The Sretenskaya Hotel enjoys a superb location in Moscow’s historic center. The immediate area surrounding the hotel dates predominately ffrom the 18th and 19th centuries, and includes several interesting religious buildings. The hotel is just 150 meters north of the Boulevard Ring, a series of leafy boulevards that marks the historic borders of the city.
The biggest visitor attraction in the neighborhood is the Nikulin Circus on Tsvetnoy Bulvar, the most famous circus in Moscow. This circus was opened in 1880 and for much of the 20th century it served as the only circus in Moscow. Awarded the Order of Lenin in 1939, this circus has featured many prominent performers, including the great clown and comic actor Yury Nikulin, and remains the most popular circus in the city.
At either end of Ulitsa Sretenka stand two historic churches. Opposite Sukharevskaya Metro Station to the north of the hotel is the Church of the Trinity, a late 17th-century church that was once the regimental church for a regiment of streltsy guardsmen. Dating from the same era, but architecturally very different, is the Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki, a typical example of the Moscow style known as Naryshkin Baroque. A more famous example of the style can be fournd a short distance east along the Boulevard Ring - the lovely Church of the Archangel Gabriel. The church, also referred to as the Menshikov Tower, was originally built in 1657 and was once the highest building in Moscow, but had to be rebuilt multiple times throughout history due to damage and destruction. The current church structure was completed in 1863.
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| Distance: | 2.5 km |
| Taxi: | It is a 10-15 drive to the Kremlin from the Sretenskaya Hotel. Show driving route |
| Public transport: | Allow 20 minutes to reach the Kremlin by public transport. From Sukharevskaya Metro Station, five minutes' walk from the Sretenskaya, travel south on the orange line one stop to Turgenenvskaya. Change here to the red line and continue south for three stops to Biblioteka im. Lenina. Exit the metro directly opposite the Kremlin visitor entrance. Show transit route |
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| Distance: | 2.2 km |
| On Foot: | The walk to Red Square takes a little under 30 minutes. Head south on Sretenskaya Ulitsa, walk across Rozhdestvenskiy Bulvar, and proceed ahead after the street changes into Ulitsa Lubyanka. Take a right at Teatralniy Proezd, pass the Bolshoi Theatre, and turn left to cross Manezhnaya Ploshchad onto Red Square. Show walking route |
| Taxi: | Allow 10-15 minutes if traveling by taxi in light traffic. Show driving route |
| Public transport: | It takes under 20 minutes to reach Red Square by metro. Travel from Sukharevskaya Metro Station (350 meters from the Sretenskaya Hotel) one stop south to Chistye Prudy, then change to the red line. Continue for another two stops, exiting at Okhotny Ryad, which is a couple of minutes' walk from Red Square. Show transit route |
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| Distance: | 1.6 kilometers |
| On Foot: | Guests of the Sretenskaya Hotel can easily walk to the theatre, which takes just 20 minutes. Take a right onto Sretenskaya Ultisa out of the hotel. The street will turn into Ulitsa Lubyanka, and continue ahead until reaching Teatralniy Proezd. Take a right here, and this will bring you directly to Theatre Square, where the Bolshoi Theatre is located. Show walking route |
| Taxi: | When taking a taxi to the theatre, you will need just 5-10 minutes. Show driving route |
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