Street Address: 5 Smolenskaya Street - Moscow, Russia

Location: Very Good.

Nearest Metro:

Staff Speaks English: Yes.

Would I Stay Here? Yes.

I Loved, Loved, Loved The "Panorama Restaurant" On The 23rd Floor. Fantastic!

The Golden Ring is a classy hotel. Room rates currently range from $240 to $2000 (as of March 21, 2004). They have 247 perfectly comfortable rooms. A doorman greets you at the front door of the hotel. I saw a security guy with a handheld metal detector. The lobby is gleaming and spotless. There is a water fountain that gives the rear lobby area a pleasant ambiance. I saw numerous rooms here. The rooms are fine. The Presidential Suite is quite big. You could throw a party and entertain a fair number of guests. There is a small bar and several hang-out, lounge-like areas in the presidential suite. I found parts of the suite to have gaudy touches.

The thing that really made me like this hotel was the Winter Garden on the 22nd floor. It has a greenhouse type of roof with great views. Wow!

But then I was invited to go upstairs... oh wow - this is even better! There is a posh restaurant on the 23rd floor with nice big windows that provide a fantastic panoramic view of the city. If you want to impress a guest, bring them to this restaurant. Here is the number: 725-0214 or 725-0254.

The Golden Ring also owns the extremely impressive Baltic Star Hotel in the suburbs of Saint Petersburg.

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Street Address: Skhodnenskaya Ulitsa, 10 - Moscow, Russia

Location: Fair

Nearest Metro: Skhodnenskaya

Staff Speaks English? No.

Would I Stay Here? Probably not.

* A Shack In A Poor Neighborhood. Fairly Awful *

I saw their best suite, which had its own bathroom and shower. I was told that some cat referees from Belgium stayed here and loved it. I think that is strange. The facility is in an old, poor, quiet neighborhood which made my assistant Tatiana uncomfortable. The hotel is a shack with old wall paper and communal bathrooms for the cheaper rooms. I didn't like it. They encourage foreigners to go to their other location, so we checked it out, and it is much better!

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