HotelChatter - Moscow

Break Out the Vodka: Shangri-La Expands Into Russia

amandak — 2009-06-22T11:26:59-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Moscow_Red_Square.jpg" class="top"> Talk about mixing cultures. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Shangri-La%20Hotels">Shangri-La Hotels</a> group has just signed a deal to create its first-ever Russian property, a 400-room hotel in Moscow. And with the deal involving an agreement with the China Huaming International Investment Corporation, there's a real Chinese theme going on with it.The hotel whose official name seems to have not been released yet will be on the top floors of the Park Huaming Business Centre in the north-east corner of Moscow, about six miles from central Red Square (shown). Many of the rooms will have views over the Chinese-landscaped gardens in the complex; and as for dining, guests will be able to choose between a Russian and a Chinese

What the World Needs Now is a Giant Budget Hotel

Jenna — 2009-03-10T17:05:54-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/holiday_inn_logo_detail.jpg" class="top"> Hot on the heels of Hilton <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Denizen%20Hotels">announcing the launch</a> of its new luxury lifestyle brand at a rather unfortunate time for luxury hotels, incidentally Intercontinental Hotels Group has announced plans to build the world's largest <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday inn hotels">Holiday Inn</a> in Russia. IHG inked a deal with Crocus Group to develop the massive Holiday Inn with 1K rooms in Moscow, which comes as welcome news at a time where many folks feel that what the world really needs now are budget hotels (sweet budget hotels) and not so many luxury properties. According to the <a href="http://www.ihgplc.com/index.asp?PageID=116&Year=2009&NewsID=2233">press release</a>: <blockquote>Under the historic 20 year management contract, construction is scheduled to start on the 1,000 bedroom hotel

Hilton Moscow Can't Do Omelets But Price Is Right

amandak — 2009-01-19T09:15:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/18check600.jpg" class="top"> Moscow is certainly not known as a good value town these days, so when the <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/01/18/travel/18check.html?ref=travel">New York Times</a> stayed at the<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Moscow+Leningradskaya/ian/254442">Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya</a> in a queen room for $325 a night, we sat up and took notice.Hilton's first Russian hotel opened in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/2/223045/9748/hotels/Swim_in_a_Bomb_Shelter_at_the_Moscow_Hilton">mid-2008</a> after they refurbished the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Leningradskaya/local/1237">Hotel Leningradskaya</a>; more grandly, the PR describes the building as "one of the historic Seven Sisters skyscrapers." And it's true that the exterior of this place looks kind of palatial.Inside, according to the NYT, it's not exactly fitted out for royalty but it's satisfyingly good with lots of "soothing wood" in the décor. The service was a bit varied and the reviewer was especially unhappy with

Not-So-Shocking News :: The Ritz-Carlton Moscow Has an Expensive Wine List

amandak — 2008-09-05T12:05:22-05:00

We've grown accustomed to the Ritz-Carlton Moscow having extraordinarily expensive rooms, food, drinks, and basically everything. But they seem to have a knack for finding even more pricey stuff to make us feel jealous of.

This time it's one of the most exclusive champagnes you'll ever find. Two hundred bottles of 1907 champagne was recovered from a 1916 shipwreck and these bottles are now on the wine list at Moscow's Ritz-Carlton.

Naturally the price reflects their rarity ... you'll find 700,000 rubles (just over US$27,000) added to your bill if you drink this stuff. We're wondering if it even tastes any good after being buried at sea for most of a century.

[Photo: Eole]

Mandarin Oriental's Moscow Location Will Open in 2011

juliana — 2008-07-24T11:30:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mohglogo.png" class="imgborder">The luxe hotel scene of Moscow just got luxier. The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Mandarin%20Oriental%20Hotels">Mandarin Oriental Hotels</a> group have announced their Moscow property, set for Tverskaya Street which is close to the Red Square. From the official press release:<blockquote>The hotel will be housed in the redevelopment of a historic building that was originally constructed in the early 19th Century as a private manor house. Over the course of the century, the original building was extended to house additional apartments and galleries, and in 1911 it was converted to a luxury hotel.During the intervening period, the premises has lost much of its decorative beauty and the restoration of the period architecture will be an integral part of the building's transformation into