Unusual Places to Spend the Night in Moscow

Petrovsky Travel Palace

One of Moscow’s oldest hotels is in the Airport district. Construction of the Petrovsky Travel Palace began in 1776 by order of Catherine the Great and continued into the 1780s. The Empress first stayed here in 1785 when she was returning from Novgorod. Later, all future emperors, starting with Paul I, stayed in this palace. A ceremonial procession would set off along the Petrovsky Road to the Kremlin before the tsar’s coronation. From the time of Nicholas I, the palace, with the Tsar’s reception room and chambers for members of the royal family, was used as a summer residence. In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte spent the night at the Petrovsky Travel Palace as he fled a burning Moscow.

Today, visitors to Moscow can also stay at the palace, almost like royalty. The rooms in this five‑star boutique hotel are furnished with exquisite furniture, the floors are covered with carpets, and there are conference halls and a wellness centre with a swimming pool.

Address: Leningradskiy Avenue, 40с5

Merchant Bavykin’s House

This mini‑hotel is located in a historic 1840s building — Merchant Bavykin’s House. The building is a cultural heritage site. A hotel opened here in 2024. It’s not far from the embankment of the Yauza River and Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad metro station. In some hotel rooms, besides all the essentials, you’ll find a projector for watching films.

Address: Elektrozavodskaya Street, 37/4с3

Korovins House of Artists

This hotel is located in a historic mansion where the artists and brothers Sergei and Konstantin Korovin were born and lived in the 1850s–1870s. «I remember my grandfather’s beautiful house... A huge mansion with a large courtyard; behind the house was a huge garden that opened onto another street... I remember a large columned hall in the Empire style, where there were balconies and niches upstairs in which musicians would play at dinner parties», Konstantin Korovin recalled. Today, anyone can stay in the artists’ mansion. Every room has a coffee machine, and some have a film projector.

Address: Tovarischesky Lane, 24с4

Merchant Sheshkov’s House

The Russian writer Anton Chekhov lived and worked in a late 19th‑century tenement house. His apartment was visited by such famous people as Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Bunin, Konstantin Stanislavsky, and many others. Today, the building houses the Chekhoff Hotel Moscow, Curio Collection by Hilton. On the ground floor of the hotel is the Chekhoff Café&Bar, a restaurant serving signature cuisine, and the hotel’s bar has become a magnet for cocktail and wine lovers.

Address: Malaya Dmitrovka Street, 11

Filip Panteleev’s Sculpture Studio (Twelve Reasons Boutique Hotel)

This hotel is located in a 19th‑century mansion. The most famous owner of the estate was Filip Panteleev — he sold moulded decor and set up a workshop in the mansion. The two‑storey mansion is in a classical style and decorated with stucco and sculptures — the master sold stucco decor for other mansions and didn’t forget his own home. The hotel owners have tried to preserve the exquisite interiors of the workshop. In the twelve rooms, you can admire stunning ceiling stucco, columns, and stoves. Here, an old-fashioned style has been very successfully and stylishly incorporated into modern design — light rooms with white walls, brick fragments, and cream accents. On the ground floor, a mosaic of marble chips has been restored. The hotel has a bar on the second floor, which is not only for guests, as well as a cinema and a library. Also, this hotel is pet-friendly.

Address: Zemlyanoy Val Street, 56с3