Moscow Hotels
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These prices are the starting prices for a standard double room. They include VAT but not sales tax or breakfast, unless otherwise specified.
All hotels accept roubles; hotels listed here also accept major credit cards and US dollars. Hotel rates are subject to VAT (18%), which is usually included in the room rate; if not, it will be added to the bill at the end of your stay. Hotels may also add sales tax of 5% to the bill. Hotels may quote prices in ‘units', which are roughly equal to one euro or 30 roubles - this can be a disadvantage as the official the exchange rate is often higher.
Business
Towering over northern Moscow, the curving Hotel Cosmos is one of the most recognisable buildings in Moscow (it even featured in the Russian blockbuster movie Day Watch). Although away from the centre, the hotel is one of the best value business-class hotels in Moscow. The bronze-coloured, 26-storey semi-circular hotel was built in 1979 by French architects to house athletes and officials during the Moscow Olympics. Each of the 1,777 rooms, suites and apartments has an en-suite bathroom, satellite TV and mini-bar. The hotel has a 24-hour business centre and a conference hall for up to 1,000 people with facilities for simultaneous translation. The hotel also has a number of superior bars and restaurants, as well as good fitness and leisure facilities to help its guests relax.
Prospekt Mira 150
Tel: (495) 234 1000.
Website: www.hotelcosmos.ru
Price: $$$
Novotel Moscow upholds the high standards of the Novotel hotel chain, with good business facilities, neat and tidy rooms and many English-speaking staff. The hotel is less expensive than some of the more central business-class hotels, but the nearby Novoslobodskaya Metro station is just a few stops from the centre of the city. The hotel offers Wi-Fi access in its 255 well-appointed rooms, and 137 rooms are reserved for non-smokers. The Cote Azur restaurant serves a globe-trotting menu, or you can order from 24-hour room service. For meetings, there are five conference rooms with a total capacity of 124.
Novoslobodskaya ulitsa 23
Tel: (495) 780 4000.
Website: www.novotel.com
Price: $$$
Luxury
Housed in an imposing building from 1898, the luxurious Kempinski is a Moscow landmark. Offering state-of-the-art facilities, including Wi-Fi and e-mail-enabled satellite TV in each of its rooms, the hotel is a popular venue for rich tourists and businesspeople with flexible expense accounts. The public areas are stylish, spacious and modern, while the efficient German-led service is typical Kempinski. Many rooms have great views of the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral and Red Square. Its plush ballroom provides conference space for up to 200 delegates, and there are many other smaller meeting rooms.
Baltschug ulitsa 1
Tel: (495) 287 2000.
Website: www.kempinski-moscow.com
Price: $$$$
Rising above the former site of the Soviet-era Hotel Intourist, the Ritz Carlton fuses modern futurism with subtle details that help it blend in seamlessly with the Russian Baroque buildings on Tverskaya. The hotel's Jeroboam restaurant and glass-domed O2 lounge have been voted the best in Moscow, and there are stunning views over the Kremlin from the terrace and from many of the hotel's 334 rooms and suites. State of the art rooms have en suite bathrooms, Wi-Fi access (available in all public areas), minibars and multi-line telephones with voice mail. Other facilities include a fully-equipped business centre, a spa and a unique range of butler services.
Tverskaya ulitsa 3
Tel: (495) 225 8888.
Website: www.ritzcarlton.com
Price: $$$$
The multi-award-winning Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy is an eye-catching modernist tower, looming above the Moscow River near Taganskaya Metro. From the upper floors, there are sweeping views towards the Kremlin and the Seven Sisters. There are 233 sleek and stylish rooms and suites, all with Wi-Fi access. The Kai restaurant offers French food infused with Asian flavours, and the rooftop City Space bar offers panoramic views over the city. The hotel has excellent conference facilities - but should you have time off between meetings, head for the Amrita Spa for a swim, massage, sauna or workout.
Kosmodamianskaya Naberezhnaya 52
Tel: (495) 787 9800.
Website: www.swissotel.com
Price: $$$$
Moderate
Constructed to accommodate the tens of thousands of visitors who descended on Moscow for the 1980 Olympics, the concrete towers of the Hotel Izmailovo boasts a staggering 8000 rooms. Although located out in the northern suburbs, the hotel is handy for the enormous Izmaylovo Market, the largest in Moscow, and the nearby Partizanskaya Metro station offers easy access to the centre. There are several restaurants and cafes and in-room Wi-Fi access is available with a card from the internet centre on the ground floor. Reflecting the slightly inconvenient location, room rates are some of the cheapest in Moscow.
Izmailovskoye shosse, 71
Tel: (495) 737 7000.
Website: www.izmailovo.ru
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Hotel Akvarel is one of the few small business-class hotels that represent real value for money in the world's most expensive city. There are just 23 clean and comfortable rooms that have slightly old-fashioned styling but modern amenities. It location, just 5 minutes from Red Square, makes it a perfect base for sightseeing, and the English-speaking staff offer a full range of business services. The only downside is the lack of Wi-Fi access in the meeting rooms, although there are modem ports. This is an ideal hotel for travellers who want to mix business with pleasure, and prices include breakfast.
Stoleshnikov pereulok 12/3
Tel: (495) 502 9430.
Website: www.hotelakvarel.ru
Price: $$$
Built in 1956 as a 'little sister' to Stalin's Seven Sister skyscrapers and intended as a postwar headquarters for the secret police, the Peking Hotel was instead converted into a classic Russian hotel. Today, it scores points for its excellent location, overlooking Triumphalnaya Square. There are some excellent restaurants in the area and the hotel is just a 15-minute walk from Red Square. The Peking was renovated in 2002 but the Stalin-era neoclassical style was preserved, and the interiors feature high ceilings, marble staircases and parquet flooring. Although slightly old-fashioned, it's 130 rooms are comfortable, with satellite TV and en suite bathrooms.
Sadovaya Boulevard 5/1
Tel: (495) 234 2467.
Website: www.hotelpekin.ru
Price: $$
Other Recommendations
As Moscow's first European-style boutique hotel, the Golden Apple offers imaginative styling and a friendly scale that is lacking in many of Moscow's super-sized five-star hotels. Behind the pale blue Baroque façade, the lobby is dominated by a giant gold apple (hence the name), a modernist restaurant and an open-plan illuminated bar. Staff speak excellent English and the minimal design of the rooms is cosier than you might expect thanks to thoughtful use of lighting. The restaurant serves an appetising selection of dishes from Russia, Italy and Japan, and the hotel offers in-room Wi-Fi access, a gym and a sauna.
Malaya Dimitrovka 11
Tel: (495) 980 7000.
Website: www.goldenapple.ru
Price: $$$$
In the 1950s, Joseph Stalin decreed that the famous Yar restaurant should be upgraded to a hotel and the Historical Hotel Sovietsky was born. The hotel quickly became a showcase for the image of sophistication that the Soviet government wished to present to the world, and it still conjures up the nostalgia of this period in history. The 107 rooms and suites are spacious and grand, if a little lost in time, and all have Wi-Fi access. Entertaining floor shows take place in the Yar Restaurant and the décor is almost as eye-catching as the spectacle on stage.32/2 Leningradsky Prospekt
Tel: (495) 960 2000.
Website: www.sovietskyhotel.com
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Moscow's Savoy is a gem of a hotel just a few minutes' walk from Red Square. Although tastefully restored in 2005, the furniture, marble corridors and gold-plated light fittings hark back to the early years of the 20th century, when the hotel was owned by the Salamander Fire Insurance Company. The Savoy was the first hotel in Russia to become a member of the prestigious ‘Small Luxury Hotels of the World' group. In addition to full conference and business facilities, the hotel has an excellent gym, a sauna and a swimming pool. The neoclassical grandeur of the rooms extends to the public spaces, the Savoy restaurant, and the Hermitage bar.
Rozhdestvenka 3/6 b1
Tel: (495) 620 8500.
Website: www.savoy.ru
Price: $$$$
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