HotelChatter - Tag: Russia Hotels

St. Petersburg: The W St. Petersburg is Rather Pretty But Rather Expensive Too

juliana — 2011-05-10T10:45:29-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wstpetersburgroom.jpg" class="top"> A few weeks ago, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+St.+Petersburg+/local/4734">The W St. Petersburg</a> in Russia finally opened and thanks to a very friendly tipster, we've got an inside look at some of the public spaces and a guest room. Given that W Hotels have missed the mark a few times in the last couple of years as far as design (W Boston, W London), we're quite relieved to see that this W is just downright pretty. We particularly love the cozy warmth of the Living Room and the kailedoscope lights that hang from the ceiling in the guestroom. But the TV stand is a little funky and there may be a bit of an <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/anti-view">anti-view</a>. But how is it

St. Petersburg: W St. Petersburg Nyet Happening Until March

juliana — 2010-10-06T15:07:39-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wstpetersburg_march11.jpg" class="top">While we track down the elusive <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/6/121840/230/hotels/Desperately_Seeking_the_Scent_of_W_Hotels_Can_You_Help_">W scent</a>, there's one place you won't be smelling anytime soon--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+St.+Petersburg+/local/4734">The W St. Petersburg</a>, W's first location in Russia and in Eastern Europe. Set to initially open on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/12/24/93431/734/hotels/How_Do_You_Say_Whatever_Whenever_in_Russian_">September 1</a>, a commenter <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/23/174518/696/hotels/The_Master_List_of_Worldwide_Hotel_Openings_in_2010#39">alerted</a> us to a new opening date on the hotel's website--March 1, 2011. Now, how do you say "Bummer" in Russian? Nevertheless, when the hotel opens in March it promises "spectacular views of St. Issacs Cathedral" and a happening bar scene where "mingling and cocktails are the new social glasnost." (Note: fortunately the phrase "communist cool" is not found anywhere on the site.) You can also expect a terrace bar, a spa and a WET pool

Perm: Hilton Garden Inns Expands Into Russia, They Pick Perm

amandak — 2008-09-16T09:58:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Perm_Railway_Station_Russia.jpg" class="imgborder"> Russia's sixth biggest city, Perm, may not be too famous yet, but it is at least notable for being the first Russian city to get a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hilton%20Garden%20Inns">Hilton Garden Inn</a>. Perm is 700 miles east of Moscow and is an important city industrially with lots of rail and shipping links; it's also on the famous Trans-Siberian railway route.Incredibly, they say that the city of Perm and its one million people have been served by only 500 hotel rooms in the whole city until the Hilton Garden Inn Perm opened, so it certainly sounds like it was needed. The Hilton brand--not just their Garden Inns, but standard Hilton and Doubletree hotels too--is focusing on Russia as a growth

Moscow: 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]

Irkutsk: Cubicle Dreamin': On the Siberian Shores of Lake Baikal

amandak — 2007-01-22T09:41:12-05:00

<![CDATA[ Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>. In this episode, Hotel Maven <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/amandak/stories">Amanda K</a> fantasizes about Siberia. Enjoy.<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/siberia_cubedream.png" class="imgborder"/>The last time I stopped by Siberia's splendid <a href="http://eeuroperussiatravel.suite101.com/article.cfm/visiting_lake_baikal__russia">Lake Baikal</a>--don't be fooled into thinking Siberia's