Kempinski Hotel Moika 22
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The Kempinski Hotel Moika 22 is a five-star
luxury hotel in Saint Petersburg
, Russia
. It is located on the Moika Embankment, opposite the Palace Square
, home of the world-famous Hermitage Museum
.
The hotel is housed in a Petersburg mansion, designed by the Dutch
engineer Basil von Witte in 1853, during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I. The classical façade of the building has been faithfully retained, while the interior has been entirely reconstructed, and decorated with antiques of the period, to provide the ultimate in hotel accommodation.
The Kempinski Hotel Moika 22 has 23 suites and 174 rooms. Like the hotel itself, suites are decorated in classical style, with fine antiques; they have been chosen in particular to evoke the grand traditions of St Petersburg, the former imperial capital of the Romanovs.
The hotel is currently managed by the Kempinski
Group.
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luxury hotel in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is located on the Moika Embankment, opposite the Palace Square
Palace Square
Palace Square , connecting Nevsky Prospekt with Palace Bridge leading to Vasilievsky Island, is the central city square of St Petersburg and of the former Russian Empire...
, home of the world-famous Hermitage Museum
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been opened to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display,...
.
The hotel is housed in a Petersburg mansion, designed by the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
engineer Basil von Witte in 1853, during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I. The classical façade of the building has been faithfully retained, while the interior has been entirely reconstructed, and decorated with antiques of the period, to provide the ultimate in hotel accommodation.
The Kempinski Hotel Moika 22 has 23 suites and 174 rooms. Like the hotel itself, suites are decorated in classical style, with fine antiques; they have been chosen in particular to evoke the grand traditions of St Petersburg, the former imperial capital of the Romanovs.
The hotel is currently managed by the Kempinski
Kempinski
Kempinski Hotels S.A. is a luxury hotel group. Kempinski Hotels, the trading name for Kempinski Hotels S.A., is an independent Swiss delisted S.A., which is involved in a number of luxury hotel and hospitality related businesses, including conference, catering and hotel supplies.Kempinski Hotels...
Group.