About Aldemar
Aldemar is one of the leading hotel chains in Greece with a total 5,500-bed capacity and 1,800 employees. Through the selection of strategic destinations for its hotels, the design and construction of new hotel units, complete refurbishment of newly acquired units, as well as the provision of superb services, Aldemar has a most dynamic presence in the hospitality field.
Dr. Nikolaos S. Angelopoulos* is the founder, President and Managing Director of the company.
The Aldemar portfolio comprises the following:
1. Eight (8) de luxe and first-class hotel units with a total of 5,500 beds in three strategic destinations: Crete (4), Rhodes (2) and West Peloponnese (2):
| Aldemar Royal Mare ***** | Limenas Hersonissou, Crete |
| Aldemar Knossos Royal ***** | Limenas Hersonissou, Crete |
| Aldemar Royal Villas ***** | Limenas Hersonissou, Crete |
| Aldemar Cretan Village **** | Limenas Hersonissou, Crete |
| Aldemar Paradise Mare ***** | Kallithea, Rhodes |
| Aldemar Paradise Village ***** | Kallithea, Rhodes |
| Aldemar Olympian Village ***** | Skafidia, West Peloponnese |
| Aldemar Royal Olympian ***** | Skafidia, West Peloponnese |
2. Four state-of-the-art conference centres:
| Aldemar Knossos Royal Conference Centre | Limenas Hersonissou, Crete |
| Aldemar Paradise Royal Mare Conference Centre | Kallithea, Rhodes |
| Aldemar Paradise Village Conference Hall | Kallithea, Rhodes |
| Aldemar Olympian Village Conference Centre | Skafidia, West Peloponnese |
3. Two sophisticated Thalasso Spa Centres
| Aldemar Royal Mare Thalasso | Limenas Hersonissou, Crete |
| Aldemar Royal Olympian Spa & Thalasso | Skafidia, West Peloponnese |
*1989: President and Managing Director of ALDEMAR S.A., 1998: President and Managing Director for "EPTEA S.A." & "Tourist Enterprises of Notou S.A.", 2008 : President of the Board of Directors for the Tourist Enterprises Association of Greece (S.E.T.E.); 1992: Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises(S.E.T.E.), 1999: Member of the Board of Directors for Olympic Airways (O.A.), 1999: Member of the Olympic Games 2004 National Committee.
Historical Background
| 1977 | |
| Aldemar is founded. | |
| 1985-1987 | |
| Aldemar Cretan Village ****, the company's first hotel unit is designed and constructed on a 60,000-sq.m. property at Limenas Hersonissou, Crete. | |
| 1989-1991 | |
| Aldemar Knossos Royal Village *****, the second hotel unit is designed and constructed on an 85,000-sq.m. property at Limenas Hersonissou, Crete. | |
| 1992 | |
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Knossos Royal Village Conference Centre, a conference facility that caters up to 900 people, is completed on the grounds of Knossos Royal Village. Construction of 49 luxurious villas on the hotel premises. |
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| 1995-97 | |
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Design and Construction of Aldemar Royal Mare Village, a de luxe hotel unit, and Aldemar Royal Mare Thalasso, the first Thalasso spa centre in Greece, completed both on a 96,000-sq.m. property adjacent to Aldemar Cretan Village. In June 1997, the new units are inaugurated by the then Minister of Development Ms. V. Papandreou. |
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| 1999 | |
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In May 1999, a refurbishment project at the newly acquired Paradise Beach & Paradise Village in Kallithea, Rhodes is completed. The two fully renovated first-class hotel units welcome their first guests under the new names Aldemar Paradise Royal Mare and Aldemar Paradise Village. |
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| 1998-99 | |
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Within a nine months’ period takes place the complete design and refurbishment of the newly acquired unit (formerly, Miramare) on a 740,000-sq.m. property at Skafidia, West Peloponnese. Under a new name, the first-class hotel Aldemar Olympian Village welcomes its first guests in May 1999. |
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| 2000 | |
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In July 2000, the Greek Tourist Organization - state agency- classifies Aldemar Paradise Royal Mare under the ‘de luxe’ category. |
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| 2001 | |
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In January 2001, the Greek Tourist Organization classifies Aldemar Olympian Village under the ‘de luxe’ category. |
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| 2004 | |
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In January 2001, the Greek Tourist Organization classifies Aldemar Olympian Village under the ‘de luxe’ category. |
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