Conrad Athens The Ilisian can host a board meeting for 10, a conference for 830 in theatre style or a reception for 1,000 guests, across 21 meeting and event rooms. The hotel stands on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue in central Athens, close to galleries and museums, and sells meetings, conferences, weddings and celebrations.
Seminars and company events
The hotel offers spaces for everything from small meetings to large conferences, with catering by a culinary team that the hotel describes as Michelin experienced. The Erato Grand Ballroom handles plenary sessions and launches, and divides into sections A to G for parallel workshops or a smaller format. The Gallery Room and its seven Gallery salons, the Atelier rooms and a boardroom cover breakouts and committee meetings. Organisers can request a proposal online, block rooms for their group and build an attendee website through Hilton's tools, and Hilton Honors members earn points on events.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and private celebrations take place in the hotel's sunlit ballrooms, with menus prepared for each event. The Erato Grand Ballroom seats 850 at a banquet, while the Hesperides Ballroom suits a wedding of about 170 at dinner or 250 at a standing reception.
Rooms and capacities
The Erato Grand Ballroom covers 1,034 m² and takes 1,000 guests at a reception, 850 at a banquet, 830 in theatre style and 480 in classroom style. Its combined A and B sections take 530 at a reception, 480 at a banquet or 460 in theatre style; Erato A alone takes 370 standing and Erato D 426 standing. The Hesperides Ballroom takes 250 at a reception, 245 in theatre style or 54 in a U-shape. The Gallery Room takes 226 in theatre style or 186 at a banquet. Smaller rooms include Erato B, C, E, F and G, Gallery salons 1 to 7 for 26 to 57 guests, the Atelier Salon for 20 standing, three Atelier rooms and a boardroom for 10.
Accommodation
The hotel says its rooms and suites are among the largest in Athens, with natural light, curated artworks and, in many cases, private balconies overlooking the city, the Acropolis or the sea. King Premier Suites have Acropolis views from the balcony. Check-in is at 3 pm and check-out at noon.
Catering
Event menus come from the hotel's own kitchens. Guests also have four dining options: Byzantino Grande Brasserie, a Greek and French brasserie open all day; the Athenian Lounge; Ancora Un Po', a Mediterranean restaurant; and Onuki, a Japanese restaurant by the water.
History and setting
The hotel presents itself as an Athens landmark reimagined as an urban resort, a place where Athenians have long chosen to gather. The ODEI wellness area offers fitness and recovery spaces and treatments, with indoor and outdoor pools and a private running track that wraps around the building. A programme called Conrad 1/3/5 suggests city outings of one, three or five hours, a useful option for incentive groups.
Getting there
The address is Leoforos Vasilissis Sofias 46, Athens 115 28, on one of the main avenues of the city centre. Event and room enquiries go to the hotel directly.
