Swissotel Krasnye Holmy
Swissotel Krasnye Holmy is not only one of the tallest buildings in Moscow, it’s also one of the city’s best five-stars, featuring spacious and well-appointed rooms, an attractively modern design and typical Swiss hospitality in the shape of great restaurants, a spa and top-notch service.
Location
8 / 10
The hotel is situated at the southern end of the Garden Ring. While it’s a bit far to walk into the centre, the Paveletskaya Metro (a seven-minute walk) can get you to most of the main sights including the Moscow Kremlin, Red Square, Gorky Park and Tretyakov Gallery within 20-30 minutes. The Tsaritsino Estate, former residence of Russian Empress Ekaterina II, is also 15 minutes by train.
Style and Character
8 / 10
Set inside a 34-storey building topped with a circular tower, the hotel makes for a dramatic skyline feature. It also offers a similarly impressive interior – especially the chic, light-filled lobby and associated café and lounge (Lightbar) across from reception, which were both renovated by Australian interior design firm Studioaria and feature Tom Dixon chairs and bronze statues, plus references to traditional Russian elements like the domes behind the reception desk.
Service and Facilities
9 / 10
The hotel’s third floor Purovel Spa & Sport offers Swiss-inspired therapies, a good-looking pool area (with hydro massage and whirlpool tub) overlooked by the large-windowed fitness area, which has high-end cardio and weight workout machines. There’s also a sauna and hair beauty studio, business services and meeting rooms, and the multilingual reception staff are efficient at organising car rentals and concert tickets as well as recommending restaurants and public transport routes. A spacious and sleek third-floor Executive Club Lounge offers the usual perks for guests booking the upgraded rooms.
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Bar
- Laundry
- Pool
- Sauna
- Spa
- Wi-Fi
- Fitness centre
- Steam room/hammam
Rooms
8 / 10
The 234 rooms here, including 28 suites, exude a savvy mix of homely warmth and modern design. Floors and furnishings are of quality chestnut and create an aptly Alpine feel, while large floor-to-ceiling windows allow impressive city vistas. As well as work desks, all rooms feature generously sized bathrooms (tubs in the suites), large televisions, comfort-engineered beds with quality linens, and espresso coffee machines. Upgraded rooms also get access to the Swiss Executive Club Lounge, which offers a range of special features such as complimentary breakfast, beverages, snacks and newspapers.
Food and Drink
8 / 10
The second-floor Acapella Restaurant & Lounge serves contemporary international cuisine (including a mean beef stroganoff with a side of mashed potatoes), which generally focuses on local, eco-friendly, organic and seasonal ingredients and modern cooking techniques. On the 34th floor is the City Space Bar & Restaurant, which matches an excellent wine and cocktail menu to jaw-dropping vistas and impressive dishes such as foie gras balls with teriyaki sauce and ginger brioche, and matcha green tea soup with smoked eel and gnocchi. And the lobby bar – ostensibly the main meeting point for the hotel – offers coffees, teas, desserts and snacks throughout the day and evening.
Breakfast is served in Acapella, and includes a generous breakfast spread with an array of cold cuts and warm dishes, oatmeal and pancakes, egg dishes and a selection of pastries, fruit juices and cereals.
Value for Money
8 / 10
Double rooms from 14,400 Russian Rubles (£180) in low season; and from 26,400 Russian Rubles (£326) in high. Breakfast costs an additional 2,100 RUB (£26). Free Wi-Fi.
Access for guests with disabilities?
The hotel has three adapted rooms and accessible public bathrooms. The public areas and drive up roads are also flat and equipped with entry slip roads where necessary. There are also lifts to ensure all the restaurants, including City Space Bar on the 33rd floor, Acapella and Swiss Executive Club lounge, are easily accessible, as well as the hotel bathrooms.
Family-Friendly?
The hotel has family rooms equipped with age-appropriate kids’ furniture and toys and Family Weekend offers with special transfers to Red Square and family tickets for an entertainment or cultural event.
Kosmodamianskaya nab, 52 bld, 6, 115054 Moscow, Russia.
00 7 495 787 9800swissotel.com
