The moon over Baikal glittered in different way, like you are looking at sable fur
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Hilton
Famous as a place of exile in Tsarist and Soviet times, it could now gets its first international class hotel.
The celebrity emerged with a new fur coat, saying: 'My friends said I was mad when they learned I was going to Siberia'.
The celebrity emerged with a new fur coat, saying: 'My friends said I was mad when they learned I was going to Siberia'.
A great new addition to the Novosibirsk hotel scene, especially for business travellers, as well as for tourists doing the Trans-Siberian in style, who fancy being pampered on a four star stopover.
The level of comfort is world standard and should ensure Western visitors thoroughly enjoy their Siberian exile!
Located in a quiet corner of the city centre, the hotel offers a good a la carte restaurant, called ‘Paris’, a bar and 24 hour room service.
Novosibirsk is Russia's third city after Moscow and St Petersburg, and the largest in Siberia with a population of 1.47 million. An educational, scientific, cultural and entertainment centre, it also has significant industry.
Hotel choice and standards in Novosibirsk are dramatically improving for business and budget travellers alike. The Doubletree by Hilton, opened in 2011, a pioneering new-build Western chain hotel in Siberia, offers all you would expect, with fabulous top floor gym, pool, and sauna facilities.
Hugely improved is the Azimut Hotel Sibir and the River Park Hotel, close to a remarkable winter ice park. If you prefer the more intimate atmosphere of a boutique hotel, try either the Garden Apple Hotel or the Boutique Hotel Nord Castle.
Whether you're here for work, or a quick respite from crossing Siberia by train, Novosibirsk has a wide selection of places to stay, eat, drink and relax.
American chains Hilton and Marriott among the venues that turned away exiled former billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky's political movement.
Rouble exchange rate means there is no better time for foreigners to visit Russia and stay in comfort at bargain prices.
Kate Balkitskaya enjoys Black Russian cocktails in Siberian 'capital' Novosibirsk.
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