Maxima Zarya Hotel, 4-9 Gostinichnaya Street, Moscow 127106, Central region, Russia
Maxima Zarya Hotel 
4-9 Gostinichnaya Street, Moscow 127106, Central region, Russia
+7 495 7887272
http://www.maximahotels.com/zarya.htm
4-9 Gostinichnaya Street, Moscow 127106, Central region, Russia
+7 495 7887272
http://www.maximahotels.com/zarya.htm
General and in-room facilities and services available at Maxima Zarya Hotel
lobby bar
restaurant
fax services
rooms for non-smokers
elevator on site
laundry/washing services
rent-a-car
phone at the reception
24-hour reception desk
garage places on site
quiet surroundings
credit/debit cards accepted
common TV room
television set in room
telephone in room
internet connection in room
heating in room
mini bar in room
en-suite/private bathroom
Some excerpts from the website of Maxima Zarya Hotel that might be useful
Maxima Hotels for leisure. Maxima Hotels manages hotels and office centers in Moscow. Maximum Comfort is our motto, so you will be welcomed with unforgettable warmth, comfort and cosy atmosphere. Maxima Hotels is glad to welcome you to Moscow, the very heart of Russia. Whatever you are here for business or for leisure, we make it our target to anticipate your needs. Everything in our hotels has been made with you in mind. We are pleased to provide our leisure solutions to your needs: Well-appointed guestrooms and suites. Lobby Bar Open 24-Hours. Satellite TV (17 channels, 7 languages). Complimentary daily press. Wi-Fi Internet Connectivity. Maxima Slavia Hotel is the brand new business hotel of Maxima Hotels chain. As you enter the property you will immediately feel that sense of kind Russian hospitality combining comfort and attentive service. Hotel is conveniently located on Yaroslavskoe shosse not far from the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (V.V.C.) and Ostankino television centre. You will see beautiful Losiny Island park out of your windows. At your service 100 absolutely new rooms decorated in modern style with warm colors. Comfortable furniture, soft carpets, double glaze and up-to date technical equipment will create a unique atmosphere of comfort and coziness. Every room is provided with flat screen TV, mini bar and telephone. Maxima Zarya hotel is one of the most famous Moscow three-star hotels. 198 guestrooms and suites rooms decorated in modern style with warm colors. Comfortable furniture, soft carpets, double glaze and up-to date technical equipment will create a unique atmosphere of comfort and coziness. Every room is provided with flat screen TV, mini bar and telephone. Maxima Zarya hotel provides guests with a choice of smoking non smoking rooms, all necessary extra services such as laundry service, mini bar, wi-fi Internet, lobby bar, restaurant and others. Maxima Irbis hotel is a unique combination of European quality and Russian hospitality. Hotel offers 96 rooms: from differently furnished Standard rooms to luxurious, perfectly designed Suites. In each room you will find all you need for comfortable staying: sufficient furniture, bathroom, TV, telephone, mini bar, air-conditioning. Increase your comfortable feeling and enjoy the cosiness of the rooms after a long day of business meetings, exhibitions, sightseeing or family visit.
Dear travellers, here you will find the most essential guides: 24 hours, Alphabet, Alcohol, Books, Electricity, Buses, Credit cards, Crime, Eating out, Floors, Holidays, Health, Local calls, Local time, Money, Photography restrictions, River, Sport events, Tickets for events, Taxi, The Moscow metro, Telephone service, Tipping, Toilets, Weights and measures, Water. We hope we have covered most of your questions regarding day to day stay in Moscow. If you have any specific requests for information, or would like to add your experience to this section, please e-mail. One of the good things about Russia is that it is never difficult to find a place to get food or drink, even in the middle of the night, whether it is a simple shop or an expensive night club. If you see the 24-sign it means this place is open around the clock! Even experienced global travellers are astonished at the number of supermarkets and kiosks open all night long. µ (ye, e) ye in yet. ¶ (zh) s in pleasure. © (sch) sh in sheet. tvyordiy znahk, hard sign. ¬ - myagkeey znahk, soft sign. Vodka is rather cheap and there are oodles of different brands with cool labels to choose from. Russki Standard, Diplomat and Lviz are pretty good, and if you want something more exotic, try Nemiroff: Ukrainian pepper vodka with honey. Russian pivo (beer) is good stuff, which is why Russians consume more beer than any other alcoholic drink. Locally brewed Nevskoe, Baltika N7 and Bochkarev are usually on tap and are the mainstay for most russians. Local designer-beer Tinkoff is also very good. No Russian celebration is complete without Sovietskoe Shampanskoe (Soviet Champagne), the national party drink. A bottle of this bubbly, which some like more than the real French stuff, will set you back only 3-5 euros. Sovietskoe Shampanskoe comes in five varieties ranging from very sweet (sladkoe) to dry (sukhoe) and very dry (brut). The largest selection of books can be found at the famous Dom Knigi, Arbat 26, open every day from 11.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m., at Biblioglobus, Miasnitskaya st. (metro Loubianka), same schedule, or at Dom Knigi Moskva, Tverskaya 8, open every day till 1.00 a.m. Both also sell antiques and music. For classic literature and dictionaries, go to the library called Progress, at Zubovskij Boulvar 25 (metro Park Koultouriy), open daily. Electricity in Russia is 220 V 50 Hz AC. Sockets are standard European-size for double round-pin plugs, the same as in France or Germany. Appliances from the US, Canada, Britain will need adaptors (it's better to buy them in your own country, as it's very hard to find them in Russia). Trains usually provide sockets for electric razors. Buses, trolley-buses, and trams. These three types of vehicles operate throughout the city, and run from 5.30 a.m. to 12.30 a.m. To ride a bus, trolley-bus, or tram you first need to purchase a coupon, which the driver punches upon entering the vehicle. Most hotels, shops, and restaurants, especially those near the city center, accept all major credit cards. Sometimes you may be asked to show your passport or identifying documents. Traveler's checks haven't yet become popular in Moscow, but you may always exchange them for cash in exchange offices, hotels, and banks. Moscow's reputation as a crime capital peopled by shady Mafia types is unfair. Undoubtedly they are present, but you won't come into contact with them unless you're very unlucky Like you would in any other city, it is best to follow these simple rules: Avoid walking through unknown and deserted streets after dark. When walking through crowded streets, big stores, or marketplaces, check your pockets regularly. If pickpockets see that you are on your guard, they'll be less likely to single you out. Never carry a lot of money with you. Most stores and restaurants downtown accept credit cards. The crowded public places (like railway stations and the Arbat, e.g.) are full of Gypsies, who may offer to tell your fortune. Most are legitimate, but some can be thieves. Be on your guard. A Russian Restaurant is not only a place to eat out, but also a place to be entertained. Usually, live bands will play from 8.00 p.m. 12.00 (noon) and people will sing and dance. Eating times are different from Western European habit: Lunch: 2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. Dinner: 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. For small dishes, you may also consider Cafes to eat out. They are usually cheaper. Prices for a meal are around 10-20$ in a cheap restaurant. Middle class and exquisite restaurants charge 2-5 times more. Bringing your own wine/drinks is not allowed. Tipping, chaiaviye in Russian meaning tea money, is expected (10-15%) for good service and added (10-15%) to the bill in some upper class restaurants. Unlike Europe, the service is usually only included in the bill if there is a large group, and this will usually be noted in the menu. Breakfast consists of cold meats, boiled eggs and bread served with Russian tea. Kasha (porridge) is a traditional breakfast dish, made from milk and oats, buckwheat or semolina. Midday and evening meals vary a lot, but may include borshch, the traditional beetroot soup served hot with sour cream, beef stroganov, bliny, aladyi and especially ikra or krasnaya ikra (black and red caviar). Local chicken kiev should not be confused with Western imitations. Tsipleonok tabaka, is a delicious chicken dish roasted on spit. Whole roast suckling pig roast goose stuffed with buckwheat, roast duck stuffed with apples and or shashlik (shish kebab) are tradional dinners served at parties and for special occasions. Other dishes are kotlyety po Pozharsky (chicken cutlets), pirozhky (fried rolls with different fillings, usually meat), prostakvasha (yoghurt), pelmeni (meat dumplings), rossolnik (hot soup of pickled vegetables) and shchi (cabbage soup). Salads (salati) are served in great variety (cucumbers, tomatoes, diced vegetables, cabbage, etc.) to almost every meal. Typical desserts: morozhenoye (ice cream, even in the coldest winter!), ponchiki (hot sugared doughnuts) and vareniki (dumplings containing fresh berries, cherries or jam). The Russian floor-numbering system is American style, which means there is no ground floor. When youre on the ground floor, youre actually on the first floor. Go up one and youre on the second, and so on. Russian Orthodox Christmas Day. Russian Orthodox New Year (work day). Defenders of the Motherland Day. International Women's Day. Day of Spring and Labour. Great Victory Day (World War II). National Reconciliation Day. Russian drivers are your biggest danger, so cross the road carefully, and dont assume cars will stop just because youre on a zebra crossing. Other dangers include dodgy electrical fittings, temperamental gas stoves, slippery ice, falling ice, uncovered manholes and cold weather. Russia has 11 time zones, and Moscow is in the same zone as St. Petersburg: UTC/GMT +3. So, when it's 12.00 (noon) in Moscow, it's 04.00 a.m. in New York, 09.00 a.m. in London, 10.00 a.m. in Berlin and 8.00 p.m. in Sydney. Daylight Saving Start - last Sunday in March. Daylight Saving End - last Sunday in October. Tokens for the public telephones are available at the Metro entrances, but it is much more convenient to use plastic phone cards (with one card you can phone 50 times, provide the duration of each call is three minutes or less). The card operated phones are available at the Metros. Using the card, you may also call other cities and towns in Russian and the CIS. The national currency is the rouble (RYB). Banknotes come in denominations of 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000, 5,000 and there are 1, 2 and 5 RYB coins. There are 100 kopecks to every rouble, and kopecks come in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 50. Officially, its illegal to pay in dollars or euros. But prices are sometimes written in Cyrillic, especially in places with a lot of foreign customers. This stands for 'uslovnaya yedinitsa', which means fixed unit. This refers to the exchange ra...
Dear travellers, here you will find the most essential guides: 24 hours, Alphabet, Alcohol, Books, Electricity, Buses, Credit cards, Crime, Eating out, Floors, Holidays, Health, Local calls, Local time, Money, Photography restrictions, River, Sport events, Tickets for events, Taxi, The Moscow metro, Telephone service, Tipping, Toilets, Weights and measures, Water. We hope we have covered most of your questions regarding day to day stay in Moscow. If you have any specific requests for information, or would like to add your experience to this section, please e-mail. One of the good things about Russia is that it is never difficult to find a place to get food or drink, even in the middle of the night, whether it is a simple shop or an expensive night club. If you see the 24-sign it means this place is open around the clock! Even experienced global travellers are astonished at the number of supermarkets and kiosks open all night long. µ (ye, e) ye in yet. ¶ (zh) s in pleasure. © (sch) sh in sheet. tvyordiy znahk, hard sign. ¬ - myagkeey znahk, soft sign. Vodka is rather cheap and there are oodles of different brands with cool labels to choose from. Russki Standard, Diplomat and Lviz are pretty good, and if you want something more exotic, try Nemiroff: Ukrainian pepper vodka with honey. Russian pivo (beer) is good stuff, which is why Russians consume more beer than any other alcoholic drink. Locally brewed Nevskoe, Baltika N7 and Bochkarev are usually on tap and are the mainstay for most russians. Local designer-beer Tinkoff is also very good. No Russian celebration is complete without Sovietskoe Shampanskoe (Soviet Champagne), the national party drink. A bottle of this bubbly, which some like more than the real French stuff, will set you back only 3-5 euros. Sovietskoe Shampanskoe comes in five varieties ranging from very sweet (sladkoe) to dry (sukhoe) and very dry (brut). The largest selection of books can be found at the famous Dom Knigi, Arbat 26, open every day from 11.00 a.m. - 8.00 p.m., at Biblioglobus, Miasnitskaya st. (metro Loubianka), same schedule, or at Dom Knigi Moskva, Tverskaya 8, open every day till 1.00 a.m. Both also sell antiques and music. For classic literature and dictionaries, go to the library called Progress, at Zubovskij Boulvar 25 (metro Park Koultouriy), open daily. Electricity in Russia is 220 V 50 Hz AC. Sockets are standard European-size for double round-pin plugs, the same as in France or Germany. Appliances from the US, Canada, Britain will need adaptors (it's better to buy them in your own country, as it's very hard to find them in Russia). Trains usually provide sockets for electric razors. Buses, trolley-buses, and trams. These three types of vehicles operate throughout the city, and run from 5.30 a.m. to 12.30 a.m. To ride a bus, trolley-bus, or tram you first need to purchase a coupon, which the driver punches upon entering the vehicle. Most hotels, shops, and restaurants, especially those near the city center, accept all major credit cards. Sometimes you may be asked to show your passport or identifying documents. Traveler's checks haven't yet become popular in Moscow, but you may always exchange them for cash in exchange offices, hotels, and banks. Moscow's reputation as a crime capital peopled by shady Mafia types is unfair. Undoubtedly they are present, but you won't come into contact with them unless you're very unlucky Like you would in any other city, it is best to follow these simple rules: Avoid walking through unknown and deserted streets after dark. When walking through crowded streets, big stores, or marketplaces, check your pockets regularly. If pickpockets see that you are on your guard, they'll be less likely to single you out. Never carry a lot of money with you. Most stores and restaurants downtown accept credit cards. The crowded public places (like railway stations and the Arbat, e.g.) are full of Gypsies, who may offer to tell your fortune. Most are legitimate, but some can be thieves. Be on your guard. A Russian Restaurant is not only a place to eat out, but also a place to be entertained. Usually, live bands will play from 8.00 p.m. 12.00 (noon) and people will sing and dance. Eating times are different from Western European habit: Lunch: 2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. Dinner: 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. For small dishes, you may also consider Cafes to eat out. They are usually cheaper. Prices for a meal are around 10-20$ in a cheap restaurant. Middle class and exquisite restaurants charge 2-5 times more. Bringing your own wine/drinks is not allowed. Tipping, chaiaviye in Russian meaning tea money, is expected (10-15%) for good service and added (10-15%) to the bill in some upper class restaurants. Unlike Europe, the service is usually only included in the bill if there is a large group, and this will usually be noted in the menu. Breakfast consists of cold meats, boiled eggs and bread served with Russian tea. Kasha (porridge) is a traditional breakfast dish, made from milk and oats, buckwheat or semolina. Midday and evening meals vary a lot, but may include borshch, the traditional beetroot soup served hot with sour cream, beef stroganov, bliny, aladyi and especially ikra or krasnaya ikra (black and red caviar). Local chicken kiev should not be confused with Western imitations. Tsipleonok tabaka, is a delicious chicken dish roasted on spit. Whole roast suckling pig roast goose stuffed with buckwheat, roast duck stuffed with apples and or shashlik (shish kebab) are tradional dinners served at parties and for special occasions. Other dishes are kotlyety po Pozharsky (chicken cutlets), pirozhky (fried rolls with different fillings, usually meat), prostakvasha (yoghurt), pelmeni (meat dumplings), rossolnik (hot soup of pickled vegetables) and shchi (cabbage soup). Salads (salati) are served in great variety (cucumbers, tomatoes, diced vegetables, cabbage, etc.) to almost every meal. Typical desserts: morozhenoye (ice cream, even in the coldest winter!), ponchiki (hot sugared doughnuts) and vareniki (dumplings containing fresh berries, cherries or jam). The Russian floor-numbering system is American style, which means there is no ground floor. When youre on the ground floor, youre actually on the first floor. Go up one and youre on the second, and so on. Russian Orthodox Christmas Day. Russian Orthodox New Year (work day). Defenders of the Motherland Day. International Women's Day. Day of Spring and Labour. Great Victory Day (World War II). National Reconciliation Day. Russian drivers are your biggest danger, so cross the road carefully, and dont assume cars will stop just because youre on a zebra crossing. Other dangers include dodgy electrical fittings, temperamental gas stoves, slippery ice, falling ice, uncovered manholes and cold weather. Russia has 11 time zones, and Moscow is in the same zone as St. Petersburg: UTC/GMT +3. So, when it's 12.00 (noon) in Moscow, it's 04.00 a.m. in New York, 09.00 a.m. in London, 10.00 a.m. in Berlin and 8.00 p.m. in Sydney. Daylight Saving Start - last Sunday in March. Daylight Saving End - last Sunday in October. Tokens for the public telephones are available at the Metro entrances, but it is much more convenient to use plastic phone cards (with one card you can phone 50 times, provide the duration of each call is three minutes or less). The card operated phones are available at the Metros. Using the card, you may also call other cities and towns in Russian and the CIS. The national currency is the rouble (RYB). Banknotes come in denominations of 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000, 5,000 and there are 1, 2 and 5 RYB coins. There are 100 kopecks to every rouble, and kopecks come in denominations of 1, 5, 10 and 50. Officially, its illegal to pay in dollars or euros. But prices are sometimes written in Cyrillic, especially in places with a lot of foreign customers. This stands for 'uslovnaya yedinitsa', which means fixed unit. This refers to the exchange ra...
