Industry | Hospitality |
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Founded | 2004 [2] |
Founder | Alexander Klyachin |
Headquarters | 18/1, Olympiyskiy avenue, Moscow, Russia, 129110 (mailing address) |
Number of locations | 39 hotels [3] |
Area served | Europe, Asia-Pacific |
Key people | Walter Neumann, Director |
Products | Hotels |
Services | Hotel management |
Revenue | ₽3.5 billion (2012) [4] |
180,000,000 Russian ruble (2020) | |
Number of employees | more than 2000 |
Website | azimuthotels |
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Azimut Hotels is a privately held Russian company that manages an international hotel chain. [5] By mid-2021,it operated 40 hotels in Russia and Europe. [6] According to Hotels Magazine,in 2015 the company was among the largest hotel networks worldwide. From 2008 to 2013 the company engaged in several significant acquisitions,partnerships and hotel purchases that significantly increased their overall number of properties.
The hotels are located in Russia,Germany,Austria,and Israel. Some of them are of private ownership,and some are based on a management contract or long-term lease contracts. The company was established in 2004 by Alexander Klyachin. [7] In 2015,the hotel chain consisted of 24 hotels of the category 3 and 4 stars;the total number of Azimut rooms is about 8 thousand. [4]
The hotel chain was rated in 2015 as amongst the largest hotel networks worldwide,according to Hotels Magazine. [8] As of 2018,the hotel chain counted 29 properties across three countries. [3]
In 2004,Alexander Klyachin acquired his first hotels in Samara, [5] Kostroma and Ufa. [9] In 2005,the hotel chain expanded with hotels in Saint Petersburg, [10] Vladivostok,Astrakhan and Murmansk. [11]
In 2007,the company had become one of the largest hotel chains in Russia:its turnover amounted to 54 million US dollars with an annual growth rate of 30%. [12]
In 2008,the hotels in Germany and Austria were acquired and control over the assets was transferred through management contracts and franchise agreements (for a period of 20–25 years).[ clarification needed ] [13] [14] The European office was located in Berlin. [15]
In 2010,the hotel chain acquired hotels in Novosibirsk, [16] and took over the management contract Voronezh. [17]
In 2011,the hotel chain acquired a hotel in Nizhny Novgorod. [18] As at the end of 2012,the company's revenue amounted to 3.5 billion rubles. [4]
Since 2013,the company has controlled the largest hotel complex in Sochi. The Azimut Hotel Sochi was opened in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. [20] [21]
At the end of 2013,the hotel chain also acquired the 487 room Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel,which was renamed from the "Olympic Penta". [22]
In April 2015,the Vienna Delta Hotel joined Azimut Hotels chain. [23]
In May 2015,Azimut Hotel Vladivostok,the biggest investment project in the Russians Far East in 2014-2015 and the first SMART hotel in the region,opened after renovation. With 378 modern rooms,it is also the largest hotel in the area. Investment in this project exceeded €20 million. [24]
In 2015,Azimut Hotels started cooperation with the countries of Asia-Pacific region. The first step was a Service Voluntary Certification Program China Friendly,Chinese : 友 好 中 国 .
The Moscow Hotel 'Belgrad' was bought by the Azimut Hotel chain in 2014. [25] The hotel was closed for renovation in 2016. The hotel was projected in 2016 to be reopened as Azimut Moscow Smolenskaya Hotel. [26]
No. | Name of the hotel | City,Country | Room stock | Former name | Year of construction |
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1 | Azimut Moscow Tulskaya Hotel 3* | Moscow,Russia | 144 | former bureau of Danilovskaya manufactory [ ru ] [27] | 1867 |
2 | Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel 4* | Moscow,Russia | 496 | Olympic Penta,Olympic Penta Renaissance | 1991 |
3 | Azimut Hotel Saint-Petersburg 3* | Saint Petersburg,Russia | 581 [28] | Sovetskaya Hotel | 1967 |
4 | Azimut Hotel Sochi 3* [29] | Sochi,Russia | 2880 | — | 2013 |
5 | Azimut Hotel Astrakhan | Astrakhan,Russia | 242 | Lotos Hotel | 1971 |
6 | Azimut Hotel Vladivostok 4* | Vladivostok,Russia | 378 | Vladivostok Hotel | |
7 | Azimut Hotel Voronezh 3* | Voronezh,Russia | 308 | Brno Hotel | 1984 |
8 | Azimut Hotel Kostroma 3* | Kostroma,Russia | 90 | Intourist Kostroma Hotel [30] | 1991 |
9 | Azimut Hotel Murmansk 4* [31] [32] | Murmansk,Russia | 186 | Arktika Hotel | 1984 |
10 | Azimut Hotel Nizhny Novgorod 3* | Nizhny Novgorod,Russia | 157 | Nizhegorodskaya Hotel [33] | 1965 |
11 | Azimut Hotel Samara 3* | Samara,Russia | 96 | National Hotel [34] | 1906 |
12 | Azimut Hotel Siberia 3* | Novosibirsk,Russia | 259 | Intourist Siberia Hotel [35] | 1991 |
13 | Azimut Hotel Ufa 3* | Ufa,Russia | 204 | Rossiya Hotel [36] | 1967 |
14 | A Hotel Fontanka 3* | Saint Petersburg,Russia | 456 | former part of Sovetskaya Hotel | 1967 |
15 | A Hotel Amur Bay 3* | Vladivostok,Russia | 203 | former part of Vladivostok Hotel | |
16 | Azimut Hotel Berlin Kurfurstendamm 3* [37] | Berlin,Germany | 133 | Hotel Belmondo Berlin (Austrian Hotel Company); Hardenberg;Frühling am Zoo | 1920-е |
17 | Azimut Hotel Berlin City South 3* [38] | Berlin,Germany | 156 | Best Western Eurohotel Berlin (Schönefeld) Airport; Sorat | 1994 |
18 | Azimut Hotel Dresden 3* [39] | Dresden,Germany | 64 | Hotel Belmondo Dresden; Coventry-Hotel | 1992,Altbau [ de ] 1895 |
19 | Azimut Hotel Cologne City Center 3* [40] | Cologne,Germany | 190 | Belmondo | 2008,Altbau [ de ] 1925 [41] |
20 | Azimut Hotel Munich City East 3* [42] [43] | Munich,Germany | 167 | — | 2008 |
21 | Azimut Hotel Erding 3* [39] | Erding,Germany | 55 | Euro Suites Hotel | 1995 |
22 | Azimut Hotel Nuremberg 3* [44] | Nuremberg,Germany | 118 | Azimut Eurohotel &Suites | 1991 |
23 | Azimut Vienna Delta Hotel 4* [45] | Austria,Vienna | 180 | Delta Hotel Vienna | 2006 |
24 | Euro Hotel Vienna Airport 3* [45] | Austria,Vienna | 114 | Euro Hotel;Marco-Polo Hotel; Airport Hotel Vienna | 1992 |
In Russia,the business model of Azimut Hotels is based on the reconstruction and modernization of hotels built during the Soviet period. For example,it renovated the hotel National in Samara,which was renamed Azimut Hotel Samara since 2006 and is on renovation since 2014. There has been also the modernization of hotels in Ufa,Kostroma,St. Petersburg,Vladivostok and other Russian cities. [47]
Azimut Hotels developed SMART concept for the hotel rooms. The main idea of the concept is combination of a minimal design in the classic German school of thought,multifunctional furniture and ergonomics. [21] The color scheme of the SMART spaces includes berry tones with darker wood floors and warm eclectic lighting. [50]
The company joined China Friendly to create a comfortable environment for Chinese tourists. Special conditions for travellers from China include Chinese-speaking staff,Chinese breakfast,information materials and website in Chinese. The first hotels to join the program were Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel and Azimut Hotel Vladivostok. [51]
The main shareholder and chairman of the board of directors is Alexander Klyachin. [53] He also has owned since August 2012 the Hotel Metropol Moscow [54] [55] and development company KR Properties. [56]
Since November 2013,the company is headed by Walter Neumann [21] who previously worked for Rocco Forte Hotels as a Director of the St. Petersburg hotels Astoria and Angleterre. [57]
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