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Hotel President - a four-star hotel complex in Moscow at Bolszaja Yakimanka St. 24 (ул. Большая Якиманка). It consists of 206 rooms.[1] The facility is equipped with a complex of 20 conference rooms, cinema/theatre, swimming pool, and medical point.[2]

History

Built in 1983 by the company Mosstroy No. 16 (Мосстрой № 16) of the Glavmospromstroy union (Главмоспромстрой), now Mospromstrоy (Моспромстрой), on the order of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU).[1][2]

Since 1992, it has been operated under the name of Hotel President by the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.[citation needed]

Interesting facts

In the years 1983-1992, the facility was secret, outside the hotel did not have any signboard, access was only to accommodated guests, party and government leadership and senior CPSU officials. The cost of the stay was covered by the Central Committee of the CPSU.[3] Separate rooms in the building were used by the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU, currently the President of Russia, and the security services.[4]

A fallout shelter for 350 people was built in the hotel.[5] The hotel is equipped with an escalator.[6]

In popular culture

The three American political advisers of Spinning Boris were lodged at the hotel.[7]

The complex includes

  • Hotel Arbat (Гостиница Арбат) **** at 12 Plotnicki Zaulek (Плотников переулок), built in 1960 as the Oktiabrskaya hotel (Гостиница Октябрьская), from 1983 Oktiabrskaya Hotel-2 (Гостиница Октябрьская-2) name;
  • Hotel Los (Гостиница Лось) *** at Taymyrska St 1 (ул. Таймырская).

References

  1. ^ a b "Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие гостиничный комплекс «Президент-Отель»". Управление делами Президента Российской Федерации. April 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Секретный отель близ Кремля десять лет не имел вывески". Яндекс Дзен | Блогерская платформа.
  3. ^ "Отель "Большое спасибо": в секретной кремлевской гостинице деньги были не нужны". Яндекс Дзен | Блогерская платформа.
  4. ^ "Личный кабинет Владимира Путина в отеле и потайные комнаты КГБ". Яндекс Дзен | Блогерская платформа.
  5. ^ "Секретный отель Кремля: погружение в бункер". Яндекс Дзен | Блогерская платформа.
  6. ^ "Эскалаторы для генсеков". Яндекс Дзен | Блогерская платформа.
  7. ^ "Spinning Hillary: A history of America and Russia's mutual meddling". TheGuardian.com. 3 August 2016.

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