The ILIS Congress Center at Aldemar Olympian Village can host conferences, exhibitions, company meetings and gala events for 50 to 1,200 people in a single hall, and up to 3,000 guests across several simultaneous events. The five-star resort stands on the Ionian coast of western Peloponnese, in the Skafidia area near Olympia, and combines the congress center with 682 rooms.
Seminars and company events
The congress center has a total area of 9,400 square meters and 15 halls. The official site gives a range of 50 to 1,200 people per hall and a combined capacity of up to 3,000 when several events run at the same time. The largest room is Zeus Hall, a 1,000-seat auditorium suited to plenary sessions, product launches and large conferences. The smaller halls cover breakout sessions, board meetings and workshops.
Most rooms sit above ground and receive natural light. They are fitted with current audio-visual equipment. The resort describes the layout as flexible, so halls can be arranged for conferences, exhibitions or receptions depending on the program.
Rooms and capacities
Zeus Hall seats 1,000. The 15 halls together accommodate from 50 to 1,200 people, depending on the hall and the setup. The site does not publish a capacity table per room or per layout, so an organiser needs to ask for the exact figure for theatre, classroom or banquet seating in the room under consideration.
Accommodation
The resort has 682 rooms, which makes it possible to house most delegates on site for a multi-day meeting. The official site lists the property as a five-star resort set across more than 350 acres of landscaped grounds with a stretch of coastline. The grounds and the beach, which has held a Blue Flag, give delegates time away from the conference program between sessions.
Catering
An in-house events team handles organisation, including catering packages and audio-visual equipment. The resort also allows organisers to bring in third-party service providers of their choice, which is useful for groups with an existing caterer, production company or technical partner.
History and setting
Aldemar Olympian Village belongs to Aldemar Resorts, a group with hotels in Peloponnese and Crete. The resort lies in the region of Ilia, in western Peloponnese, close to ancient Olympia, one of the best known archaeological sites in Greece. The congress center is described by the resort as a recent addition and as one of the largest conference venues in the country.
Getting there
The resort is in the Skafidia area, on the coast of Ilia, in the municipality of Pyrgos. Olympia is the closest named destination on the group's site. The official pages reviewed do not give transfer times or the nearest airport, so organisers should confirm access and transfer options with the resort sales team when planning delegate travel.
