7 hotels
The great hotels of Russia
7 luxury hotels in Russia are documented in this guide, ordered by international renown. The oldest, Grand Hotel Europe, opened in 1875; the most recent, Carlton Moscow, in 2007. For large events, Hotel Metropol receives up to 450 guests. Each page gives the history, the key figures and a direct line to the events team.
Moscow, Russia
Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow
The former Hotel Ukraina is the tallest of Moscow's seven Stalinist skyscrapers, 206 metres to the tip of its spire, restored and reopened in 2010.
Since 1957 · 497 rooms · Events up to 300
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Grand Hotel Europe
Since 1875
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Hotel Astoria
Opened in 1912 on St Isaac's Square, the Astoria served as a hospital during the siege of Leningrad and has been a Rocco Forte hotel since 1997.
Since 1912
Moscow, Russia
Hotel National
Opened in 1903 on the corner facing the Kremlin, the National housed Lenin in room 107 in March 1918 when the Soviet government arrived in Moscow.
Since 1903 · 202 rooms
Moscow, Russia
Hotel Metropol
Opened in 1905 opposite the Bolshoi, the Metropol carries a Mikhail Vrubel mosaic on its facade and a stained-glass dome over its main restaurant.
Since 1905 · 365 rooms · Events up to 450
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Angleterre Hotel
The Angleterre is the hotel where the poet Sergei Yesenin died in 1925, demolished in 1987 amid the city's first preservation protests and rebuilt by 1991.
Since 1889 · 193 rooms · Events up to 100
Moscow, Russia
Carlton Moscow
Built as The Ritz-Carlton Moscow in 2007 on Tverskaya Street, the Carlton's rooftop bar looks straight down onto the Kremlin and Red Square.
Since 2007 · 334 rooms · Events up to 350