Hotel CosmosvsDanilovskaya Hotel
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Hotel Cosmos ranks slightly better than Danilovskaya Hotel. Hotel Cosmos comes in at #19 in Moscow with endorsements from 5 reviewers like DK Eyewitness, The Telegraph and Frommer's.
Hotel Cosmos
150 Prospekt Mira, Moscow 129366, Russia
From $28/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"This sweeping, semicircular structure looks down over the showcase All-Russian Exhibition Center that, like the hotel, was built to shameless Soviet scale." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This gargantuan hotel opposite the All-Russia Exhibition Centre is a universe to itself (appropriately enough for a place called Cosmos)." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This crescent-shaped hotel block was designed by French architects in 1979. Most of its 1,777 rooms have been updated to four-star standards."
Fodor's
"The spacious, two-story lobby is decorated with a sculpture that resembles a model of a molecule, typical of the Soviet-era decor throughout." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"A massive, 1,177-room mega hotel, with its own nightclub, a decent spa, and easy access to Moscow’s Space Museum and VDNKh park." Full review
Danilovskaya Hotel
5 Starodanilovskiy, Moscow 113191, Russia
From $62/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
Concierge
"This placid five-story hotel on the grounds of the Orthodox Danilovsky (St. Daniel) Monastery feels like a cross between a monastic inn and a Soviet-era hotel for top party officials."
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If you want a double bed, be sure to ask for one (some "doubles" have twin beds).
Fodor's
"A serene and lovely setting inside the walls of the Danilovsky (St. Daniel) Monastery provides a backdrop of fountains, religious-themed paintings, and domes." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Moscow's holiest hotel is on the grounds of the 12th-century monastery of the same name – the exquisite setting comes complete with 18th-century churches and well-maintained gardens." Full review