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Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya Hotel & Business Center J
+7 (095) 941-8020
www.radissonsas.com
Street Address: Berezhkovskaya nab., 2 - Moscow, Russia
Location: Good
Nearest Metro: Kievskaya - 5 to 7 minute walk.
Staff Speaks English? Yes.
Would I Stay Here? Yes.
* Wonderful Shopping Mall
With Many Good Places To Eat And Relax *
* Movie Theater That Shows American Movies In English *
* Close To One Of The Nicest Pedestrian Bridges In The World *
I'm very impressed with the Radisson Slavyankskaya. It is a substantial, high quality 410 room facility with an impressive one story mall integrated into the ground floor. I think this hotel is one of the best deals in its class with room pricing currently $199 to $1499 (as of 3/25/2004). This hotel blows away the nearby Hotel Ukraina.
The Radisson was built 10 years ago and 4 floors have been renovated. On the day of my visit, only one standard room was available for me to see. And the room was of very good quality.
I very much enjoyed this comfortable hotel. For business travellers, they have the most impressive copy/printing center of any Moscow hotel. There are several hundred thousand dollars worth of copying/printing equipment on their second floor. A large part of the second floor has also been turned into an art gallery. On the ground floor there are numerous comfortable areas to sit and relax, including one area by a fountain. There are also numerous places to eat or enjoy a drink, including a brand new sushi restaurant. A fair number of upscale shops are located in the mall section known as "Saint George Street." There is a big 25 meter indoor pool, maybe the biggest hotel pool in the city? There is a medium-sized, but adequate weight room. Upstairs there is a movie theater that plays English language movies.
The Kiev train station is next door and so is the metro. It is possible you could hike your way up to Arbat Street in maybe 30 minutes.
On March 25, 2004 the hotel's 410 rooms were fully booked with the exception of one standard room. A conference being held was titled "Preparing The Next Decade Of US exchanges with Russia," and one of the seminars was "Bringing More Americans To Russia."
Submited April 13, 2005:
Hello,
I stayed at this hotel from April 4-10, 2005.
The hotel was expensive but also very nice. But as I’ve determined, if you want a nice western style hotel in Moscow you’ll have to pay. The staff was extremely professional and everyone we encountered spoke English.
It seemed to me that most of the guests were there for business and the place was always bustling with people. The food in the restaurants was expensive but good as was the room service, which we ordered a couple of nights. The $11.00 imported beer (trail-mix included) that I had in the bar one night really hit the spot! I think there are 4 restaurants in the hotel but we didn’t find much in the immediate area other that the Viking Ship just across the street and a McDonalds about a 10 minute walk away. We walked to the Old Arbat in about 20 minutes.
The pool and fitness facilities were excellent and included in the price of the room.
The business center was very impressive. Internet access was $5.00 for 15 minutes.
Train and Metro station are just next door. With a little instruction from concierge we managed to navigate the metro… although we did take the wrong line a couple of times.
This may sound strange, but my biggest disappointment was being charged $2.00/per coffee packet for using the in-room coffee maker. For $317/night you would think that would be included!
All in all, I would stay at this hotel again.
Sincerely,
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