Street Address: 71 Izmailovskoye Shosse, Building 3 - Moscow, Russia

Nearest Metro: Izmailovsky Park

Staff Speaks English? Probably not.

Would I Stay Here? I'd rather stay at the Alpha Hotel next door.

* Looks Crappy *

There are 3 really big hotels here. Alpha has the best rooms. Delta has the best lobby. And then there is the Vega. I sure was surprised to see that I had to pass through a metal detector to enter the lobby. Two security guys checked everyone at the door. And 2 cops were there too!

The lobby is old. The room prices are cheap, from 1140 to 2300 rubles. That tells me the rooms are probably pretty bad. I was denied a chance to see the rooms due to every room being occupied, which seemed believable since there were so many kids there. I think you will be much more comfortable at either of the other two nearby hotels. This one seems to attract a less affluent type of guest (which requires metal detector screening of everybody).

Katerina City Hotel     J     +7 (095) 795-2444         www.katerina.msk.ru 

Street Address: 6/1 Shluzovaya Embankment - Moscow, Russia

Location: Fair

Nearest Metro: Paveletskaya

Staff Speaks English? Yes.

Would I Stay Here? Yes.

* Very Modern Decor *

Wow... I was surprised with this hotel. It's a good place. When I walked in, I saw a gleaming, spotless, modern-themed hotel lobby and I was quickly greeted by a friendly doorman in English. To my left was the "Alex Bar." There are 10 televisions there each running a different channel. At the bar you can also purchase a slice of cake. The display is tempting. A Swedish restaurant is down a long corridor from the lobby. The hotel people consider the design theme to be modern Swedish. And it is quite modern in appearance. It is a comfortable, orderly decor. On one of the upper floors they have a combination bar/library/cigar room. They also have an interesting conference room with a rooftop glass atrium (but it has an echo). There is a really nice jacuzzi on the lowest floor, plus 2 saunas. And the hotel has a small, but adequate fitness center.

The Katerina was built in 1998. Further expansions were completed in 2000. They have 119 sound-proofed guest rooms and 6 conference rooms. Some corridors have interesting observation spots overlooking parts of the city. This hotel definitely is a different flavor. The interior design theme is very modern in appearance, the most modern I have seen in Moscow. The rooms are comfortable, fresh and spotless. Room pricing as of March 21, 2004 is between 190 to 420 euro.

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