Marriott opens hotel in St. Petersburg

One of the leaders of the world hotel market - the company Marriott - opens its second hotel in St. Petersburg. The hotel was named Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg Vasilievsky. Official opening ceremony of the hotel was set on December 18.

Hotel Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg Vasilievsky is owned by Baltic Construction Company - 65 (BCC - 65). The total area of the hotel - 16 thousand square meters. The number of rooms - 214. Construction of Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg Vasilievsky took 7 years. The contract between the company BCC - 65 and Marriott group was signed for 20 years.

Hotel Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg Vasilievsky is situated on the second line of the famous Vasilyevsky Island. There are the famous sights of St. Petersburg in the immediate vicinity of the hotel: Mariinsky Theater, the Hermitage, Russian museum. The hotel rooms meet the latest requirement of comfort in hotels of this type. Besides high-grade design, clients can count on TV panels, high-speed Internet access, mini-refrigerator and coffee maker. There is also <<Pierrot>> restaurant in the hotels with Russian and French cuisine.

Looking back, Marriot chain already has one hotel in St. Petersburg. Five star Renaissance St. Petersburg hotel is located in the heart of «North Venice», on the Pochtamtskaja street In addition, the company plans to open a third hotel under the brand Courtyard by Marriott. The new hotel will be located 10 minutes from the Mariinsky Theater, at Griboyedov canal embankment.

The opening of a new Marriott hotel has demonstrated the important role of St. Petersburg in today's hotel business. St. Petersburg is considered to be one of the world's tourist capitals. Therefore the presence of foreign hotel chains has become an ordinary thing here. French Accor, the Italian hotel chain Domina, the Spanish Hesperia Hotels and Norwegian Reval have already opened their hotels in St. Petersburg.

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