International hotel chain Hilton (HHC) has announced the launch of the Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya - its first property in Russia. The property will be the first of three Hilton hotels expected to open in the country this year.
International hotel chain Hilton (HHC) has announced the launch of the Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya - its first property in Russia. The property will be the first of three Hilton hotels expected to open in the country this year.
The opening of this 273-room hotel heralds the start of HHC's plans to develop rapidly across Russia, not only focusing on Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also looking at opportunities in key regional cities. The company has announced plans to debut its mid-priced brand Hilton Garden Inn in the Russian city of Perm as well as its first Doubletree by Hilton property in Novosibirsk, both expected to open by the end of the year. The hotel in Novosibirsk represents the first hotel to open as part of a significant development alliance with London & Regional Properties to introduce 25 hotels in Russia over the next five to seven years.
Originally constructed in 1954, the Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya is one of seven famous 'Stalin' towers that define the Moscow skyline. The hotel spreads over 28 floors, and offers a health and fitness club, an indoor swimming pool and beauty salon and spa. The building, which is owned by JSC Sadko Hotel, will be operated under a franchise agreement with Hilton and managed on behalf of the owning company by a subsidiary of Interstate Hotels & Resorts.
Hilton has named Russia as one of its key development regions, joining the UK & Ireland, Italy, the Iberian Peninsula, Germany, Turkey and Poland.
