Hotel Guide Services and Facilities We are delighted to welcome you to Hotel "Xenia" Dramas and the beautiful city of Drama. For your better service during your stay, please read the information we have included in the Hotel Guide with the most important services and facilities, as well as useful information about the city of Drama. For additional information or clarifications, please contact the Reception. The staff of Hotel "Xenia" Dramas will make sure your stay is pleasant and comfortable. On behalf of the Directorate and the Staff, We wish you a good stay! 1/1/2017
Table Of Contents Table Of Contents... 1 Main Building... 2 Reception - Lobby... 2 Rooms... 2 Bath... 3 Breakfast 1 Breakfast is provided in specified hall... 3 Hygiene... 3 Insurance... 4 Certifications... 4 Miscellaneous... 4 City of Drama... 4 History... 4 Culture... 5 Events-festivals... 5 Museums... 6 Sports Facilities... 6 Population... 6 Transportation... 6 Climate... 7 1
Main Building 1 Parking outside the plot stadium 2 Housed Indoor parking inside the building or in a rotatable property 3 Bus stop - bus stop 4 Available parking space in an adjacent parking area up to 100m from the hotel 5 The hotel is located in a traditional settlement or in a zone of special natural beauty 6 The building is characterized as traditional 7 Cooling - heating system in all areas for year-round operation 8 Heating or air conditioning in all areas for each season 9 50% of the rooms - apartments have a balcony or terrace Reception - Lobby 1 Reception open for 24 hours, with 24 hours internal or external telephone access 2 The time of arrival is at 14:00 3 Check-out time is 12:00. Late Check-Out is available upon request and subject to availability. Please contact our reception for more information. 4 The hotel accepts VISA and MASTERCARD. For other credit settings, please contact our reception. 5 If something is not working properly, please let us know at our reception 6 For your safety, please notify the reception immediately if you lose your key. Always lock the door by leaving your room. The administration is not responsible for the loss of money or personal belongings 7 Internet access 8 Baggage storage in a discrete space 9 Shared PC for customers and print, fax, copying and scanning capability in Reception 10 Modern Call Center with connection to rooms 11 Multipurpose room 12 Multipurpose room lighting 13 Guests can park their car free of charge in the "Private Parking Area" located within the hotel. Rooms 1 Bed with a modern and well-maintained mattress 2 Minimum dimensions of single beds 0,90m x 1,90m and double bed 1,60m x 2,00m 3 Bed sizes greater than the minimum according to criterion 2 4 Minimum 26' television, new technology 5 Internet access 6 CD - DVD - M3 PLAYER with speakers 7 Additional new technology TVs in-suit suites 8 Magnetic / electronic keys 9 Mini bar in the rooms 10 Possibility to add a baby bed 11 Safe Box 12 Stand-alone room temperature control 13 Protective covers for mattresses and pillows 14 Cleaning mattresses on an annual basis 15 Wardrobe with sufficient number of hangers 16 Hangers of various types - at least two 17 A seat / chair per bed 18 Tray 19 Bedside or other equivalent surface 20 Bedroom toilet with mirror 2
21 Reading lights next to the bed 22 Central room light switch at the entrance 23 Free power sockets in the room (2) 24 Possibility of complete blackout of the room 25 Luggage compartment 26 Basket of waste 27 Service or Wake-Up Device 28 First aid kit is at the front desk Bath 1 Shower in all bathrooms with other toiletries and bathroom equipment and supply of toilet paper, soap, shower gel, shampoo 2 Non-slip surface in the shower 3 Safety handles in the shower 4 Mirror 5 Accessible socket next to the mirror 6 Hairdryer 7 Provision of hot water for 24 hours Breakfast 1 Breakfast is provided in specified hall 2 Buffet breakfast is served from 07:00 to 10:30 3 Breakfast can be served in the rooms 4 Breakfast composition (minimum): coffee (filter, instant, Greek), tea, milk, 2 kinds of fresh bread, rusks, cakes, butter, margarine, 3 kinds of jam, honey, cheese, cold meats, yoghurt, cereals, fruit juices, fresh fruit 5 Breakfast time longer than 3 hours 6 Room Service for 12 hours 7 Early Breakfast Service 8 Food or Breakfast to customers in special packages, if requested 9 Recreational Facilities (Canteen) Hygiene 1 Daily cleaning of communal areas 2 Daily room cleaning 3 The rooms are cleaned and arranged daily until 16:30 4 Frequency of changing bed linen 5 Frequency of changing bathroom amenities 6 Changing towels on request 7 Observing procedures for insect reprocessing - rooting by certified crews 3
Insurance 1 Customer Insurance Certifications 1 Organized customer complaint management system Miscellaneous 1 Bilingual website with up-to-date information about the hotel, with realistic photos of the hotel (outdoor areas, communal areas, rooms) 2 Web site with direct bookings and customer reviews (booking.com) 3 Promoting environmental awareness and staff training - Distribution of brochures City of Drama Drama is a Greek city, seat of the homonymous municipality and capital of the homonymous prefecture of eastern Macedonia. It is a city with a long history, as its area was inhabited since prehistoric times. The etymology of the word comes from "Hydrama" - "Dyrama", due to the abundance of the waters spilling in the area. History Since prehistoric times, the area of Drama seems to have inhabited the settlement of Arkadikos. Towards the end of the classical or early Hellenistic period (end of the fourth or beginning of the third century BC) in the place of Drama was created a city, the inhabitants of which cultivated the vine and worshiped the god Dionysus, in a special sanctuary. In Roman times, the village is mentioned (by Tabula Peutingeriana, VII), under the name Daravescos, as a Roman station of a branch of the Egnatia road, which started from Philippi and, passing the torrent of Agia Varvara and beyond Angitis River, brought it to Serres and then to the ancient Herakleia Sintiki (meaning Sidirokastro Serron). With the founding of the Roman colony of Philippi (42 BC), Daravescos was administratively governed by it. The village remained active during the Byzantine times. Occupied by the Ottomans in 1371 (or 1383). In 1530 there were 143 Christian and 96 Muslim households. In the Revolution of 1821, the Dramians offered their services in the national struggle despite the difficult position they were in, as Drama was a military center of the Ottomans in the Southern Balkans. The grammatist, Dramalis Manasis, who played a double role in the Battle of Dervenakia, the family of Dimos Nicolaou, who fought in many battles, Michael Dramalis, as well as the chieftain Demetrios Dramalis who fought in Crete, is remarkable. A great fighter of 1821, was also Sergeant Nikolaos Dramalis. At the same time with the development of tobacco cultivation in the region, the first labor movements in Greece were created. The first labor strike took place in May 1888 in Drama, with the main demand for ten hours of work, since at that time the workers worked from twelve to thirteen hours a day. During the Macedonian struggle, with the leader and coordinator of the bishop of Drama Chrysostom (later a martyr by the Metropolitan of Smyrna), there were great Dramians Macedonian chieftains, such as Constantine Rizos, Chrysostomos Papageorgiou and Nikolaos Petrikis. The leading figure was also 4
Konstantinos Dodellas. On September 14, 1905, the 20-year-old Macedonomach Armen Kuptsios was led by the Turks to the city Square, where he was executed by hanging. Drama came under occupation by the Bulgarians during the First Balkan War from October 1912 in June 1913 (1st Bulgarian Occupation). It was liberated and united with the Greek state on July 1, 1913, during the Second Balkan War. From 1913 and the following years, many Greek refugees from various regions of Eastern Thrace and Eastern Rumelia began to settle in Drama as they suffered persecution and violence. Thus, the Thracians from Ortakioi created the Ortakinas settlement in Drama, while the Thracians from Stenimacho created the settlement Nea Stenimachos. During the First World War (in 1916) Drama was occupied for the second time by the Bulgarians. During the Second Bulgarian Occupation (1916-1918), the Greek population suffered persecution and starvation as well as arrests and torture by the secret Bulgarian police and occupying Bulgarian army. Still, the relics and treasures of the Monastery of Panayia Eicosifinissis of the Metropolis of Drama are being held in Bulgaria. At the same time a tough measure of extermination of the population was implemented by the Bulgarians: the displacement and hostage of thousands of Greek residents, including almost all of the priests, of Eastern Macedonia in concentration camps and forced labor in Bulgaria. More than a quarter of expatriates lost their lives from deprivation, torture and extermination, and never returned to their homeland. The Bulgarian occupation army departed in 1918, with the end of the war. After the Mikrasiatik catastrophe in 1922 and the population exchange in 1923-1924, many Greek refugees from various regions of Eastern Thrace, Eastern Rumelia and Asia Minor (Ionia, Bithynia, Cappadocia, Pontus, Lykaonia, etc.) settled in Drama. With the entry of the Germans to Greece in April 1941, during the Second World War, German and Bulgarian troops captured Eastern Macedonia. The Bulgarians then launched a systematic population exchange of Dramians, which however encountered the strong reaction of its inhabitants. The first massive popular rebellion in Greece that received purely militant and revolutionary character occurred in the area of Drama, specifically on September 28, 1941, when the people of Drama and the surrounding villages ravaged and dismantled the Bulgarian authorities. This spontaneous uprising is violently oppressed by the Bulgarians. On September 29, 1941, the Bulgarian occupying forces, applying harsh reprisals, executed 3,000 patriots in the city of Drama, Prossotsani, Choristi, Doxato, and in the villages of Kyrgia, Koudounia, Adriani, Agios Athanasios, Kokkinogheia, Mikropoli, Haritomeni, Fotolivos, Sitagroi, Mikrokampos, Mylopotamos and Mavrotopos.These events had a shocking effect on the whole underlining Greek people. The Bulgarians eventually abandoned Drama in October 1944. Culture Events-festivals Various cultural events take place in Drama throughout the year. One of them is the "International Short Film Festival" every September. Another important event is the "Dramaica Youth Festival", which takes place annually in the area of the sources of Aghia Varvara in which take part bands from all over Greece. One of the biggest Christmas festivals in the country, Oneiroupoli starts every December. A magical Christmas village is being setup in the municipal gardens that reminds the corresponding Christmas villages of Central Europe. Finally, in the first week of June, the "Oinogeusia event with the subject of wine and the art of its production but also its enjoyment, as well as the rich local gastronomy. 5
Museums The Archaeological Museum. It covers the human presence in the prefecture of Drama from the Middle Palaeolithic Age (50,000 years ago) up to the Newer Years (in 1913). The Ecclesiastical Museum of the Holy Metropolis of Drama. In it are exhibited objects of worship of the orthodox church coming from the temples and monasteries of the city and the wider region. Among the exhibits are relics of refugees from the Micrasiatik areas, as well as objects of Saint Chrysostom, Bishop of Drama (and later martyr of the Metropolitan of Smyrna). The Drama Trains Museum, which was created by the Educational Cultural and Athletic Association of Railway Employees "IFAISTOS", a memory from another era. A time when Drama was in growth and the Rail Station of Drama also contributed to it. The Folklore Museum of Drama. Sports Facilities There are two large courts in the city and other smaller ones. One large stadium is the seat of the football club Doxa Dramas and has a capacity of 7,000. The other large stadium is the Municipal (former National) Stadium of Drama. The 1,600-seat municipal closed-circuit gymnasium "Krachtidi" has served as a national basketball court in one Eurobasket tournament and is the seat of the basketball team of the city (K.A.O.D). Population Population of Drama/per decade 1940 33.816 1951 33.166 1961 33.536 1971 30.627 1981 37.118 1991 40.495 2001 44.916 2011 45.828 Transportation Drama is connected to the country's rail network. Every day, 2 trains run through the city station to Thessaloniki and 2 to Alexandroupoli. Drama has a bus station, which connects it with neighboring cities, as well as large urban centers. Urban buses are used for nearby villages. Drama is connected to the Egnatia Motorway with 2 roads (towards Amphipolis / Thessaloniki and Kavala / Thrace). The nearest port is that of 6
Kavala. There is no airport in Drama and is served mainly by Great Alexander Airport in Kavala and Macedonia airport in Thessaloniki. Climate Climatic Data of Drama (2009-2017) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean High C 8.3 11.7 14.9 20.2 25.1 29.5 32.3 33.1 28.0 20.8 15.7 10.1 20,8 Mean Daily C 3.7 6.6 9.5 13.7 18.6 22.8 25.5 25.9 21.2 14.8 10.3 5.0 14,8 Mean Low C 0.2 2.0 4.3 7.5 12.0 16.4 18.5 18.9 14.8 9.7 5.6 0.4 9,2 Rainfall mm 71,2 63,8 74,1 37,7 53 74 32 22 44,9 74,5 41,8 71,2 660.2 Source: http://meteosearch.meteo.gr/stationinfo.asp 7