CITY Issue 51 - (Page 53) From left to right: St. Basil’s Cathedral and the Kremlin tower over Red Square; the Ritz-Carlton. AT THE CLUB DYAGILEV, THE CROWD IS MOSTLY LOCALS, SLIM SLAVIC BEAUTIES AND THE MEN WHO PAY TO KEEP THEM THAT WAY. THERE ARE A REPORTED 53 BILLIONAIRES IN MOSCOW, AND IT FEELS AS IF THEY ARE ALL LETTING LOOSE HERE TONIGHT. along once in Moscow,” I am told by Irada Bairamova, the half-Azeri Spa Director at the Ararat Park Hyatt, a hotel famously owned by Armenians, over lunch a few days later. Cordial relations were certainly in abundance in the lobby of Moscow’s Ritz-Carlton, the city’s latest ode to multi-national affluence—where an Arab sheikh, local businessmen, and cathedral-hopping American tourists were holding court one late summer afternoon. Costing a cool $350 million and housing the city’s priciest rooms—starting at roughly $1,000 per night—the 334-room property wins big for style, location, and fivestar bragging rights. With its prime position at the foot of Tverskaya Street (Moscow’s Broadway), the Ritz-Carlton is close to all of Moscow’s cultural must-do’s—most of which are visible from the glass-and-steel splendor of its rooftop 02 Lounge (yes, oxygen shots are available). On the ground, Moscow’s iconic sites are those rare tourist wonders that actually exceed their hype even in these over-hyped times. Red Square is indeed just that, a sprawling public space ringed by a full 18 towers, bordered on one side by the red-bricked Kremlin, with the confection-colored swirled domes of St. Basil’s Cathedral, Lenin’s Tomb, and the arcaded endless halls of GUM department store all within spying distance. Be sure to plan your Kremlin tour wisely; its literal money shot—the Diamond Fund and Armory Museums—are open sporadically throughout the day and house truly priceless treasures ranging from the 190-carat Orlov Diamond in the former, to a trove of Fabergé eggs, royal robes, and, yes, armor in the latter. Even though the Kremlin’s treasures are literally priceless, at roughly $15 to enter they’re one of the few Moscow experiences that is actually affordable. With everything from that vexing visa to even the most basic hotels to a decent meal priced far beyond even New York or London ex- CITY 53
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