Hotel "National" (Moscow) is considered one of the best in the capital. She was awarded the highest category - "five stars". In 2006, it entered the world hotel chain Starwood Hotel & Resorts Worldwide.
Construction began in 1900.The project of the building was designed by the architect A. Ivanov at the request of the Varvarinsky society of homeowners. During the erection, modern technologies were used and new building materials were used.
"National" (hotel, Moscow) is an operating oneA museum that hosts its guests in unique interiors. At the dawn of creation, the high guests of the last Russian emperor and many representatives of the reigning European dynasties stayed in it.
After the revolution of 1917 the hotel "National"(Moscow), whose history has truly legendary milestones, has turned into a short space of time in a place where many members of the Soviet government lived. Here there were Lenin, Dzerzhinsky and Trotsky. Subsequently, the building was transformed into the House of Soviets and became a hostel for the Soviet nomenclature.
During the Second World War, this hotel served as a residence for 16 foreign embassies and diplomatic missions.
Among the items that can be seen ininterior decoration of the National, there are personal furniture belonging to the royal family of the Romanovs and beautifully preserved to the present time furniture sets and many works of art transferred here from the Tsarskoselsky and Anichkov palaces.
Hotel "National" (Moscow), reviews about whichnote the unique situation prevailing here, does not go in comparison with any world hotel. She has the highest level of highly artistic interior, in which valuable items of furniture and decor, as well as rare examples of painting and applied art, have their place. The hotel is recognized all over the world as a place where famous statesmen, heads of major international organizations and representatives of science and art prefer to stop.
Hotel National (Moscow, address:Mokhovaya, 15/1) is located in the historical center of the capital, next to the Kremlin. Its building occupies the corner of Tverskaya and Mokhovaya streets and is one of the important components of the architectural component of the Manege Square.
Every Muscovite or guest of the capital, anyone whoOnce I was at the Kremlin walls, I saw a six-story building built in the Art Nouveau style, which is distinguished by its unique exterior finish. The National Hotel involuntarily stops its sight.
The location of the hotel is very well chosen.Do not need to go long to visit the Bolshoi Theater, walk around the Alexander Garden or walk along the embankments of the capital. Any of these places is a five minute walk. With the nearby metro station you can quickly get to the Tretyakov Gallery or Chistye Prudy, Old or New Arbat, to "Moscow City", many of the largest shopping centers.
From the Sheremetyevo airport hotel "National" (Moscow) is distant for thirty-two kilometers, a little further away are Vnukovo and Domodedovo. As for the
railway stations, to any of them you can get to the subway in a maximum of fifteen minutes.
Due to the fact that the hotel "National" is longtime was used as a hostel for the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, most of its interiors and furniture became unusable, and engineering and technical communications were also worn out. Therefore, the building was renovated. The external appearance of the hotel has changed: the lower floors, which were faced with granite and red brick, repainted, the aluminum frames replaced the oak frames, and an industrial landscape was created instead of the majolica panel on the corner attic.
I must say that even before the revolution, the costresidence in the "National" was not low. It fluctuated between one and a half to twenty-five rubles per day. For comparison, it should be said that at the beginning of the last century doctors and zemstvo teachers received less pay, which was considered a good income.
Today, the most modest room in the hotel is fromfive thousand rubles a night. At the same time luxury apartments with a 10% discount and included breakfast will cost tourists twenty thousand rubles per night.
Five-star hotel "National" (Moscow)reviews about the services offered in the overwhelming majority collects only positive. Here for the guests excellent conditions are created not only for rest, but also for business.
Fourteen banquet and meeting rooms of the hotelcan accommodate up to one hundred and seventy people. Administration guarantees not only professional and technical support of any corporate and solemn event, but also the possibility of using unique online tools for their organization.
The hotel's infrastructure includes a laundrydry cleaning, beauty salon, luggage room, safe deposit box. Those who wish can use the concierge and porter services. On the ground floor there is a currency exchange office, there are several ATMs.
At the reception, which is open around the clock,make out the settlement instantly, without undue delay. There you can book a taxi, arrange a transfer. The hotel has the opportunity to rent a car, including a representative class. In the air and railway ticket offices you can buy tickets in any direction.
Hotel "National" (Moscow) has its own parking, the place for which is free for residents. Guests can use the nearby parking lot.
Elegant rooms have the following categories:classical, junior suite, suite, studio, presidential and Kremlin. All of them are furnished with luxurious furniture, high ceilings. The rooms have a flat-screen TV, a minibar and bathrobes.
In the presidential suite there are three rooms with windows,overlooking the Kremlin and Tverskaya. The living room, bedroom and study, which has a separate shower, are furnished with antique furniture, and art objects, combined with interior solutions, give the rooms with increased comfort a special charm. Of these, you can bypass the public zones, immediately get into the gym and pool.
Here, presidents of many countries, kings, princes and princesses prefer to stop.
The bathrooms are fully marbled.The apartment has several bathrooms, there is a jacuzzi, a separate shower room. Personal care products installed in the bathrooms are provided by the most famous cosmetic companies. Bathrobes, slippers, hair dryer - all this is available for guests in any room.
Russian and Italian cuisine is offered"National" (hotel, Moscow). The photo, taken from the windows of Piazza Rossa, reflects all the beauty and majesty of the Kremlin. Another restaurant - "Composer" - offers international dishes. Bar "Alexandrovsky", decorated in a historical style, has an excellent wine list. In addition, the hotel has fourteen banquet halls.
The hotel's administration warns when arriving that alcoholic drinks in restaurants and bars are sold to guests aged more than twenty-one years.
If meals are included in the price, guests can eat at the restaurant overlooking the Kremlin or visit the business breakfast served at the Aleksandrovsky bar.
All services are paid only in Russian rubles. Hotel "National" does not inhabit tourists who come to the capital with their pets.
At the reception, you can request a latedeparture. If the room is released until six in the evening, an additional fee of half of its value will be collected from the guests. For a longer delay, you must enter the full price per day.
Children under the age of twelve can stay free of charge, moreover, they are provided with a free breakfast if desired.
In public areas of the hotel, except for a specially designated place in the bar, smoking is prohibited, although for those who have this habit, separate rooms are provided.
The hotel offers great advantages forbooking a special package, including acquaintance with the capital. This offer provides for a third night stay free of charge. In 2014 the best Russian historical hotel, located in the luxury segment, was the hotel "National".
Those foreigners who stayed at the hotel,struck luxury. Here at every step antique furniture and works of art belonging to the Russian nobility. Customers from many countries of the world are satisfied with the numbers and their arrangement. Many good words are said about the food offered in restaurants, the variety of dishes and cleanliness, which is not the difference between all hotels in the capital. But the biggest advantage is that the tourists consider the location of the hotel.
The work of the staff was also not disregarded: responsiveness and benevolence, professionalism providing for the possession of at least two languages - these are the qualities inherent in the hotel staff.
However, there are less enthusiastic opinions.For example, in relation to plumbing, installed in suites. Some Europeans believe that a five-star hotel requires a more chic bathroom.
