The main attraction in the immediate vicinity of the Holiday Inn Moscow Sokolniki is Sokolniki Park, which is only about 200m from the main entrance to the hotel. This rambling park was once royal hunting ground, first established by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, a keen falconer ("sokol" is the Russian for falcon), and then landscaped during the reign of his son, Peter the Great. In 1931, the park was reopened as Moscow's second "park of culture and leisure", designed to provide an official playground for the proletariat. Entertainments still in evidence include a rather decrepit funfair, an open-air skating rink in the winter, and a bandstand with ballroom dancing that is popular with pensioners.
Sightseeing
Holiday Inn Moscow Sokolniki Hotel
Major attractions | |
Moscow Kremlin | |
| Distance: | 6.5 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 15 – 30 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | The Kremlin is under 20 minutes from the Holiday Inn Sokolniki. From Sokolniki Metro Station, opposite the hotel, take the red Sokolnicheskaya metro line and travel seven stops south-west to Biblioteka im. Lenina, which can be exited a few steps from the main visitor entrance to the Kremlin in the Kutafya Tower. Show transit route |
Red Square | |
| Distance: | 6 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 15 – 30 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | The trip will take about 20 minutes. Take the red Sokolnicheskaya metro line from Sokolniki Metro Station, less than 100 meters from the hotel, and travel six stops south-east to Okhotny Ryad. Exit the station onto Manezhnaya Ploshchad and you will be able to see the Resurrection Gate, which leads onto the north end of Red Square, in front of you. Show transit route |
Bolshoi Theatre | |
| Distance: | 6 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 15 – 30 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | It takes about 20 minutes to reach the theatre from the Holiday Inn Sokolniki. From Sokolniki Metro Station, which is across the road from the hotel, take the red line and travel six stops south-east to Okhotny Ryad. Exit the metro via the interchange station Teatralnaya to emerge on Teatralnaya Ploshchad ("Theatre Square") a few steps from the Bolshoi. Show transit route |
