The ancient Acropolis of Athens is in full view from the rooftop of this boutique hotel, which design studio House of Shila has housed in a former factory building. Mona Athens is located in the city's lively Psirri district, within an eight-storey 1950s building that once served as a textile factory.

House of Shila, led by New York-based entrepreneur Shai Antebi and Greek photographer and creative director Eftihia Stefanidi, chose to keep as much of the building's bones as possible when converting it into a 20-key hotel.This meant retaining its original dramatic iron staircase, terrazzo flooring, metal window frames and marble facade.

Layering over industrial materials like exposed concrete and weathering steel, the team added wooden furniture and textured fabrics to bring warmth and tactility to the spaces throughout. Accessed from the street, the 200-square-metre split-level lobby serves as a lounge and a cafe that can host pop-up events and installations.An eclectic mix of furniture and decor populate the space, which can be opened to the outside via full-height folding glass doors.

The hotel's six different room categories range from intimate rooms of around 16 to 20 square metres all the way up to the 55-square-metre penthouses and Mona's Suite, with some of the larger rooms providing access to private balconies and patios.In the majority of the guest rooms, the washing areas are open to the sleeping quarters–with separate water closets for privacy–and some feature comfy lounge seating.

All feature a similar sultry-meets-industrial aesthetic,which House of Shila compares to a "sensual refuge",characterised by curtains of sheer cotton and richly-coloured velvet,low minimalist beds, custom-knitted carpets and soft lighting from bespoke fixtures.