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The Excelsior

Thessaloniki • Aristotelous Square • OPTIMIZE

avg. $180 / night

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At a glance

A 1926 Belle Époque hotel anchoring Aristotelous Square with preserved original details and contemporary restaurant interiors.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring Thessaloniki's Belle Époque heritage

Highlights:

  • 1926 Belle Époque landmark on Aristotelous Square
  • Original plaster cornicing and ceiling heights preserved
  • Ground-floor restaurant with contemporary dark timber interiors
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PB hotel design editorial

At the apex of Aristotelous Square, where Thessaloniki's grandest neoclassical boulevard fans out toward the Thermaic Gulf, a five-storey Belle Époque building bearing the name ΕΞΕΛΣΙΟΡ in terracotta lettering has anchored the city's civic life since 1926. The Excelsior was built in the years following the catastrophic 1917 fire that destroyed much of the city centre, part of the ambitious replanning effort led by French urbanist Ernest Hébrard that gave Thessaloniki its distinctive Mediterranean-European character. The facade carries all the hallmarks of that reconstruction moment — wrought-iron balconies in scrolled ironwork, pilastered upper storeys, a curved corner bay capped by a shallow pediment — and the building's relationship to the canopy of plane trees below gives the streetside terrace a quality closer to a Parisian boulevard café than a hotel forecourt. Inside, the contrast between eras is handled with restraint rather than drama. Guest rooms retain their original plaster cornicing and generous ceiling heights, with bleached oak floors and amber-toned silk curtains pulling warmth from the bone-white walls; contemporary art in a graphic, stripe-based idiom punctuates the spaces without competing with the architecture. The breakfast room on the upper floor works through a different register entirely — deep green coffered ceilings, crystal basket chandeliers, and arched ironwork windows overlooking the square's canopy — while the ground-floor restaurant has been refitted in a cooler contemporary palette of dark timber slat screens, charcoal upholstery, and smoked-glass pendant lighting.

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About

Το ξενοδοχείο Excelsior είναι ένα boutique ξενοδοχείο 5 αστέρων στη Θεσσαλονίκη και μέλος των Small Luxury Hotels of the World.. Στεγάζεται σε ένα εντυπωσιακό νεοκλασικό κτίριο δίπλα στην Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους, το οποίο χτίστηκε το 1924 και ανακαινίστηκε εξ ολοκλήρου το 2009. H επιβλητική πρόσοψη με τις εκπληκτικές αρχιτεκτονικές λεπτομέρειες, τα art deco μπαλκόνια, τα νεοκλασικού στυλ ψηλά παράθυρα με την υπέροχη θέα και οι προσεγμένοι χρωματικοί συνδυασμοί που έχουν επιλεχθεί, καθιστούν το Excelsior ένα από τα πιο πολυτελή ξενοδοχεία στην Ελλάδα. Ο εσωτερικός σχεδιασμός, η διαρρύθμιση και η διακόσμηση αιχμαλωτίζουν το βλέμμα με την άμεμπτη αισθητική τους ενώ η κλασική μαρμάρινη σκάλα, ο ανακαινισμένος ανελκυστήρας και τα υπέροχα έπιπλα θυμίζουν παριζιάνικα κτίρια του 1900, ενσωματώνοντας τη γοητεία του χθες στην πολυτέλεια του σήμερα. Το Excelsior διαθέτει 36 πολυτελή δωμάτια και σουίτες και κάθε πτυχή τους έχει σχεδιαστεί με γνώμονα την απόλυτη ικανοποίηση του πελάτη. Τα δωμάτια ε

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The Excelsior Reviews

1,122 reviews

"Fantastic hospitality. Perfect location for Thessaloniki. The home-made breakfast is unbelievable. The service is very professional and customer-oriented. I recommend this hotel by all means."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 18, 2026

"We had a truly wonderful 3 night stay at The Excelsior with a friend. The location of the hotel is perfect, right in the heart of the city, making it incredibly easy and enjoyable to explore Thessaloniki on foot.The atmosphere of the hotel felt warm, elegant, and very welcoming from the moment we arrived. What made our stay especially memorable was the kindness and friendliness of the staff. We would particularly like to thank Elizavet for her genuine warmth, attentive care, and the wonderful recommendations she gave us about the city. Her suggestions truly made our experience even more special and authentic.Thank you again for such a lovely stay we would be very happy to return in the future."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 07, 2026

"An amazing small hotel. Every member of staff is friendly an very helpful. The superior room we had was spotless and large with a comfortable bed. Breakfast was of high quality with a good choice of egg based hot breakfasts and an extensive cold buffet. A special mention to all breakfast staff, attentive without being obtrusive, My wife has limited mobility and there are a few steps into the hotel and to the breakfast room. Bear this in mind if in a wheelchair. We were offered help with the mobility scooter whenever around the hotel. Some street noise as it is a city centre hotel but not too intrusive for us. All in all a lovely hotel perfectly located for a visit to this bustling Greek city,"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 07, 2026

"Perfect location, very friendly staff, excellent breakfast. Since the room was opposite of 2 bars, there was a very slight background noise for a while but nothing really bothering. The rooms are not extremely big but very cosy. The only minus is the shower - it's almost impossible to make it work."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

May 04, 2026

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