Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow

The opulent 216-room hotel (located less than a mile from the Kremlin) is home to three restaurants and a spa.... More

Hotel Baltschug Kempinski

A night at the 105-year-old hotel guarantees all the right amenities—daily shoe shine and a morning newspaper—along with covetable views... More

Alexander House, Old City

A 16-room hotel in a quiet neighborhood, southwest of the center.... More

Beresta Palace Hotel

Modern property on the east side of the Volkhov Ri... More

Golden Apple

Moscow's only boutique hotel, on a picturesque street in the city center, offers high design with a hard edge via... More

Grand Hotel Europe

This former seat of imperial Russia has a surreal beauty, especially in the colder months when its fairy-tale architecture—the mint-green... More

Grand Hotel Rodina

The Rodina is a stunning refurbishment of a Stalin-era villa, with characteristically soaring ceilings, acres of creamy marble, and manicured... More

Hotel Astoria

A 1912 hotel with a caviar bar and great views of St. Isaac’s Cathedral.... More

Hotel Astoria

By five, we've checked into the Hotel Astoria and are preparing, in honor of the road, to eat like kings... More

Hotel Kempinski

A year-old property in a renovated 19th-century mansion, next door to the Hermitage museum.... More

Hotel National

Finally, ahead, the red spires and brick walls of the Kremlin—more magnificent than I'd imagined them. According to the maps... More

Le Royal Meridien National

Across from Red Square, this 100-year-old hotel has Hermitage-like interiors replete with antiques and oil paintings.... More

Marriott Royal Hotel

Butler service for all 230 rooms, plus a bright indoor pool and a restaurant that serves American beef.... More

Metropol Hotel

A restored Art Nouveau grande dame.... More

Moscow Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel

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MaMaison Pokrovka Suites

This upcoming (opening fall 2007) entry from the MaMaison chain has bright, cheerful, sparely furnished rooms, some with sleek kitchenettes.... More

Radisson SAS Lazurnaya

The distant-second-best hotel option is the Radisson SAS Lazurnaya, built in 1996, which has a nice pool but Miami Vice-hued... More

Ritz-Carlton, Moscow

Opened in June, the best new hotel in town has all the requisite Ritz trimmings: veined marble, velvet silks, crisp... More

Taleon Imperial Hotel

This former seat of imperial Russia has a surreal beauty, especially in the colder months when its fairy-tale architecture—the mint-green... More