Golden Ring Hotel
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Golden Ring
Hotel is a five-star hotel
in Moscow
. The hotel is located just opposite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
and the Arbat Street
, on Smolenskaya Ulitsa.
The hotel was built in 1970 as the Belgrade-I Hotel and used to serve foreign tourists (mostly from the Eastern bloc
countries) who visited Russia
with Intourist
groups.
Since 1991 the Golden Ring Hotel is a member of the hotel chain affiliated to the Department of Affairs of the President of the Russian Federation.
The hotel was totally reconstructed in 1998 and was the latest addition to Moscow's luxury hotel scene. It was located just opposite the towering, gothic skyscraper of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The hotel has 270 rooms; 77 standard poons, 112 doubles and 81 suites.
The rooms offer views onto the hotel's inner courtyard, the neighbouring street, the neighbouring Ministry of Foreign Affairs building or the Moskva River
and its embankments.
Golden Ring of Russia
The Golden Ring is a ring of cities northeast of Moscow, the capital of Russia. They formerly comprised the region known as Zalesye.These ancient towns, which also played a significant role in the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church, preserve the memory of the most important and significant...
Hotel is a five-star hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. The hotel is located just opposite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
Seven Sisters (Moscow)
The "Seven Sisters" is the English name given to a group of Moscow skyscrapers designed in the Stalinist style. Muscovites call them Vysotki or Stalinskie Vysotki , " high-rises"...
and the Arbat Street
Arbat Street
The Arbat is an approximately one-kilometer long pedestrian street in the historical centre of Moscow. The Arbat has existed at least since the 15th century, thus laying claim to being one of the oldest surviving streets of the Russian capital. It forms the heart of the Arbat District of Moscow...
, on Smolenskaya Ulitsa.
The hotel was built in 1970 as the Belgrade-I Hotel and used to serve foreign tourists (mostly from the Eastern bloc
Eastern bloc
The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
countries) who visited Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
with Intourist
Intourist
Intourist is a Russian travel agency, 66%-owned by Moscow-based holding company Sistema.Before privatisation in 1992, Intourist was renowned as the official state travel agency of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1929 by Joseph Stalin and was staffed by NKVD and later KGB officials...
groups.
Since 1991 the Golden Ring Hotel is a member of the hotel chain affiliated to the Department of Affairs of the President of the Russian Federation.
The hotel was totally reconstructed in 1998 and was the latest addition to Moscow's luxury hotel scene. It was located just opposite the towering, gothic skyscraper of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The hotel has 270 rooms; 77 standard poons, 112 doubles and 81 suites.
The rooms offer views onto the hotel's inner courtyard, the neighbouring street, the neighbouring Ministry of Foreign Affairs building or the Moskva River
Moskva River
The Moskva River is a river that flows through the Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts in Russia, and is a tributary of the Oka River.-Etymology:...
and its embankments.