For the King of Saudi Arabia.

During the visit, the delegation of the King of Saudi Arabia will live near the Red Square. Already today to rent a room in the "National", Four Seasons or St. Regis will not work: in one of the hotels, journalists were told about the full load, which, according to employees, happens extremely rarely. Reservations will reopen after October 8th.
Some hotels had to cancel planned weddings and banquets; the main task now is to strengthen security: you can get into the building only after presenting a guest card.

Sergei Kolesnikov, vice president of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers, told Kommersant FM that this is a normal practice:
“These events do not take place spontaneously, regardless of who comes: Saudi Arabia, the United States, the President of the Russian Federation or high-ranking officials. The representative of the special services selects not just a hotel, but specific rooms, this happens in a week or two. After the advance group, special regime events are held the day before arrival: the room is checked again so that there are no misunderstandings.

The organizers of the visit paid special attention to the convenience of the guests. The king of Saudi Arabia is known for his whimsicality: on his March trip to Indonesia, he took about 500 tons of luggage, two Mercedes-Benz S600 cars and even two electric elevators; apparently, the Saudis did not come to Moscow lightly either. Especially for the delegation, the hotels change the furnishings of the rooms: the usual European furniture is sent to the warehouse, and in return they spread carpets brought from Riyadh; in addition, pork dishes will be excluded from the menu of hotels.

This is far from all that hotels can do for the sake of customers, said Kirill Ryabkov, Marketing Director of Quintessentially Russia concierge club:
“I worked at the Hyatt hotel where Madonna lived, and we made a separate room where she did yoga. The room had to be connected to her presidential suite, it was a must. One Australian pop star demanded that there must be a certain scent of lilies where she passes.

The delegation of Salman Al Saud has a thousand people, and apparently they were lucky with the accommodation. Although it happened that wealthy guests bought the best rooms from the guests - Yunis Teymurkhanly, the owner of the Helvetia Hotel in St. Petersburg, told Kommersant FM about this case:
“The delegation, it seems, from the Emirates, was satisfied only with the presidential number: it was sold to someone from Russian oligarchs, and representatives of the Arab sheikh approached the Russian with a request to give up this number. He categorically refused, bidding began, and in the end, when it had already reached astronomical figures, the oligarch’s wife could not stand it, saying: “You don’t want it, but I want it, I’ll buy goods in France for this difference.”

Prices in best rooms Four Seasons with an area of ​​500 sq. m. start from 1 million rubles. per day., but for the delegation this is not a problem: moreover, according to some reports, the Saudi prince Al-Walid, the king's nephew, owns a share of this hotel chain.

Interlocutors of Kommersant FM say that special conditions, in which the king of Saudi Arabia will live, cannot be called a whim: it is, according to experts hotel business, a guarantee of their complete safety.

Trouble began on arrival. King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who arrived in Moscow on a state visit, when getting off the plane at the capital's Vnukovo airport, discovered a breakdown of his escalator ladder.

The golden ladder escalator has recently accompanied the Saudi monarch during his official visits. So, on March 1, 2017, Indonesian observers paid special attention to this detail. They noted 1000 escorts in the retinue of the king, and the weight of his luggage was estimated at 500 tons. Two weeks later, reporting on the luxurious trip of the Saudi king to Japan, the RT television channel noted that the visit of the monarch was served by two golden escalators, 10 planes, 500 limousines. 1,200 luxurious hotel rooms were then prepared to accommodate the royal retinue in Japan.

MOSCOW, October 3 - RIA Novosti. During the visit of the King of Saudi Arabia to Moscow, his retinue will occupy all the free rooms of five-star hotels around the Kremlin and Red Square, including one of the hotels - completely, representatives of the hotels told RIA Novosti.

According to a source close to the organizers of the visit, in many rooms the furnishings will be changed to more familiar to guests, in an oriental style. Moreover, for several high-ranking members of the delegation, their favorite carpets will be brought specially from Saudi Arabia.

Already now in the area of ​​Manezhnaya Square, Lubyanka and Kuznetsky Most there are no free places in five-star hotels. RIA correspondent visited several hotels, including Four Seasons, St. Regis, "National" - those in which the delegation from Saudi Arabia will stay. "Most early booking available from October 6," RIA Novosti was told at the reception of one of the hotels.

In total, the Saudi delegation will number about a thousand people, a source told RIA Novosti. Most of the delegation will be settled in hotels in close proximity to the Kremlin.

One of these hotels, with about 200 rooms, will be fully occupied.

Already now, on the dates of the visit of the king, it is impossible to rent a room at the hotel for any money. The reservation department of RIA Novosti explained that the situation of a complete lack of rooms rarely develops, and it is associated with the "arrival of large groups." Now all the rooms are sold out until October 8, the reservation department offered to check in at a later date.

The cost of a double room in a hotel starts from 41 thousand rubles per night. A room with a view of Manezhnaya Square costs 59 thousand, with a view of the Kremlin and Alexander Garden - 137 thousand. The most expensive and spacious rooms (with an area of ​​about 500 square meters) cost about a million rubles per day (the price depends on the season and hotel occupancy). They are considered the most expensive hotel rooms in Russia.

"The hotel was completely filmed by the king's entourage," one of the hotel's representatives told RIA Novosti. The hotel management had to cancel several events for these days - private banquets and weddings were planned at the hotel. In addition, pork dishes were excluded from the hotel menu.

Now at the entrance to the hotel and around it, security has been strengthened, they are allowed into the hotel only upon presentation of a guest card.

In addition, a source close to the organizers of the visit said that in some rooms the stop will be changed from European to Eastern, and the Saudi delegation is also carrying its own carpets and furniture.

Michal Schmetz, general manager of one of the hotels in the Asian region, told RIA Novosti that replacing furniture in rooms or even plumbing is a common practice for wealthy guests, especially from the Middle East. "They are more comfortable with carpets and low trestle beds. If necessary, we change the furniture at our own expense. Old furniture is sent to the warehouse, and instead of it we put new furniture in oriental style. After the departure of distinguished guests, of course, no one throws away the oriental furniture - it is also sent to the warehouse before the arrival of new guests," Schmets said.

Also, posters appeared in Moscow with a greeting from the "Russian-Saudi Investment Fund" addressed to "the custodian of two Islamic shrines, His Majesty the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud." The poster is made in Russian and Arabic and is decorated with a portrait of the king.

Earlier, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that the visit of King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Moscow would take place on October 5. A RIA Novosti source reported that the king would visit Moscow on October 4-7. According to him, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and a package of documents is being prepared for signing.

Before the meeting between the President of the Russian Federation and the King of Saudi Arabia, the Russian-Saudi Investment Forum will be held on October 5, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), told reporters. In addition, the week of Saudi culture is held in Moscow all week long.

According to press reports, on the eve of the king's visit to Indonesia in March this year, 459 tons of various equipment were delivered to Jakarta from Saudi Arabia, including two Mercedes S600s and two electric elevators. Saudi delegation consisted of 800 people, including 10 ministers and 25 princes. 27 flights were made to deliver people and cargo to Jakarta.

The retinue of the king of Saudi Arabia during his visit to Moscow will occupy all the free rooms of five-star hotels around the Kremlin and Red Square, including one of the hotels - completely. This was reported by Business FM on October 4.

The visit of the royal person will last from 4 to 7 October. Already now in the area of ​​Manezhnaya Square, Lubyanka and Kuznetsky Most there are no free rooms in five-star hotels such as Four Seasons, St. Regis and National - those in which the delegation from Saudi Arabia will stay. In total, the Saudi mission will number about a thousand people. And for the king himself, all the rooms of the Ritz Carlton hotel were purchased until October 7th.

For the first time, two additional questions were included in the survey of metropolitan travel agencies organized by BANKO following the results of the summer season, the answers to which made it possible to find out retail preferences in the field of MICE tourism and work with VIP clients.

According to the site Yunis Teymurkhanly, owner and general director of the Helvetia hotel in St. Petersburg, such measures are dictated by the requirements of protocols for the placement of persons of this level. “As a rule, figures of this magnitude stay at official residences on the territory of the visited states, where maximum security can be ensured. But the final choice of accommodation facility is determined by the protocol of the two countries. The monarch's delegation may have its own security and transport considerations. In addition, the dining options at the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton exceed those of a government residence that is typically provided to guests of this caliber. The king will probably invite politicians and journalists to his place. In this case, his own chefs can provide food not only for a large delegation, but also for guests,” the expert said.

On October 4, an unusually high density of traffic police officers could already be observed on the roads of Moscow, which is likely due to increased security measures. According to Vadim Prasov, vice-president of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of Russia, there will certainly be traffic problems in the center, but Moscow, as a capital city, is used to this. “The delegation is really large, and none of the status guests wants to live in “three rubles”. Hoteliers, of course, will not have any objections,” commented the expert.

On Booking.com, rooms at the Ritz Carlton hotel on October 8 can cost from 35 to 112 thousand rubles per night. The hotel has 334 rooms.

Recall that earlier this year, the Saudi king undertook a 31-day trip to Asia, in which he was accompanied by 459 tons of luggage, including two elevators and two Mercedes-Benz S600 cars, as well as a retinue of 1,500 people. The monarch is 81 years old.

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Calculated: accommodation of the Saudi king with his entourage in Moscow hotels cost $3.3 million

Kremlin press service

Travel service OneTwoTrip calculated that the accommodation of the delegation of the king of Saudi Arabia in five-star hotels in Moscow cost 2.5-3.3 million dollars.

The king's delegation of 1,000 people stayed at the Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, St. Regis, National, the report says. From 2.2 million to 3.3 million dollars was the cost of living in all rooms Hotel Four Seasons, as well as in suites, standard and superior rooms at the Ritz Carlton, St. Regis, "National".

The cost of accommodation for three nights in only one Four Seasons, in which the rooms were bought out for the delegation in full, can be 738 thousand dollars, excluding price adjustments for group bookings. The hotel has 180 rooms: 139 rooms, 39 suites, 1 presidential suite and 1 royal suite. The cost of living per day in the last two is at least 1 million rubles, a night in a standard room, depending on the view from the window, from 35 to 60 thousand rubles, in a suite from 80 to 200 thousand rubles.

In addition, they suggested in the service, especially for the arrival of the king, the situation in the rooms was changed: they added carpets, changed the furniture.

81-year-old King of Saudi Arabia Salman Ben-Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in Russia the day before. He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Kommersant, as a result of negotiations between the leaders of Russia and Saudi Arabia, agreements were reached on the purchase by Riyadh of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems. In addition, a contract was signed to organize the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles in Saudi Arabia and a memorandum was signed on the purchase and localization of TOS-1A heavy flamethrower systems, Kornet-EM anti-tank missile systems and AGS-30 grenade launchers.

The king of Saudi Arabia is famous for his love of luxury. During a recent visit to Indonesia, he was accompanied by 1,000 people, and his luggage weighed about 500 tons. Salman Al Saud's visit to Japan was carried out on 10 planes. He brought with him 500 limousines and two golden escalators.

Russian officials have prepared an impressive reception for the 81-year-old monarch of Saudi Arabia, Salman Abdelaziz Al Saud, who arrived in Moscow the day before on a state visit. In the Russian capital these days, the Novy Manezh is hosting the widely advertised Saudi Arabian Culture Week, an exhibition of the national art of this country is opening, the whole city was hung with posters in Arabic, and on the way from Vnukovo-2 airport, the king was greeted by billboards with his own photographs.

Moscow greets the king with a flourish that foreign leaders rarely do. The Saudi delegation, with its grandiose travel style, occupied the entire Moscow Ritz-Carlton, according to The Washington Post. And this is not surprising, because the monarch of the richest Arab country is used to traveling with appropriate ceremonies: for example, for a visit to Japan this spring, the king and his delegation took 10 planes, 500 tons of luggage and 1200 rooms in best hotels. And in Indonesia, the king brought 1,500 attendants, including 25 princes, and 450 tons of things, in particular, two Mercedes-Benz S600 cars and two escalator ladders. Such a special personal gangway also came to Russia, but refused to work on Russian soil.

On the days of the visit of the king of Saudi Arabia, all the free rooms of the most luxurious hotels around the Kremlin and Red Square were occupied by his retinue. In five-star hotels Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, St. Regis, "National" in the area of ​​Manezhnaya Square, Lubyanka and Kuznetsky Most there are no empty seats left - such a situation with a complete lack of rooms rarely develops. All rooms are sold out until October 7th.

A representative of one of the hotels said that the hotel management had to cancel several events that were scheduled for these days. Pork dishes have been excluded from the hotel menu. And the situation in many rooms was changed to more familiar to guests - in oriental style. Moreover, for several high-ranking members of the delegation, their favorite carpets were brought specially from Saudi Arabia, RIA Novosti reports.

The cost of a double room in this hotel starts from 41 thousand rubles per night. A room with a view of Manezhnaya Square costs 59 thousand, with a view of the Kremlin and Alexander Garden - 137 thousand. The most expensive and spacious rooms (about 500 square meters) cost about a million rubles a day.

In total, the Saudi delegation numbers about a thousand people, and all of them had to be accommodated in hotels in close proximity to the Kremlin.

Not just a delegation flew to Moscow, but the whole color of Saudi Arabia. Andrey Baklanov, a former Russian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, told BFM, "The Saudis are known for their particularly meticulous approach to preparing and conducting high-level visits." "Everything must be scheduled and then, according to this carefully thought-out scenario, carried out. They first send to the country where the event will take place, a large advanced group that works in different areas of the program. Accompanies a fairly large number of family members of the ruling dynasty and officials - employees of ministries and departments, business representatives and just people who carry out technical service," says Baklanov.