member of Design Hotels TM. A 5-star design hotel that meets the needs of the 21st century and engages and celebrates the changes of the city of Athens. The hotel spiritually and physically addresses the new international focus of Athens supported by the 2004 Olympic Games, the European Union, the new airport, and the crystallization of high-end shopping, restaurants, and nightlife in the north suburbs of Athens. The hotel is a global concept, a place that positions Athens as a global contemporary metropolis, competitive within the world. It sets the stage for the new -fast follower- traveler - the traveler that is informed, cultured, global, digitally savvy, and enjoys the comforts of high design and beauty. An intimate hotel that focuses on positive energy, culture, art and design. The Semiramis is a place for the new contemporary traveler - to enjoy, relax, work, and engage a new experience that is memorable, unlike any other anywhere else in the world. The spaces are conceptual and include art, ideas, technology, visuals, and texture colors - all the needs that are intrinsic to traveling. The flow of the design is soft and provokes a more human- friendly environment. White is the overriding canvas for lightness of well being and neutral spaces. Four colors repeat throughout the hotel- light pink, light green, orange, and light yellow. These colors bring energy and positive emotions to the visitor. There are 5 room types, including the penthouse suites and studios and the pool bungalows. All rooms have frosted glass bathrooms and closets to give a feeling of a larger space and to allow the daylight to penetrate in the entire room. Room facilities include 24hour internet access, mini cd and DVD, flat screen satellite television, plasma TV in studios and suites, enriched minibar, electronic safes, remote control utilities and LED scrolling signage system. The new organic-shaped pool area and its flowing, carved, landscaped decks are designed for daytime tranquility and privacy. Lighting will change to make the spaces dramatic and night-time socializing to become part of the mise-en-scene. The gym is brilliant in color that opens to the deck and pool. The hotel features the only art design store of its kind featuring Karim Rashid products.