What is the
Free Stay ?

A permanent interpretation of the iconic Ethera lodge — transformed into an immersive artistic experience.

Here, the boundaries between inside and outside disappear.
You become both the observer and the observed, creating a playful dialogue between privacy, exposure and the city.

A stay that puts you on display.
Definitely not for the shy.

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A vibrant bedroom transformed into a space for music, creativity and inspired living.

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A playful, intimate moment of connection, expression and unexpected togetherness.

Red Experiment

A bold visual installation transforming the Free Stay into an immersive space of art, mystery and experimentation.

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Are you walk through the stairs of the accommodation you will discover

ETHERA ATHENS

Ethera for free

The Free stay aims to promote a global, innovative, cultural agitator idea that characterizes the ETHERA Lodge project.

It is intended to be used as a laboratory space, but it can retain its original function – a stay where you can sleep. In this case, a room, a space where, in addition to everything else that can be proposed, you can stay. It has a special feature: it’s free.

But there are rules! And to that end, we have created a participation regulation that defines how this space/installation works, and in particular which proposals can be part of it.

PARTICIPATION

Requirements for participation

1.1

All citizens, nationals or foreigners with authorization to visit or stay in Greece , can register to take part in the Free Stay. Entities with an idea or project that can be exhibited/lived in ETHERA LODGE, in a glass experience box, visible to all those who circulate in the Ethera Lodge and to the entire community connected physically and virtually to the digital concept of the Ethera Lodge (streaming of activities taking place in the Free Stay) can also apply.

1.2

Only people over the age of 18 can register.

1.3

Inhabiting the Free Stay will always imply an idea of art, of installation, of bringing something new that is also an experience for those who constantly watch what goes on inside the glass toilet room.

1.4

Anyone submitting a proposal for the Free Stay must send details of the project, the start and end date of the activity. The duration of the proposals may vary from one day, one week, one month – whichever is most suitable for the purposes of the proposal, and which is approved by the Ethera Lodge Management.

1.5

Participations or proposals that contain content that could be considered offensive or morally questionable, such as scenes of explicit sex, violence, etc., will not be considered valid.

1.6

No dangerous objects, explosive or flammable items or any other type of weapon that could endanger participants, visitors/guests or ETHERA Lodge staff should be brought into the Free Stay .

1.7

Projects can be developed in groups, although the maximum capacity for overnight stays is 2 people. This rule may, however, be changed if the administration finds that it is justified, within the scope of a proposal submitted and selected, to have a larger number of people staying overnight in space.

1.8

Only non-profit or commercial proposals will be considered for the Free Stay, unless there is a justifiable reason related to the intervention/activity and after agreement by the ZERO Box Lodge administration.

1.9

Participation in the Free stay may not be related to or used for fraudulent, illegal, dangerous, defamatory or obscene purposes.

SUBMISSION

Deadline for submitting proposals

Proposals to join the Free Stay may be submitted throughout the year.

PARTICIPATION

how to participate

To take part, each person or entity must send their idea/proposal to the e-mail address freestay@etheraathens.com , describing in detail the activity they are proposing, the date (start and end), the duration and the format in which the proposal will be carried out within the Free Stay, as well as e-mail and cell phone contact details.

REVIEW

Selection process

4.1

The selection process will take into consideration the innovation, suitability and relationship of the proposal with the general environment of the ETHERA Lodge project.

4.2

Those selected will be contacted for a more detailed presentation of the proposal to the ETHERA Lodge administration, which should include information on how best to implement it in the Free Room.

4.3

Proposals will only be accepted at least 2 weeks in advance.

PRIVACY

Data protection

5.1

During the period in which the selected idea/proposal is on display in the Free STAY , images – photography, audio and video – will be taken by both ETHRA Lodge and the public of all the activity that results from it.

5.2

During the entire period in which the selected idea/proposal is on display in the Free STAY, the ETHERA Lodge administration reserves the right to continuously record in photographs, audio and video all the activity carried out within the Free stay and to use these same photographs, audio and video in any of the formats and communication platforms used by the Ethera Lodge to communicate the Free stay project. Those selected will sign a document prior to their participation reinforcing this authorization.

5.3

The ethera Lodge administration also reserves the right to publish all the activities carried out in the Free stay , either in full or by selecting just a few images.

5.4

Participants agree to the total transfer of images and the provision of content or any information, in any format. This clause is necessary and mandatory for the purposes of communicating the initiative in all formats and platforms, such as the official Ethera Lodge website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other media that exist or may exist and are used by Ethera Lodge.

5.5

All the points in this clause do not apply to the Free stay bathroom where no images will be taken.

UPDATES

Changes and withdrawals

6.1

The ethera Lodge management may, in prior agreement with the participants and with at least two weeks’ notice, amend, suspend or cancel any proposal approved for the Free Room.

6.2

The artist is obliged to inform the Ethera Lodge management of any withdrawals, and proposals are not renewable, unless previously agreed with the Ethera Lodge management.

6.3

Changes to dates or the proposal are possible with the prior authorization of the Ethera Lodge management, 2 weeks in advance.

TERMS

General conditions

7.1

All participants in the Free Stay, whenever justified, must always follow the instructions of the ethera Lodge staff present on site.

7.2

The ethera Lodge management will not be held responsible for any personal accident, offense, loss or damage caused to or by participants, nor for the loss of any personal belongings of participants during their stay in the Free Stay.

7.3

Any participant who acts in bad faith and takes part by distorting the proposal initially approved by the Ethera Lodge administration will be automatically excluded.

7.4

The mere fact of participating implies acceptance of the collection of images, sound and video, as well as their disclosure at any time, as well as the other rules contained in the regulations.

7.5

At the end of participation, the Free stay must be left in the state in which it was found, apart from normal dirt from use as accommodation. No painting, drilling, gluing or permanent intervention is allowed on any physical support inside or outside the space, including floors, ceilings, walls and furniture.

7.6

ethera Lodge does not provide transportation for people or goods, unless previously agreed with the management.

7.7

Unless previously agreed with the ethera Lodge administration, no meals will be provided for the participants and/or their teams of the projects/interventions presented in the Free Stay.

7.9

The Ethera Lodge management may provide some tools or materials, agreed in advance.

7.10

The works created in the Free Stay are the property of the participants, and the Ethera Lodge management reserves ownership of the images, sound and video captured in Ethera Athens

What is the Free Stay ?