WELCOMMON Hostel Philosophy
Sorry but the WELCOMMON HOSTEL was oblidged to close. It was a nice trip, a wonderful social experiment and a sustainable model for tourism without discrimination, a hostel with low environmental footprint.
If you want to know more about our project, please send an email to welcommonhostel@gmail.com
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We were part of the LE MAT Network: special place, people, values
We were part of the HOSTEL WORLD network
and the
HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL network
The WELCOMMON HOSTEL was a seven-floor facility building in the center of Athens that offered accommodation for people of all ages and places, a hostel for sustainable tourism, a proposal for accommodation of social, cultural and environmental active groups and persons during their stay in Athens. Located in the heart of Athens, Welcommon Hostel was a 4-minute walk from National Archaeological Museum of Athens, 4-minute walk from Omonia Square and 600 m away from National Theatre of Greece, very close to Acropolis and its museum.
The WELCOMMON Hostel was something more than just a nice hostel with social impact. It was also a place for social gathering and experiment, a center for innovation and art, as well as a centre for social and green innovation and economy, for social and job integration for Greek locals, migrants and refugees.
The WELCOMMON Hostel run by the social cooperative ANEMOS ANANEOSIS / WIND OF RENEWAL.
WELCOMMON Hostel means welcome in common – together. It was not only an opportunity to stay in a good place in Athens, the Greek capital; it was also a way to:
– enjoy your stay in the city,
– discover its social, cultural and environmental side,
– exchange experiences and ideas
You offered a variety of options for accommodation in WELCOMMON HOSTEL; you may like to share an eight-bed dormitory with your friends or other travelers; or you may prefer to stay in a five-bed room, a four-bed room, a three-bed room, a twin or double bed room or a single; you may need a cheap room or you may be willing to pay a little more for some extra perks; or you may like to go for a room with a balcony. Regardless of what you wanted to select, all rooms were comfortable, clean and attractive; a lot had been artistically designed with reused items, always with your comfort in mind.
Our Hostel was accessible and friendly to disable persons #Disable #disabled #handicap #handicapped
We were a bicycle-friendly hostel #cycling #bicycle 
ANEMOS ANANEOSIS / WIND OF RENEWAL and the Welcommon Hostel have received 11 international and European-level distinctions for innovation and contribution to the social economy, social innovation, social and green impact. They were also between the 5 good practices presented during the show “EuroMed Citizen Visions” that took place on 7th June 2021 under the umbrella of the Federal Foreign Office’s “Long Night of Ideas 2021”. The project was lead by ZAK | Centre for Cultural and General Studies at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in cooperation with the Anna Lindh Foundation. It was a follow-up project of EuroMed Citizen Reporters “Hope in the Time of Corona: EuroMed Citizen Visions” storytelling campaign and showcase more than 40 civil society initiatives in Europe and the Mediterranean that convey hope, solidarity and visions of an active, diverse and agile international civil society.
Our philosophy was that we wanted to be part of the social change we want to see happen. Anemos Ananeosis/Wind of Renewal has a strong commitment to building a better world through social and green innovation and the cooperative business model. We want to influence with other activities the direction of our society to become more sustainable and ecologically and socially fair.
We invested in energy efficiency, reduction of fossil fuel use, led lighting and solar energy (for producing hot water for use) with good results in reduction of CO2 emissions
Our vision was to bring close people from all over the world, to enable them to communicate, to be entertained and to explore the creative side of Athens. In the WELCOMMON Hostel we could introduce you to the world of Greece’s cultural, environmental and social organizations as well as of social economy. You could also contribute with your ideas and experience. It highlighted the positive impact that cooperatives and social enterprises have on communities, revitalizing neighborhoods, making bridges between communities, social groups, newcomers and local people.
Our mission was to daily improve and develop our services, make our hostel more than convenient, friendly and live, artistic and social innovative. We could organise your study trip in the city and provide details about interesting social events and groups. We could also supply you with all necessary information on other Greek cities, islands or a mountainside, connect you with cycling groups, or let you know the secrets of culinary delights.
#sustainabletourism #bicycletouring
Our Bar
Our “Dialogue”- Art Hall & our “Green” seminars’ Hall
for events, exhibitions, seminars, workshops, perfomances. Dialogue, seminars, art matter!
Special offers – Discounts And Benefits
We offered discounts and special offers.
- Special prices for groups.
- If you were a young person with a valid ISIC Card, International Student Identity Card, we offered you up to 20% discount on our services prices (accomodation, bar etc).
- If you were a teacher with a valid Internationla Teacher Identity Card? We offered you up to 20% discount on our services prices
Features
- In the heart of Athens
- Near to subway
- Near to main archaeological sites
- Near to cultural attractions
- Conference/Workshop room
- Exhibition hall