The Makedonia Palace ( el, Μακεδονία Παλλάς) is a
5-star hotel
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located in
Downtown Thessaloniki,
Greece
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. The hotel is located on Megalou Alexandrou Avenue, by Thessaloniki's eastern urban waterfront.
The Makedonia Palace opened in 1972, It has 284 rooms and suites. Located on Thessaloniki's waterfront, it has views to the
Thermaic Gulf
The Thermaic Gulf (), also called the Gulf of Salonika and the Macedonian Gulf, is a gulf constituting the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. The city of Thessaloniki is at its northeastern tip, and it is bounded by Pieria Imathia and Larissa ...
. It is located a short distance from the city centre, the
White Tower of Thessaloniki
The White Tower of Thessaloniki ( el, Λευκός Πύργος ''Lefkós Pýrgos''; tr, Beyaz Kule; lad, Kuli Blanka) is a monument and museum on the waterfront of the city of Thessaloniki, capital of the region of Macedonia in northern Greece ...
and the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre, where the
Thessaloniki International Fair
The Thessaloniki International Fair ( el, Διεθνής Έκθεση Θεσσαλονίκης, ''Diethnis Ekthesi Thessalonikis''), abbreviated TIF (ΔΕΘ), is an annual international exhibition event held in Thessaloniki, Greece's second-large ...
is held every year. Makedonia Palace is about 15 km away from
Macedonia International Airport
Thessaloniki Airport , officially Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia" ( el, Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης "Μακεδονία", Kratikós Aeroliménas Thessaloníkis "Makedonía") and formerly Mikra Airport, is ...
. The hotel is a major venue for both domestic and international congresses and conferences.
Every September, during the annual opening ceremony of the
Thessaloniki International Fair
The Thessaloniki International Fair ( el, Διεθνής Έκθεση Θεσσαλονίκης, ''Diethnis Ekthesi Thessalonikis''), abbreviated TIF (ΔΕΘ), is an annual international exhibition event held in Thessaloniki, Greece's second-large ...
, the
Prime Minister of Greece
The prime minister of the Hellenic Republic ( el, Πρωθυπουργός της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, Prothypourgós tis Ellinikís Dimokratías), colloquially referred to as the prime minister of Greece ( el, Πρωθυ ...
stays at Makedonia Palace along with most of the
Cabinet
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Furniture
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.
The hotel has also hosted many Greek and international celebrities, including Russian president
Vladimir Putin
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,
XIKI,
Chuck Norris
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,
Faye Dunaway
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,
Colin Farrell
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and
Catherine Deneuve
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, during their stay in the city.
The hotel is owned by the IKA (Greece's social security fund), and was managed by The Daskalantonakis Group.
In 2014, Belterra Investments, owned by
Ivan Savvidis
Ivan Ignatyevich Savvidi (russian: Иван Игнатьевич Саввиди, , el, Ιβάν Σαββίδης, translit=Ivan Savvidis, , ka, ივან ეგნატეს ძე სავიდი, ''Ivan Egnates dze Savidi'', , also ...
, leased the hotel through a 30-year contract, at a €1.7 million annual rent.
External links
Official hotel website
References
Commercial buildings completed in the 20th century
Hotels in Greece
Greek brands
Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki
Hotels established in 1972
Hotel buildings completed in 1972
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