You might think that a world capital with a population of more than 10 million would have a large number of hotels, but this is not yet the case in Moscow. As Russia comes in from the cold, the city's hotel scene is expanding slowly, with on average one new major hotel opening a year. A Ritz-Carlton is under construction (scheduled to open in spring 2006) on Tverskaya ulitsa on the site of the former landmark Intourist hotel, demolished in 2002. Another icon of Moscow, the Moskva hotel featured on the label of Stolichnaya vodka—was torn down in 2003. A deluxe hotel is to rise on the same site with a replica facade of the original by 2006. More »
