Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow

Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow
Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow
Hotel chain	Rezidor Hotel Group
General information
Location	Moscow, Russia
Address	2/1 Kutuzovsky Prospect
Coordinates	55°45′11″N 37°33′58″E / 55.753°N 37.566°E / 55.753; 37.566Coordinates: 55°45′11″N 37°33′58″E / 55.753°N 37.566°E / 55.753; 37.566
Opening	May 1957 Renovated 2007-2010
Owner	God Nisanov and Zarakh Iliev
Management	Rezidor Hotel Group
Height	206 m (676 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	34
Design and construction
Architect	Arkady Mordvinov Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky
Other information
Number of rooms	497
Number of suites	38
Number of restaurants	Veranda Restaurant Lobby Bar FARSI Restaurant Tatler Club Restaurant Buono Restaurant Beefbar Junior Troubadour Karaoke Bar
Website
www.radisson.ru/royalhotel-moscow

The Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow is a five-star luxury hotel in Moscow city centre, on a bend of the Moskva River, managed by the Rezidor Hotel Group. It still maintains its historic name of Hotel Ukraina.

Hotel Ukraina was commissioned by Joseph Stalin. It was designed by Arkady Mordvinov and Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky (leading Soviet expert on steel-framed highrise construction), and is the second tallest of the neoclassical Stalin-era "seven sisters" (198 m (650 ft), with 34 stories). It was the tallest hotel in the world from the time of its construction until the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel opened in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1976. Construction on the low river bank meant that the builders had to dig well below the water level. This was enabled by an ingenious water retention system, using a perimeter of needle pumps driven deep into the ground.

The hotel opened on May 25, 1957. It closed in 2007 for a complete renovation and restoration. In 2009, the owners signed a contract with the Rezidor Hotel Group to manage the hotel as the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow. The hotel maintains its original name, however, for some purposes.

The hotel reopened on April 28, 2010 after its 3-year-renovation. The façade was restored in detail, while modern technology has been added, including multi-level water cleaning systems and air circulation systems.

The hotel was acquired by billionaire property investor God Nisanov for £59 million during an auction in 2005. He co-owns it with Zarakh Iliev.

The hotel has 505 rooms, 38 apartments, 5 restaurants, a conference centre, executive floor, banquet hall, library, spa & wellness centre with 50m indoor swimming pool, and a fleet of Moskva River yachts.