Grand Hotel Kazan — a modern complex in the very heart of Kazan

In April 2014 Grand Hotel Kazan was the first hotel in Kazan that completed the Business and Conference Hotel Attestation Program of the Russian Association of Business Travel and received the business and conference hotel certificate.

According to the staff team, cooperation with the Russian Association of Business Travel has allowed the hotel to develop a new vision and to broaden its opportunities of a business and conference venue. Plans include bringing Grand Hotel Kazan to the first place among conference venues of the city, which will let it host private talks for VIP-persons, as well as the largest international conferences with the opportunity to arrange an event at several venues and hotel zones simultaneously.

Grand Hotel Kazan is an ultramodern hotel; it was officially put into operation in February 2009 and is situated in the very heart of Kazan, in pedestrian Peterburgskaya street. It is a modern 17-floor complex with extended infrastructure. Guests are offered 215 spacious rooms of various categories, 5 conference halls (including a meeting room), an exhibition area, a parking. Wi-Fi is available in public zones of the hotel.

The staff of Grand Hotel Kazan can offer you a sightseeing tour of Kazan, which is exuberant in places of interest and architectural landmarks. If necessary, guests can purchase airline and railway tickets, order a taxi or buy a ticket for any cultural or entertainment event in the capital of Tatarstan right in the hotel. Besides, Grand Hotel Kazan has a luggage room and offers concierge services and fresh flowers.

The hotel offers rooms of six categories — single and twin standard rooms, superior rooms with a panoramic view (twins and doubles), a studio and two executive suites. Rooms are equipped with all the facilities that are necessary for work and leisure — king size beds, a working desk, air conditioning, satellite TV, a mini-bar and a safe. There is a bath, a hair dryer and all the necessary bath accessories in the bathroom.

Conference facilities of Grand Hotel Kazan ensure excellent business opportunities. There is the Gabdulla Tukai congress hall with capacity of 500 persons, the Salikh Saidashev hall for 150 persons, 2 smaller congress halls (with the capacities of 70 persons each) and a meeting room for 25 persons. Besides, hotel lobby of 100 sq. metres can be used as an exhibition area, as well as for coffee breaks and standing buffets. A projector and a screen, a flipchart, stationery, professional audio equipment, computers with LCD screens are available. There are several menus of banquets, coffee breaks and official buffets. No matter what you choose, excellent service, dainty dishes and vivid impressions are guaranteed.

There is also a modern fitness centre in Grand Hotel Kazan, Grand Fitness, which is equipped with professional exercise equipment. Attending the fitness centre will let business travellers retain excellent physical form, as well as feel well and be in a good mood.

There are two restaurants and a bar in Grand Hotel Kazan. The hotel is proud of its Koltzo restaurant that will surprise its visitors with the choice of dishes offered by its chef. The restaurant serves various dishes of European cuisine and has special offers from the Russian and Tatar menu. You can have a drink and snacks in the lobby bar 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The menu of Lobster restaurant includes mostly seafood specialties, you can watch the cooking process.

And finally, Skybar is a bar on the 15th floor of Grand Hotel Kazan on the open terrace. The interior of the bar is mostly bright red. SKYbar is not only a place to enjoy, but also an ideal venue for taking business decisions in an informal atmosphere, during a coffee break after a long conference or a standing dinner.

The hotel has the only helicopter landing site in the city, where the unique sightseeing tour of the city starts from. (www.grandhotelkazan.ru)

Business and Conference Hotel Attestation Program of the Russian Association of Business Travel is a voluntary proof of the fact that the hotel meets business travellers` demands. The program standard includes 345 criteria of a «business hotel» category and additional 55 criteria to certify a business and conference hotel (as the result of the inspection either of two categories, and not stars, is assigned to the hotel — a business or a conference hotel). In order to receive the Certificate, the hotel should get not less than 75% of reference points. ABT Certificate is a great opportunity to make a name in the business travel market.