IZMAILOVO HOTEL, RUSSIA

The Izmailovo Hotel was built in 1979 on the site of the historic Izmailovo village and Royal
Estate, whose remaining buildings are clustered just a 10-minute walk east of the hotel. Owned
by the Romanov boyars since the 16th century, the estate was the favorite retreat of Tsar Alexei
and his son, the future Emperor Peter The Great. Peter spent much of his childhood there and
was taught how to sail on the Estate lake, an early passion for sailing that grew and eventually
led him to not only found the Russian Navy and launch Russia as a great European Naval power,
but build the great port city of St. Petersburg on the shores of the Gulf of Finland.
The Izmailovo Hotel Complex, Moscow renovated in 1998 is an excellent choice for the more
budget-conscious traveler and offers its 4 main buildings (blocks): Alfa (28 floors and 1000
rooms of different types), Beta, Vega, Gamma-Delta. More than 10 thousand tourists can be
accommodated in 7500 rooms of the Izmailovo Hotels in one time.