A Neoclassical Building with common areas & backyard, in the heart of Athens!

Elaia Athens Boutique Hotel is a neoclassical building from the 1950’s. The space was the home of Maria & Miltiadis Katsos from the 1950s to 1990s. The building was then renovated, creating one more floor with the instalment of a modern metallic frame, uniting the neoclassical exterior with a modernised interior. This creation became a home to an interior design office who was based at Dipylou 8 from 2004 to 2015. In 2021 the building was once again renovated to enter the hospitality sector. From a home to an office, in 2023 Elaia Athens Boutique Hotel was created, becoming the home for anyone who wants to stay and live the Athenian Hospitality.

Elaia Athens Boutique Hotel chose this building for both its location and its history! Located in dipylou street, The Dipylon was the main gate in the city wall of Classical Athens. Located in the modern suburb of Kerameikos, it led to the namesake ancient cemetery, and to the roads connecting Athens with the rest of Greece.

Its name Elaia, the olive tree, was the gift of goddess Athena to the Athenians who had the city named after her. The team gave life to the Olive Tree, which gives life to our Boutique Hotel through the unique paintings of a bright Greek painter Neoklis Arapoglou.