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Periscope is the new city hotel in Athens where modern design & minimalism epitomize the global perception of city hotels. Located at the cosmopolitan quarter of Kolonaki the business cultural & social center of Athens Periscope is a hotel specifically designed for active people who wish to be part of all that goes on in the city. Situated on No. 22 Haritos street Periscope*s modern simplicity & sophisticated style conveys a sense of constant action. Periscope has 22 rooms -among them 4 Junior Suites & 1 luxurious Penthouse Suite- each following current trends in urban architecture & equipped with high quality facilities. The Penthouse Suite boasts an exclusive roof top Jacuzzi which captures Acropolis Lycabettus & the rest of Athens in a truly panoramic view. This luxurious minimalistic design is present in all rooms which are also characterized by the efficient use of space & the presence of various practical objects. In addition the hotel includes cutting-edge technological facilities to meet the expectations of today*s traveller. In the rooms different images of Athens offer the viewer an imaginary trip in the city*s streets. This visual *puzzle* is completed in the Penthouse Suite where a panoramic view of Athens in all its entirety can be found. The sense of *periscopic* surveillance is present in other areas of the hotel as well. A view of Athens is transferred from the hotel's top floor to the lounge bar where the guest can affect the projected images by means of an electronic joy stick. The various objects of art are also present on the exterior of Periscope where an impressive work of art covers completely the right wall of the hotel capturing the movement of the shadows cast by the nearby buildings. During the course of the day these shadows coincide with the work of art producing an impressive result.

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