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The Grand Hotel Europe crowned at the Prix Villegiature Awards 2008

Paris, 20 October 2008 – The Grand Hotel Europe received the Grand Prix of Best Hotel in Europe 2008 Award in Paris. Nominated in 3 categories, it was the only Russian hotel in competition.

At Le Bristol Hotel in Paris were announced the final results of the Villegiature Awards which reward the best of the best hotels in Europe. The jury members – composed by 20 journalists from all over Europe (representing the top editions, i.e. Le Figaro, Vogue, BBC Radio & TV, Paris-Match, L’Officiel and others) and 3 hotels directors – appreciated the combination of harmony of traditional values with the spirit of creativity, dynamism and excellence that this year competing hotels did present.

Grand Hotel Europe had been nominated in 3 different categories, i.e. Best Interior Design in a Hotel in Europe, Best Hotel Architecture in Europe and Grand Prix of the Best Hotel in Europe. Irina Khlopova, Public Relations Manager at Grand Hotel Europe, travelled to the City of Lights to receive this prestigious award.

In the previous years, such European hotels as Plaza Athénée (Dorchester Collection, Paris - France), Hotel George V (Four Seasons, Paris - France), Hotel Principe di Savoia (Dorchester Collection, Milan - Italy), Château Les Crayères (Relais & Châteaux, Reims - France), Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme (Paris – France) have become laureates of PRIX VILLEGIATURE AWARDS.

This is the latest award on a long list of honours received by the hotel, including:

  • Forbes Traveler 400, 2008/2009 edition of the list of the world's finest hotels
  • One of the world’s 100 best hotels in 2008, by Sunday Times Travel Magazine
  • Best hotel in Russia in 2008 by Afisha World magazine.
  • Gold List 2007, a register of the top 700 hotels and resorts in the world compiled by Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
  • T+L 500 List, a register of the best 500 hotels and resorts in the world compiled by Travel + Leisure magazine.  In 2006 the hotel was included on this list for the fourth time.
  • In 2005 the hotel was named one of the top twenty business hotels in Europe.
  • In 2005, Institutional Investor magazine awarded the hotel 34th place in the best 50 hotels in the world.
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