Azimut Hotels


Azimut Hotels is a Russian company that manages the international hotel chain. It operates some 39 hotels.
The hotel chain has joined a rating of the largest hotel networks worldwide, according to Hotels Magazine.

Overview

The hotels are located in Russia, Germany, Austria, and Israel. Some of them are of private ownership, and some are based on a management contract or long-term lease contracts. The company was established in 2004 by Alexander Klyachin. In 2015, the hotel chain consisted of 24 hotels of the category 3 and 4 stars; the total number of Azimut rooms is about 8 thousand. As of 2018, the hotel chain counts 29 properties across three countries.

History

In 2004, Alexander Klyachin acquired its first hotels in Samara, Kostroma and Ufa.
In 2005, the hotel chain expanded with hotels in Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Astrakhan and Murmansk.
In 2006 the hotels were united under the brand Azimut Hotels and the common standards of services and room equipments were implemented.
In 2007, the company has become one of the largest hotel chains in Russia: its turnover amounted to 54 million US dollars with an annual growth rate of 30%.
In 2008, the hotels in Germany and Austria were acquiredand the control over the assets was transferred through management contracts and franchise agreements. The European office was located in Berlin.
In 2010, the hotel chain acquired hotels in Novosibirsk and Voronezh.
In 2011, the hotel chain acquired the hotel in Nizhny Novgorod. European and Russian divisions merged into a single entity headquartered in Moscow.
As at the end of 2012, the company's revenue amounted to 3.5 billion rubles.
in Sochi.
Since 2013, the company has been controlling the largest hotel complex in Sochi. 3-star Azimut Hotel Sochi has been opened in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
At the end of 2013, the hotel chain also acquired the 487-rooms hotel Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel. The hotel is located right next to Olympiysky Sports Center.
In April 2015, Vienna Delta Holtel, the second hotel in Vienna, joined Azimut Hotels chain.
In May 2015, Azimut Hotel Vladivostok, the biggest investment project in the Russians Far East in 2014-2015 and the first [|SMART hotel] in the region, opened after renovation. With 378 modern rooms, it is also the largest hotel in the area. Investment in this project exceeded €20 million.
In 2015, Azimut Hotels started cooperation with the countries of Asia-Pacific region. The first step was a Service Voluntary Certification Program [|China Friendly],.
Hotel 'Belgrad' was bought by the Azimut Hotel chain in 2014. The hotel has been closed for renovation since 2016. The hotel is supposed to be fully reopened as Azimut Moscow Smolenskaya Hotel.

History of Hotels under brand Azimut

No.Name of the hotelCity, CountryRoom stockFormer nameYear of construction
1Azimut Moscow Tulskaya Hotel 3*Moscow, Russia144former bureau of :ru:Товарищество Даниловской мануфактуры|Danilovskaya manufactory1867
2Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel 4*Moscow, Russia486Olympic Penta, Olympic Penta Renaissance1991
3Saint Petersburg, Russia581Sovetskaya Hotel1967
4Azimut Hotel Sochi 3*Sochi, Russia2880—2013
5Azimut Hotel AstrakhanAstrakhan, Russia242Lotos Hotel1971
6Azimut Hotel Vladivostok 4*Vladivostok, Russia378Vladivostok Hotel
7Azimut Hotel Voronezh 3*Voronezh, Russia308Brno Hotel1984
8Azimut Hotel Kostroma 3*Kostroma, Russia90Intourist Kostroma Hotel1991
9Murmansk, Russia186Arktika Hotel1984
10Azimut Hotel Nizhny Novgorod 3*Nizhny Novgorod, Russia157Nizhegorodskaya Hotel1965
11Azimut Hotel Samara 3*Samara, Russia96National Hotel1906
12Azimut Hotel Siberia 3*Novosibirsk, Russia259Intourist Siberia Hotel1991
13Azimut Hotel Ufa 3*Ufa, Russia204Rossiya Hotel1967
14A Hotel Fontanka 3*Saint Petersburg, Russia456former part of Sovetskaya Hotel1967
15A Hotel Amur Bay 3*Vladivostok, Russia203former part of Vladivostok Hotel
16Azimut Hotel Berlin Kurfurstendamm 3*Berlin, Germany133Hotel Belmondo Berlin ;
Hardenberg; Frühling am Zoo		1920-е
17Azimut Hotel Berlin City South 3*Berlin, Germany156Best Western Eurohotel Berlin Airport;
Sorat		1994
18Azimut Hotel Dresden 3*Dresden, Germany64Hotel Belmondo Dresden;
Coventry-Hotel		1992, :de:Altbau|Altbau 1895
19Cologne, Germany190Belmondo2008, :de:Altbau|Altbau 1925
20Munich, Germany167—2008
21Azimut Hotel Erding 3*Erding, Germany55Euro Suites Hotel1995
22Azimut Hotel Nuremberg 3*Nuremberg, Germany118Azimut Eurohotel & Suites1991
23Azimut Vienna Delta Hotel 4*Austria, Vienna180Delta Hotel Vienna2006
24Euro Hotel Vienna Airport 3*Austria, Vienna114Euro Hotel; Marco-Polo Hotel;
Airport Hotel Vienna		1992

Business model

SMART concept

Azimut Hotels developed SMART concept for the hotel rooms. The main idea of the concept is combination of a minimal design in the classic German school of thought, multifunctional furniture and ergonomics. The color scheme of the SMART spaces includes berry tones with darker wood floors and warm eclectic lighting.

Renovation of soviet hotels

Azimut Hotels business activities include reconstruction and modernization of hotels built during the Soviet period. For example, it renovated the hotel National in Samara, which was renamed Azimut Hotel Samara since 2006 and is on renovation since 2014. There has been also the modernization of hotels in Ufa, Kostroma, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok and other Russian cities.

China Friendly

The company joined to create a comfortable environment for Chinese tourists. Special conditions for travelers from China include Chinese-speaking staff, Chinese breakfast, information materials and website in Chinese. The first hotels joined the program were Azimut Moscow Olympic Hotel and Azimut Hotel Vladivostok.

Ownership and management

The main shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors is Alexander Klyachin. He also owns Moscow hotel Metropol and development company KR Properties.
Since November 2013, the company is headed by Walter Neumann who previously worked in the hotel chain Rocco Forte as a Director of the hotels Astoria and Angleterre in St. Petersburg.