Vrubel’s majolica panel “The Princess of Dreams” on the façade of the Hotel Metropol

6 of the best · Moscow, Russia

Where to Stay in Moscow: the Grand Hotels

The Metropol and the National by the Kremlin, The Carlton on Tverskaya, the Savoy and the Ararat Park by the Bolshoi, and the Hotel Ukraina on the river.

Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026

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Insiders' picks

Three of our favourites, from the Kremlin to the Bolshoi.

  1. Art Nouveau, 1899–1905

    Hotel Metropol Moscow

    Teatralnaya·Grand hotel

    Moscow’s great Art Nouveau hotel, facing the Bolshoi, with the Savva restaurant under its glass roof.

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  2. Facing the Kremlin since 1903

    Hotel National, Moscow

    Manege Square·Grand hotel

    The 1903 hotel on the corner of Tverskaya and Mokhovaya, looking across Manege Square to the Kremlin.

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  3. At the foot of Tverskaya

    The Carlton, Moscow

    Tverskaya·Grand hotel

    A 334-room luxury hotel at the foot of Tverskaya, a few steps from Red Square.

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The back story 1

In-depth stories behind the list.

  1. The back story

    The grand hotels of Moscow

    Moscow·In depth

    The Metropol and the National face the Kremlin and the Bolshoi, The Carlton looks down Tverskaya, the Savoy hides on Rozhdestvenka and the Hotel Ukraina rises over the river. Here is where to stay, district by district.

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The grand hotels 3

By the Kremlin.

  1. Art Nouveau, 1899–1905

    Hotel Metropol Moscow

    Teatralnaya·Grand hotel

    Moscow’s great Art Nouveau hotel, facing the Bolshoi, with the Savva restaurant under its glass roof.

    Teatralny Proezd 2, MoscowExplore View on map

  2. Facing the Kremlin since 1903

    Hotel National, Moscow

    Manege Square·Grand hotel

    The 1903 hotel on the corner of Tverskaya and Mokhovaya, looking across Manege Square to the Kremlin.

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  3. At the foot of Tverskaya

    The Carlton, Moscow

    Tverskaya·Grand hotel

    A 334-room luxury hotel at the foot of Tverskaya, a few steps from Red Square.

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By the Bolshoi 2

Smaller and historic.

  1. Behind the Bolshoi

    Ararat Park Hotel Moscow

    Neglinnaya·Luxury hotel

    The former Ararat Park Hyatt, built in 2002 on Neglinnaya, steps from the Bolshoi and TsUM.

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  2. Opened in 1913

    Savoy Hotel, Moscow

    Kuznetsky Most·Historic hotel

    A smaller historic hotel on Rozhdestvenka, opened in 1913, between the Bolshoi and Kuznetsky Most.

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On the river 1

The Seven Sisters.

  1. One of the Seven Sisters

    Hotel Ukraina

    Dorogomilovo·Grand hotel

    The tallest of Moscow’s hotels, one of the Seven Sisters, on a bend of the Moskva.

    Kutuzovsky Prospekt 2/1, MoscowExplore View on map

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