Ararat Park Hyatt

Ararat Park Hyatt Review

One of the most luxurious of Moscow's hotels combines the traditional and modern. You enter through gigantic stone pillars into a sparkling (occasionally gaudy) interior with glass-and-steel elevators and a dark-wood reception area. Rooms are light and spacious, with elegant beige-fabric furniture, glass tables, and powerful showers in the bathrooms. Café Ararat ($$$), a replica of the landmark café of the same name that stood on this site in the 1940s, serves Armenian cuisine and has design elements based on ancient Armenian culture. The hotel is a short walk from the Bolshoi Theater and the Kremlin. Pros: central location; great city view from rooftop café; plush linens; free fruit in rooms every day. Con: restaurants are overpriced.