Cubicle Dreamin': Getting Ready for Eurovision 2009 in Moscow
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? Send the story our way.
In this episode, Hotel Maven Amanda K gets ready for Eurovision 2009. Enjoy.
After learning this week that the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Moscow, thanks to Russian heartthrob Dima taking the 2008 title in Belgrade, I am dreaming of being there for the crazy acts and occasional talented singer. Dismissing the Ritz-Carlton Moscow as having rooms that are too expensive even for daydreaming, I'm keen to try the National Hotel from the Le Royal Meridien group.
The National is in a really central spot, and is pretty historic, as it was built back in 1903. It's seen some interesting times: it was damaged by cannon fire during the revolution, used by Lenin and friends when they moved from St Petersburg to Moscow, and during the second World War even Winston Churchill stayed there once.
A studio room with a Kremlin view is fancy enough for me (they get a lot fancier, and more expensive), which costs 21,900 roubles (about US$920) a night. Buffet breakfast is included and if you get to the breakfast room at the right moment you can get a table at the window with a view towards Red Square. Since every other time I've stayed in Moscow, it's been in a run-down flat at least a few train stops from the city center, this would make a really good change.
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