Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya

Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya is a hotel in the western part of Vasilievsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is a commercial hotel property associated with the Park Inn by Radisson brand, rather than a standalone global hotel company. The hotel opened in 1979 and became part of Rezidor Hotel Group in 2007, when it adopted the Park Inn by Radisson Pribaltiyskaya name. The supplied Russian-language account describes it as a four-star hotel and gives a capacity of 1,184 rooms, including suites and two-storey apartments, alongside substantial meeting and event facilities. The hotel was conceived as part of Leningrad’s maritime-facing development and was designed with sea views, restaurants, banquet spaces, a business centre and conference facilities. The building was constructed in 1976–1978 by Swedish construction company Skanska, with architectural work led by Sergei Evdokimov and later developed by Nikolai Baranov and colleagues. The hotel’s opening followed in 1979. Its location and scale made it a prominent feature of the western Vasilievsky Island waterfront for many years. The property’s brand and operating arrangements changed over time. The supplied source says it belonged to Rezidor from 2007 and was managed by Norwegian company Wenaas Hotel Russia AS until 2023. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Wenaas reportedly sold all of the charter capital of a portfolio of ten hotels in four Russian cities to Cosmos OG, a subsidiary of Cosmos Hotel Group, which is controlled by publicly traded AFK Sistema. The source excerpt does not give the exact transaction date or establish further current legal details. The hotel is also identified in the supplied source under the later name Cosmos Saint-Petersburg Pribaltiyskaya Hotel. The Radisson booking page supplied for this dossier continues to identify the property through its Park Inn-branded URL.

The hotel building was constructed in 1976–1978 by Swedish company Skanska for the maritime-facing development of Leningrad, in the run-up to the 1980 Olympics. The project was designed by a team including Sergei Evdokimov, Nikolai Baranov and Valentina Kovaleva, with engineer P. Panfilov. The source credits Evdokimov with the initial overall plan and says Baranov later developed aspects of the design. The building included features described as unusual for Soviet hotels at the time, such as air conditioning in guest rooms, predominantly double rooms, a garage in the basement, a gym and a bowling alley. The hotel opened in 1979. Its location on the western side of Vasilievsky Island and its large scale made the hotel a major component of the city’s seafront silhouette. The original design sought to orient rooms and public spaces toward the sea and included separate restaurant and multifunctional spaces on the waterfront side. The supplied account also describes restaurants and banquet halls, a winter garden, bars and buffet facilities. The hotel later developed a business and events role: it entered an international computer reservation system in 1996, joined the International Congress and Convention Association in 1998, and installed the Fidelio Front Office hotel-management system in 2000. A water park, Waterville, was added beside the hotel on 25 April 2006. It ceased operating on 23 December 2016, and the source says its building was vacant as of 2025. In 2007, the hotel became part of Rezidor Hotel Group and took the Park Inn by Radisson Pribaltiyskaya name. The supplied source states that it was managed by Norway-based Wenaas Hotel Russia AS until 2023. Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Wenaas reportedly sold the full charter capital of ten hotels in four Russian cities to Cosmos OG, a subsidiary of Cosmos Hotel Group, controlled by AFK Sistema. The excerpt does not specify the transaction date or give further details on the hotel’s subsequent contractual brand or management arrangements. It identifies the hotel by the later name Cosmos Saint-Petersburg Pribaltiyskaya Hotel.

• 2023

  Reported end of Wenaas management

• 2016

  Waterville ceased operating

• 2007

  Joined Rezidor and adopted Park Inn branding

• 2006

  Waterville water park opened

• 2000

  Installed Fidelio Front Office

• 1998

  Joined ICCA

• 1996

  Joined an international reservation system

• 1979

  Hotel opened

• 1976

  Construction began

A large, four-star city hotel positioned for accommodation, conferences and events in Saint Petersburg; historically operated under the Park Inn by Radisson brand.

• Hotel accommodation

  The source describes a four-star property with 1,184 rooms, including suites and two-storey apartments.

• Conference and event facilities

  The hotel has a conference hall with a stated capacity of 1,500 people, meeting rooms and a business centre.

• Restaurant and banquet facilities

  The source describes restaurants and banquet halls, as well as bars and buffet facilities.

• Reported sale to Cosmos OGOther

1. 1Park Inn Pribaltiyskayawikidata.org
2. 2Прибалтийская (гостиница)ru.wikipedia.org
3. 3Park Inn Congress St. Petersburg Pribaltiyskayaradissonhotels.com