European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 photos by Gus by Huertler All of the rooms at the Apollon Palace hotel have a View of Kavouris giving camera buffs some picturesque scenery to photograph from the rooms a just a Classy hotel a Mecca in a hens by Judy Sarasohn staff writer Athens the seven Story hotel overlooks the Kavouris Bay All of the rooms have balconies with a sea there Are two pools and a kiddie a Vasi Marble floored lounge area with Pic Ture windows greets the bar has a fireplace and a View of the across the Street is the this is an air Force hotel it is its the Apollon which hell Nikon a has leased to re place its officer and no clubs and transient billeting at the Bonavista and Voula Beach the Apollon is about a 30 minute drive from the Center of Athens and i 5 minutes from the officers and airmen have described the Bonavista and Voula Beach As seedy at theres no place for children to and travellers fall Over Luggage in the Small reception voices from the hallways Are easily heard inv the Bonavista and because its close to the Athens air the Bonavista suffered from aircraft noise throughout the its disturbing to Wake up at 2 As a Crew its important to us to get our said Jim a navigator for on temporary duty from Offutt visited the Apollon during an open House held last month to introduce the till be quieter with the planes not Landing on your a hell Nikon major the Bonavista lease Doest expire until March but some guests have already been moved into the the official opening was cos will move in because the Voula Beach hotel lease Doest expire until rates Are a Day and May be reduced officials when it operated com a single in the Apollon Palace Cost about a the hotel was closed by its owners in 1983 because of labor the air Force has a oneyear lease with the option to renew for five even though the Apollon is More luxurious than the Bonavista and Voula Beach and has More to offer the two smaller once renovation is the pools will be filled with ready for hotels do not have Bowling alleys or ballroom space hell Nikon officials said the base May save up to with the new the lease costs Are maintenance is less and management will be they even if we break even or if it costs a Little what it gives to the Community is said Savas mosaic Apollon project the Apollon has about 300 rooms and hell Nikon plans to use 279 for billeting and the others there will be space for an Exchange Annex and conference there Are outdoor cooking and the outdoor decks appear perfect for summer a bandstand is by the outdoor with political tensions in Greece and a bar bombing last month that injured about 60 Hill Nikon officials Are particularly pleased about the prospects of the new this is the most positive thing to Hap pen in its said chief master the senior enlisted wielding a was one of a Crew of volunteers who were painting and generally putting the hotel in shape for its an said Benjamin hell Nikon Fruehauf said the clubs and activities at the Apollon will help bring the american Community were once you get off the youre just scattered to the he hell Nikon officials also Hope to attract air Force wide conferences As Well As More military tourists to the new its just a Classy it should be a Mecca for the Safe Frue Hauf there Are some concerns about future maintenance of the Moshidis said he and civil engineers from the base will Han dle the boilers and other maintenance work at but the hotel needs a Crew of its there is janitorial hell Nikon officials also have Hopes for the theres a restaurant just across the on the that they May be Able to the hotel has a Large laundry Plant and the air Force May be Able to put it into operation for the hotels use and the bases for military and defense department personnel May Call the Athens number 01 8951401 the hotel features a spacious Bowling lanes Are being