Makedonia Palace

Thessaloniki, Greece. Located on Megalou Alexandrou Avenue, facing the sea on Thessaloniki’s eastern waterfront, a short distance from the White Tower and the International Exhibition Centre.

Makedonia PalaceThessaloniki, Greece

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Opened: 1972
Rooms: 284rooms and suites
City: ThessalonikiGreece
Setting: SeasideEurope

Practical information

Address: Makedonia Palace
2 Megalou Alexandrou Avenue
546 40 Thessaloniki
Greece
Telephone: +30 2310 897197
Official website: makedoniapalace.com
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At a glance

284 rooms and suites, many with views over the Thermaic Gulf, up to a Presidential Suite.
Salonika Restaurant & Bar and a pool bar; the hotel is one of the city’s leading venues for congresses and conferences.
Outdoor pool open from May to September and a spa with hammam.
Located on Megalou Alexandrou Avenue, facing the sea on Thessaloniki’s eastern waterfront, a short distance from the White Tower and the International Exhibition Centre.

History

6 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1972
The Makedonia Palace opens, designed by Constantinos A. Doxiadis in a sober, visibly standardised modernist style.
Each September
During the opening of the Thessaloniki International Fair, the Greek Prime Minister and most of the cabinet stay at the hotel.
Notable guests
Guests have included Vladimir Putin, Chuck Norris, Faye Dunaway, Colin Farrell and Catherine Deneuve.
Before 2014
Owned by IKA, Greece’s social security fund, the hotel is run by The Daskalantonakis Group.
2014
Belterra Investments, owned by Ivan Savvidis, leases the hotel for 30 years at €1.7 million a year.
Today
The building is a landmark of the New Waterfront (Nea Paralia), redesigned by Nikiforidis–Cuomo Architects.