In 2016, Russian hotels became winners in eight nominations. So, Rossi Boutique Hotel & Spa was recognized the best boutique hotel, located in the northern capital of Russia - St. Petersburg.

Another hotel in St. Petersburg, that was honored with the award, is Taleon Imperial Hotel. This hotel received an award in the category "Best Suite". Experts believe that the room, the area of which reaches 240 square meters and where you can find not only two bedrooms, living room, bathroom, but also cabinet and dining room, deserves the highest ratings. Only well-to-do citizens can afford this suite - 245,000 rubles a day.

The Moscow-based Swissotel Krasnye Holmy brought two awards from Italy at once - in the "Business Hotel" and "Luxury Business Class" nominations.

The fashionable Moscow hotel The Ritz-Carlton Moscow became the winner in the category "Best hotel".

The Moscow Radisson Royal Hotel was also properly appreciated. This hotel was awarded for the "Best Residence at the Hotel".

Another hotel from the Radisson family - Radisson Blu Paradise Resort & Spa in Sochi - won the award in the category "Best spa resort".

Tourist experts have found that the hotel, most suitable for conferences, is Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg. The hotel received a prize in the nomination of the same name.

In addition to awarding individual hotels, tourist experts evaluated the cities. Thus, the best travel destination was the Russian St. Petersburg. The northern capital of Russia beat the worthy rivals, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Edinburgh, Istanbul, Lisbon, London, Yorkshire, Rome, Florence, Venice, and Paris.

The award in the category "Best European resort for vacation" went to the Crimean Mriya Resort & Spa. In addition, its spa complex got the award by the World Spa Awards.