valid only during your stay and become unusable after the renting period. No keys are used, hence, nobody else can access the apartment during your stay.

There is centralized air-condition, scheduled to pre-cool the apartment, which can also be controlled individually by the users to each individual space (room or living room).

Kitchen

Every apartment has a fully equipped modern kitchen. Nespesso coffee maker is available and Nespresso Capsules are provided as a standard.

Mattresses and sleeping quality

All rooms have a comfortable queen double bed 160cm x 200cm . As mattresses, we have chosen the awarded ‘Sealy California’ mattresses which is the premium line of the American maker Sealy. Those mattresses of 33cm height, can guarantee a luxurious and comfortable sleep, compromising independent springs, topped with a ‘Sealy cool gel memory foam'.

THE BUILDING

The six-storey building on Aiolou Street was constructed in 1974 based on a study by the famous Athenian architect Alex. Kalligas, intended for a purely professional use, with large single-story rooms on each floor, which mainly housed offices and commercial activities. The subject our renovation was the change of use and the restoration of the 4th floor, totalling ~ 400.00sqm in 6 smaller apartments.

The design was based on the desire to create houses with open floor plans, giving the feeling of larger spaces and avoiding fragmentation of each apartment in small individual rooms. In each apartment we decided to create semi-open "spaces" in the room, which would mark the sleeping space and offer the necessary privacy. These "cubes" are the core concept of the apartments, and around them we develop and shape the other uses of the apartments, such as the living room, the kitchen and the bathrooms. The cubes are freely placed in the space, having in most cases their two sides open, while slightly elevated by the living room. The choice of the intense and different colors we painted the cubes of each apartment was done with emphasis to the notion of space within the space, but also to give a more ephemeral character of accommodation.

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Athens Color Cube Luxury Apartments are located in the heart of Athens’ Historic Centre, at Aiolou street. 250m from Monastiraki Metro Station. Aiolou Street is the epicentre of the Commercial Triangle of Athens, one of the most historic neighbourhoods. Important buildings and monuments of Athens’ architectural and cultural heritage are to be found here, along with long-standing local commercial businesses and the City’s bustling night life activity. Every street and corner of this neighbourhood is part of this city’s lively history. Based on the Color Cube Apartments you can walk to Acropolis/ Partheonon and Plaka, visit the Monastiraki flea market or the Syntagma square and the National Gardens.

150m away from the Color Cube Apartments, Aiolou street reaches the major Athenian archaeological area, at the foothills of Acropolis, where landmarks classical Greece’s antiquities can be found, such as the ancient Agora & Library, wind tower and ancient galleries where famous Greek philosophers met and taught.

50m from the apartments is Ag. Eirinis square which is the hotspot of the city with sophisticated cafes, historic as well as trendy restaurants and cosy small bars. In the streets around you can find charming options such as antiques shops in the nearby Monastiraki flea market to contemporary Greek design items proposals.

Visit Athens’ central market, the “Varvakios Agora”, and see the traditional butcher shops and fish mongers hawking their products. Visit the vegetable market across the street and lose yourself in the endless sea of colors from the fresh fruits and vegetables.

Stroll down Ermou street – the ultimate shopping street in Athens – from its beginning at Syntagma Square, all the way down to Thission.

Explore the traditional spice shops on Evripidou str. You don’t need to know the address; the aroma will take you there.

We don’t want you to feel like a stranger. Find the hidden gems in Athens where the locals eat, drink, shop and have fun – and forget that you’re a tourist for the day.