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Legendary Hard Rock Cafe Rock Shop® opened in Pulkovo Airport

New Rock Shop® - a souvenir store of the legendary global brand Hard Rock Cafe - was opened today at Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport. This is first Russian Rock Shop® located in the airport terminal.

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Grand Opening Hard Rock Cafe St Petersburg has been awarded Best New Opening 2018

Hard Rock Cafe St Petersburg was awarded “Best new opening 2018” on 30 January 2019. The award was presented during the Hard Rock International conference in Dubai - Annual General Meeting and Owners Meeting 2019.

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Nikolskie Ryady has been nominated as "Restoration of the year"

The object of cultural heritage "Nikolskie Ryady" was nominated in the "St. Petersburg and citizens of Saint Petersburg-2018" ceremony as the "Restoration of the year".

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IHG continues to expand in Russia: The first Holiday Inn Express hotel opens in St Petersburg

International hotel operator InterContinental Hotels Group has opened its first Holiday Inn Express® hotel in St Petersburg. This is the fourth Holiday Inn Express® hotel to open in Russia this year.

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Legendary Hard Rock Cafe is opened in St Petersburg

A new branch of the legendary international Hard Rock Cafe chain opened in St Petersburg on 14 June. The cafe, designed to seat 200 in a 500 square metre premises, is located in the historical city centre on 62 Sadovaya Street not far from the Mariinsky Theatre and Saint Isaac’s Cathedral. An exclusive event, the Hard Hat Tour, was held to mark the opening and people were invited to be the first guest at the cafe.

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The MEININGER Group has opened a hotel in St Petersburg

Since 28th of May the MEININGER group operates its first hotel in Russia. The MEININGER Hotel St. Petersburg Nikolsky offers a total of 158 rooms and is located in the heart of St. Petersburg in the former Nikolsky market halls on Sadovaya Street.


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The Russian Supreme Court allows conservation professionals to reimburse VAT

The Russian Supreme Court’s Chamber for Commercial Disputes issued a ruling in the case brought by Novaya Gollandiya LLC and Nikolskie Riady JSC against St. Petersburg’s Tax Inspectorate No. 7, allowing the companies, involved in conservation and restoration work, to receive VAT reimbursements.

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St. Petersburg TV: Restoration of Nikolsky Market: an 18th-century site takes on its historical appearance

Nikolsky Market on Sadovaya street is being restored. The famous 18th-century market is acquiring its traditional appearance. Until just recently, it seemed the building was not to be saved, but today its front shines in a historically accurate yellow colour. At the same time, plans to build underground parking and glass roof were abandoned.

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Nikolskiye ryady launches Holiday Inn Express model room

VIYM is excited to announce the completion of construction works on the Holiday Inn Express model room in the hotel complex Nikolskiye ryady, which is under construction at the moment. By now, the model room has been inspected by the hotel operator (InterContinental Hotels Group) and recognized as the best newly opened Holiday Inn Express model room in Russia.

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«Nikolskie Ryady» to preserve its historic colour

The restoration works of a historic Nikolskie Ryady building, situated in the heart of St. Petersburg, is in full swing. The completion of works is planned for Summer 2018 when a new multifunctional hotel complex including a three-star Holiday Inn Express hotel and a hostel operated by Meininger Hotels will be opened.

By now, a whole number of works has already been completed: the design concept of the hotel complex has been developed together with the hotel operators; architectural firm “Liteynaya Chast 91” presented the design for public spaces and the courtyard; restoration work of building’s facades has started and is well under way.

As mentioned before, the project and the new concept focus on retaining original historical features of the construction. Thus, one of the key decisions was to preserve the historic colour of the Nikolskiy Market building.

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MEININGER Hotels and VIYM announce their first partnership in Russia

MEININGER Hotels, Europe’s leading hotel group, and private equity firm VIYM, which specialises in growth capital and hospitality investments across Russia, CIS and Europe, have today announced the signing of a management agreement. The resulting project will see Germany’s MEININGER Hotels open their first ever hotel-hostel hybrid in Russia, as part of VIYM’s Nikolskiye Ryady development in Saint Petersburg.

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Restoration work to Nikolskie Ryady historic site proceeding successfully

Deputy Governor of St. Petersburg Igor Albin visited the Nikolskie Ryady historic site, currently undergoing renovation work to reinforce and restore the listed building during his tour of the city’s Admiralty district.

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NEW HIRES

Ex-head of Real Estate Development Ltd, Dmitry Vorobyov, who opened W St. Petersburg in 2011, joins Nikolskiye Ryady project as its new CEO

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