Watching & Listening

30. Watch the video “Moscow out: three-star hotels” and complete the table.

Name	Location	Facilities	Room rates
Red Zarya
Kitai Gorod
Katerina Park
Pokrov Dvor
The Maxima Irbis
Aminevskaya
Kamergersky
Hotel 45

31. Complete the descriptions of three-star hotels with suitable words and word combinations from the box. Red Zarya

furnishings views	private parking spacious	an airport transfer service
		design

Hotel Red Zarya is a ¹⁾ ______ hotel in the center of Moscow overlooking the Moskva River. It offers rooms with modern ²⁾ ______ and LCD TV with satellite channels. The ³⁾_______ rooms of the Red Zarya are equipped with internet access, heating and refrigerator. They offer Moscow river ⁴⁾ ______ and some look over the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Situated in a lively area, the hotel is 300 meters from the metro station Kropotkinskaya and 400 meters away from the Kremlin. The Tretyakov Gallery is less than a 5-minute drive away. The Red Zarya hotel offers ⁵⁾ ______ on site and ⁶⁾ _______ is available upon request.

Kitai Gorod Hotel

a. private bathroom b. features c. sights d. a 24-hour reception e. location

Just 100 metres from Kitay-Gorod Metro Station and the Church of All Saints, Kitai Gorod Hotel offers a central ¹⁾ ______ in Moscow. It ²⁾ _____ free Wi-Fi and rooms with flat-screen TV. Each of the Kitay-Gorod Hotel’s classically furnished rooms features a work desk and ³⁾ ______ with shower. The hotel offers ⁴⁾ _______.There are several shops, restaurants and bars close to the Kitay-Gorod. Moscow’s ⁵⁾ _____ such as the Kremlin and Red Square are just a 10-minute walk away. Guests can also visit Lubyanka Square or the Moscow History Museum, both within an 8-minute walk of Hotel Kitay-Gorod.

The Katerina Park Hotel

a. cuisine	well-appointed	meeting spaces
business travellers	complimentary	reasonably priced
a fully-equipped fitness center

Stylish, well-equipped, and ¹⁾ ______, the Katerina Park Hotel is a modern business hotel, ideally located in the south of Moscow, just five minutes’ walk from the metro station Prazhskaya and twenty five minutes by metro from Red Square and the Kremlin. The hotel offers 244 spacious, ²⁾ ______ and beautifully designed rooms, all with air-conditioning and ³⁾ ______ Wi-Fi Internet access, as well as a wide range of facilities for ⁴⁾ ______, including three smart modern ⁵⁾ _______. The hotel is in the first network of non-smoking Katerina Hotels. The hotel has ⁶⁾ _______, two saunas (Finnish and Turkish), a Jacuzzi with hydro massage and a room for relaxation. The restaurant Katerina Park Moscow will offer you dishes of European, Scandinavian and Russian ⁷⁾ ______. Also, the hotel has a non-stop lobby bar with a large selection of cocktails and drinks.

Pokrov Dvor Hotel

to explore	ironing facilities	recreational opportunities
amenities	service-minded staff	starting point

Located in Basmanny, Pokrov Dvor Hotel is a perfect ¹⁾ ______ from which ²⁾ ______ Moscow. The hotel offers a high standard of service and ³⁾ ______ to suit the individual needs of all travelers. ⁴⁾ ______ will welcome and guide you at the Pokrov Dvor Hotel. Designed and decorated to make guests feel right at home, each room comes with separate shower and tub, television LCD/plasma screen, ⁵⁾ _______, in-house movies, hairdryer. The hotel offers various ⁶⁾ ________. No matter what your reasons are for visiting Moscow, Pokrov Dvor Hotel will make you feel instantly at home.