Chelyabinsk was founded as a fortress in the early 18th century to the east of the Ural mountains, on the Miass river.
Chelyabinsk’s satellite town is Kopeysk. The unofficial name of the city is Chelyaba.
Construction of Trans-Siberian Railway and the branch line for Ekaterinburg stimulated initial development of the city.
The next stage of the city’s industrial progress was evacuation of most large factories and institutes
from the central areas of the country to Chelyabinsk during the Great Patriotic War.
There are many big factories in Chelyabinsk, including the largest metallurgical plants in CIS territory,
the Tractor Plant, and Makfa agro-industrial complex.
Booking a hotel in Chelyabinsk you should consider the following
Airport.
Balandino International Airport is an air gate of Chelyabinsk. You can get to the city from the airport by a route taxi, which runs every 8 minutes, or by public transport. Buses and route taxis run from the airport to the railway terminal and back. The SV Hotel is the nearest hotel to the airport. It is located next to Victory Park.
The railway terminal.
Chelyabinsk-Glavny station is a junction on Trans-Siberian Railway. Trains bound for St.Petersburg and the North-west, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok and the East, Astana and the South, Moscow and the West depart from here. An automobile bridge, linking two city districts, is constructed over the track lines. The 4-star ParkCity Hotel is located within 10 minutes’ drive from the railway terminal, next to the pine forest and Lenin avenue, the central cultural and business area of the city. Vostochnye Vorota (the Eastern Gate) exhibition centre is located at Entuziastov street, in 5 minutes’ walking distance from the hotel.
Metro.
Chelyabinsk underground is still under construction. The first line will be put into service in 2012. It’s already expected that the most overcrowded span will be between Ploschad Revolutsii and Torgovy Tsentr stations. Chelyabinsk metro will become the second one in the Ural region.
Downtown.
Chelyabinsk features its own Arbat – Kirov street, which is a favorite walking place among tourists. Svyato-Troitskaya Church, the Arts Gallery, the famous Organ Hall, numerous boutiques and cafes are located here. Sverdlovsky avenue, Lenin avenue, Bratyev Kashirinyh street are the busiest thoroughfares of the city. To avoid troubles with transport you should book a hotel downtown with its business and cultural activity, and proximity to business centres, such as the Chelyabinsk-CITY.The Malahit Hotel stands at one of the central city streets – Truda street, which passes along the left bank of the Miass river. Bratyev Kashirinyh street stretches along the right bank.
The Holiday Inn Chelyabinsk Riverside Hotel, a member of InterContinental Hotels Group, is located next to this street. The hotel offers a conference hall and a SPA centre. Chelyabinsk features a lot of theatres. Most of them, for instance, the New Arts Theatre and the Academic Drama Theatre, are located downtown.
Exhibition centres.
There are several exhibition centres in Chelyabinsk. YuzhUralExpo and Vostochnye Vorota are the largest among them. YuzhUralExpo exhibition centre takes pride in its Orthodox Fairs. History of the exhibition company features unique guest projects. The Slavyanka and Meridian hotels are located not far from this exhibition centre, at the very beginning of Lenin avenue.
Hotel address: Russia, 410002, Saratov, 27 Komsomolskaya street
Number of rooms/floors: 13/3
Year built: 2008
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