Metropol 5*
A member of Inter-Continental Hotels&Resorts. Design in 1898 in the "Modern Style" by architect William Walcott, the hotel has had an illustrious history. From the beginning, the Metropol attracted the cream of Moscow society. There were many art exhibitions and concerts and the place became a magnet for prominent artists and writers: Leo Tolstoy, Rakhmaninov, Shalyapin and others frequented the Metropol. After the revolution of 1917 the Metropol was used by the government as the second House od Soviets. In 1930s Metropol was converted back into a hotel. In 1987 the hotel was closed for renovation that lasted till 1991. Forty different skill craftsmen undertook projects from sculpture and painting restoration to restoring the mosaic work and gold leaf overlay. There are more than 1200 antiques in the Metropol nowadays from 18th, 19th and 20th centuries in addition to dozens of valuable paintings.
Address: 1/4 Teatralny Proezd, 103012 Moscow, Russia
Tel. +7 499 501 78 00
Fax +7 499 501 78 10
Location: in the very heart of Moscow, overlooking the Bolshoi Theatre, 5 minutes walk from the Kremlin and Red Square.
Nearest metro station: Okhotny Ryad, Ploshad Lenina, Teatralnaya.
Number of floors: 6.
Credit cards: American Express, VISA, MasterCard, JCB.
Rooms: 370.
Room facilities: international direct dial telephone with voice mail, modem lines, TV (15 international channels), cable TV, radio, clock, map of Moscow, newspapers, magazines, air-conditioning, mini bar, refrigerator, bathroom, hair-dryer.
Hotel services: 3 restaurants: Metropol (Russian and European cuisine), Boyarsky (traditional Russian cuisine), Evropeisky (European cuisine), 2 bars, coffee-shop, casino, night club, conference hall, 13 banquet halls with capacity from 4 to 100 persons, 24-hour room-service, fitness centre, sauna, pool, hairdresser's, dry cleaning & laundry, doctor's service, safety deposit boxes at the reception, currency exchange office, air and train tickets reservation, theatre tickets reservation, boutique, antique shop, secured parking.
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