Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow
by the TopOfHotel team
Radisson Royal Moscow is a working 1957 Stalinist landmark — a Seven Sisters tower with a Soviet-grand lobby, river views and a 5-min walk to Arbat. Score 8.6/10.
Radisson Royal Moscow is a working 1957 Stalinist landmark — a Seven Sisters tower with a Soviet-grand lobby, river views and a 5-min walk to Arbat. Score 8.6/10.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Most rooms have been brought up to date, but they keep the Soviet Art Deco bones — high ceilings, gold-framed windows and classic detailing you won't find in a new-build. The high-floor River View rooms are the ones to ask for: they look out over the Moskva River and Novoarbatsky Bridge with the Moscow skyline behind. Guests keep coming back to the same line — that staying here feels like you're actually inside a piece of history.
Food and amenities
There's a generous indoor pool, a fitness centre and a full spa. On the food side, the Ukrainian Terrace serves traditional Ukrainian and Russian dishes in a nice room, and the riverside Veranda opens in summer. Don't skip the lobby — it's decked out in full Soviet-grand style and has become one of the most popular photo spots in the city.
Location and getting there
The hotel sits on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, right on the Moskva River, and it's a 5-7 minute walk to the eastern end of Old Arbat Street — the closest start point of any hotel here. Kievskaya metro station is about 700 m away and plugs you into both the circle and radial lines. Red Square is roughly 2.5 km out.
Things to know before booking
This is a 1957 building, and while most rooms are refreshed, a few are still waiting their turn — worth asking to see room photos before you book. It's also a very large hotel, so the service runs less personal than the smaller 5-stars on this list. And the rooms worth having are the high-floor riverside ones, so the cheapest rate won't always come with the skyline.
Our take
At around $270 a night this is the cheapest 5-star here, and what you're really buying is the address and the building: a 206-metre Stalinist tower on the river, a 5-minute walk from Old Arbat. It scores 8.6/10. If you'd take history and location over the last word in polish, it's an easy call.
Score Breakdown
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- Closest to Old Arbat Street of any hotel on the list — about a 5-minute walk to the eastern end of the street.
- Set inside a 1957 Stalinist tower, one of Moscow's Seven Sisters at 206 m tall, for an atmosphere you won't find at a modern hotel. There's an indoor pool too.
- River View rooms on the high floors look out over the Moskva and the Moscow skyline.
- From around $270 a night, it's the cheapest 5-star on this list.
- Full set of facilities — spa, fitness centre and an indoor pool.
- The building dates to 1957, and some rooms still feel like they're waiting their turn for a refurbishment.
- It's a very large hotel, so the service can feel less personal than the smaller 5-stars on this list.
- Riverside high-floor rooms are the ones worth having for the view, so the cheapest rates won't always get you the skyline.
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Insider Tips
- Ask for a high floor — the higher you go, the wider the Moscow view, in a 206 m tower.
- The ground-floor lobby is full-on Soviet grandeur and one of the most photographed spots in the hotel.
- Walk out the door and you're at Old Arbat Street in about 5 minutes — the closest start point on this list.