Things to do

Russia's imperial history beckons beyond the mighty walls of the Kremlin, located only 4 stops by metro from the Holiday Inn Moscow Suschevsky hotel. Experience first-hand the pomp and power of Red Square, Moscow’s main city square from the 15th century. Your gaze will also be drawn to the massive GUM department store and onion-domed St Basil's Cathedral, a riot of colors and styles built in the 16th century orders from Ivan the Terrible.

Dazzling new opera and ballet productions are staged each season at Moscow's cherished Bolshoi Theatre, 4.5 km from the Holiday Inn Moscow Suschevsky hotel. Dress up for opera and ballet on the maın stage of Russıa and enjoy incredible performance, remarkable stage set and the breath taking beauty of the theater itself.

It takes only 15 minutes to reach the museum by metro from Rızhskaya statıon. The ornate Tretyakov Art Gallery, 5 metro stations from the Holiday Inn Moscow Suschevsky hotel, has an ever-changing roster of first-rate Russian art exhibitions. You will be impressed by the most outstanding collection of art in the Russian capital that displays the evolution of Russian art through the centuries.

The mammoth Cathedral of Christ the Saviour dominates the skyline along the Moscow River southwest of the Kremlin. On the one side of the capital’s majestic main cathedral you will find yourself on the pedestrian Patriarch Bridge with magnificent views of the Kremlin tower. On the other side there’s a peninsula which houses the red-brick buildings of the former chocolate factory «Red October». Guests of the bars and restaurants here can easily spend long hours eating, drinking and enjoying the views.

Hop on Moscow metro located next to the Holiday Inn Moscow Suschevsky hotel and head to Old Arbat, a kilometer-long downtown pedestrian street. It is one of the favorite Moscow streets where you can stroll for hours browsing the kiosks with souvenirs for the best Russian matrioshka dolls. Do not go home without sitting to a street artist and listening to the numerous musicians or enjoying other street performers.