Mamaison All-Suites Spa Hotel Pokrovka Moscow

This modern, classy boutique enjoys a decent location in Moscow’s Basmanny district. The sumptuous suites have fully equipped kitchenettes, making them a good option for long-term stays, although there is also a good restaurant on-site, as well as a comprehensive spa area with a pool and hammam.

Location

8 / 10

The hotel lies in the popular Basmanny district, which has a mix of historical monuments and company offices. It’s around a 20-minute walk from the Kremlin and Red Square, as well as the hip Nikolskaya pedestrian zone, which has abundant upmarket shops, cafés, bars and restaurants. The Bolshoi Theatre is also nearby, as is the State Historical Museum and GUM store.

Style and Character

8 / 10

The hotel, designed by Jestico+Whiles, is thoroughly modern inside and out, from its white-painted façade to its colourful, designer interior. The rooms and public areas are slickly kitted out with designer furnishings by companies like Moroso, Ligne Roset and Zanotta, bold splashes of occasional colour (reds, purples, pinks), and additional eye candy from artists like the Pianophant sculpture in the lobby by French artist Guillaume Piechaud.

The Art Deco restaurant, by local designer Anton Gorlanov, is an equally stylish affair with hanging copper lamps, multi-coloured marble tiles on the floor, and breezy white-backed wooden chairs.

Service and Facilities

9 / 10

The reception desk is open around the clock and manned by multilingual staff who can help organise city tours, book concerts and restaurants and arrange transfers and taxis or limousines, laundry service and dry-cleaning. Spa by Algotherm offers a pool and thermal area, sauna, hammam, and a gym with fitness machines and free weights. Treatments include massages, acupuncture therapy, hydrotherapy and balneotherapy. There is also a beauty salon and hairdresser, a conference room and VIP lounge, and on-site parking.

Parking
Restaurant
Bar
Laundry
Room service
Pool
Sauna
Spa
Wi-Fi
Fitness centre
Steam room/hammam

Rooms

8 / 10

The 84 suites vary in terms of décor — some are crisply white and calm, but others have bold-coloured walls or curtains, and others still have four poster beds. All come with satellite TV, telephones and coffee machines. Junior Suites Deluxe, One Bedroom Deluxe Suites, One Bedroom Exceptional Suites and Two Bedroom Executive Suites have kitchenettes or kitchens with coffee machines. Presidential and Chairman Suites have extra living room, separate guest bathroom plus panoramic views over Moscow; the latter also comes with an antique piano and a library.

Food and Drink

8 / 10

The hotel’s MEAT & MORE restaurant serves up grilled steaks and fish, with a range of sides, salads, starters and soups; plus a Russian menu with classics like Olivier salad with shrimp, Beef Stroganoff with forest mushrooms and baked baby potatoes, and borsch with beef and sour cream; and an international menu, with fish and pasta of the day and chicken schnitzel with fried potatoes and tartar sauce.

Breakfast is a medley of cold cuts, fruits, cereals and warm dishes like bacon, eggs, mushrooms and more. There is also 24-hour room service.

Value for Money

8 / 10

Standard suites from 7,670 Russian Rubles (£140) in low season; and from 25,800 Russian Rubles (£340) in high. The full buffet breakfast costs 1,500 Russian Rubles (£20) and Wi-Fi is free.