At a Glance
Athens’s only membership club with a focus on the arts is a chic three-story townhouse complete with gallery, bar, small formal dining room and six bedrooms.
Review
When Salon de Bricolage, Athens's first exclusive membership club opened in the middle of the Greek economic crisis, at first the owners, the entrepreneurial brothers Chrysanthos and Spyros Panos, got some flack. “Some people complained it was inappropriate,” said Chrysanthos. “But we conceived of Salon de Bricolage as a dynamic meeting place for the city's creatives. It's been such a success that now those people who initially protested the club are asking for membership.” Located within a townhouse in the city's posh neighborhood of Kolonaki, there are three floors; the first floor houses a narrow brick-walled lounge and gallery space with a bar; the second floor contains a lounge and more formal restaurant (the chef here is great with fish dishes and sushi) with about a dozen tables; and the third floor has six bedrooms. Normally for members only, the bedrooms are available to Indagare members at a preferred rate.
Opening Months
The Salon de Bricolage opens at the end of September and closes at Easter.
Who Should Stay
Those that appreciate the Soho House; the kind of travelers who love a good party and to be in the middle of things.
Written by Gisela Williams