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Swim in a Bomb Shelter at the Moscow Hilton

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Kalanchevskaya Street 21/40, Moscow, Russian Federation, 107245
June 3, 2008 at 10:44 AM | by annie0007 | 0 Comments

The Moscow Times reports that the Hotel Leningradskaya, an architectural vestige from the Stalin era, complete with baroque pillars, a six-story chandelier, and a pair of German-made lions in the lobby, has just reopened as a Hilton hotel.

Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov missed the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the second time, but the hotel officially opened after several years of renovations, according to the paper.

The hotel's website, on the other hand, says the hotel will be "open for business soon - Reservations can be made for arrival as of 1st August." Inquiring minds want to know!

Described by the paper as "a combination of architectural styles ranging from Naryshkin Baroque to Gothic influence and Russian Orthodox, mixed in with a dollop of Soviet homage to victory in World War II," this long-unused jewel of the City underwent a $100 million-dollar renovation.  (For more hotel history, check out its Wikipedia entry.)

Each room update cost $16,000, and the hotel is already trying to recoup -- the lowest rate is US$500, or 12,000 rubles; the Presidential Suite is $3000 a night.

The basement, which used to be a bomb shelter, is now a spa, complete with sauna and 12-meter pool. Seriously, how many of us can brag to our peeps that we swam in a Russian bomb shelter?

And when you're done gaping at the baroque architecture and taking advantage of the hotel's WiFi, have a "wodka" or three at Leningrad, the on-site vodka bar. Vashé zdorov'ye!

[Photo via Moscow Times]

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