AZIMUT Hotels

Azimut Hotels is a Russian hotel chain founded in 2004.

History

2024

Opening of the first hotel in Tyumen

At the end of July 2024, the Azimut Hotels hotel chain opened the first hotel in Tyumen - "Azimut City Hotel Tyumen." The new ten-story building with 125 rooms is located in the city center. Read more here.

Buying Ibis Kazan Hotel

In August 2024, it became known that the largest Russian hotel chain Azimut Hotels completed the acquisition of the Ibis Kazan hotel, located in the center of the capital of Tatarstan. Operating on Pravo-Bulachnaya Street since 2009, the facility was previously operated by French operator Accor, however it will now come under the Azimut Hotels brand. The deal amounted to about ₽1,5 billion. Read more here.

Sale of Azimut Kostroma Hotel

Hotel chain Azimut Hotels, owned by Alexander Klyachin, sold a hotel in Kostroma, which was part of the group's portfolio. The deal, which took place in August 2024, affected 100% of the capital of Azimut Kostroma, which owns the three-star hotel of the same name. The new owner of the hotel - Elisha Batin - acquired a 24% stake from Azimut Hotels and 74% from another co-owner Elena Sokolova, which allowed him to consolidate full control of the facility. Read more here

Azimut Hotels bought Cheget boarding house

In July 2024, it became known about the acquisition by Azimut Hotels of the Cheget boarding house, located in the Elbrus region. The deal, aimed at expanding the network's presence in the popular tourist region, was completed in early 2024. Read more here

The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Kaluga has moved to the Azimut chain

The only five-star hotel in Kaluga, Four Points by Sheraton, came under the control of the Russian chain Azimut. This became known on July 1, 2024, when Azimut Hotels confirmed the information about the conclusion of a franchise agreement. Read more here

2023

Azimut Hotels bought "Sanatorium named after Semashko Kislovodsk"

On July 10, 2023, the Azimut Hotels hotel chain announced the purchase of two sanatoriums in the Caucasian Mineral Waters - the Semashko Sanatorium in Kislovodsk and its branch - the Werner sanatorium (formerly called Ukraine) in Essentuki. Previously, the hospitals belonged to the Administration of the President of Ukraine. The financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Read more here.

Closing of most hotels in Europe

The Azimut Hotels chain stops participating in the business of all European hotels. This was announced in March 2023 by a representative of Gleden Invest, which manages the assets of entrepreneur Alexander Klyachin.

According to RBC, by March 2023, hotels in Dresden, Erding and Nuremberg continue to operate under the Azimut brand, while back in 2022 the company managed eight facilities in Europe. At the same time, the hotel booking service Booking.com hotels in Berlin, Cologne, Munich and Vienna changed their names from Azimut to acom-Hotel, the newspaper notes. A representative of Glenden Invest told RBC that the company has nothing to do with this brand, and the press service of Azimut Hotels confirmed the termination of management agreements with part of European hotels that operated under the Azimut brand.

Former Azimut Hotel in Berlin

Azimut Hotels has existed since 2006; by March 2023, it operates almost 70 hotels and sanatoriums with a total fund of about 12 thousand rooms.

Gleden Invest did not give a reason for leaving the European market, saying that the termination or conclusion of management agreements is a constant practice of any management company. The company representative added that in 2023 Azimut opened two new hotels - in Yasnaya Polyana and Moscow. In addition, in 2023 and 2024, it is planned to open two new hotels managed by Gleden Invest in Israel, as well as in the CIS countries.

The general director of Ivashkevich Hospitality Stanislav Ivashkevich suggests that the termination of management contracts with foreign owners was the result of international sanctions imposed against Russia after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. In addition, the impossibility of making cross-border payments could affect, he adds.^[1]

2021: Renovation of hotels in Rosa Khutor

Azimut Hotels operates several facilities at the Rosa Khutor ski resort. Five hotel complexes have been opened here at once in an affordable category 3 *. Hotels are located next to the lifts, right on the embankment of the Mzymta River.

These are Azimut Hotel FREESTYLE, Valset Sport and Valset Home. Two more - Valset Center and Valset Premium from Azimut Rosa Khutor 3 * - are undergoing renovation in August 2021. They are planned to open for the winter ski season.

2018: AZIMUT Hotels chain invests 600 million in a new hotel in Perm

A hotel from one of the largest hotel operators will appear in the capital of Prikamye. The project assumes that about 600 million rubles will be invested in the object, designed for 150 rooms, according to preliminary estimates.

In September, a working meeting was held between the Governor of the Perm Territory Maxim Reshetnikov and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of AZIMUT Hotels Company Alexander Klyachin.

During the meeting, a representative of the international hotel chain said that he was ready to implement an investment project in Perm. For its part, the regional authorities are ready to assist in finding a site for construction. It is reported that the future hotel project will preserve the architectural appearance of the city.

According to Kommersant-Prikamye, they plan to give the building of the former VKIU on the street. Okulova, 4 under a concession agreement.

Irina Kim, Marketing and Public Relations Director of Azimut Hotels Company, did not confirm the information in a conversation with Perm News: "We are very interested in cooperation with the government of the Perm Territory, but now it is too early to talk about the site, because everything is in the process of coordination and information about where exactly the hotel will be located has not yet been received. Regarding the concession, I can not confirm the information either. "

Note that the Russian company Azimut Hotels now has about seven thousand rooms in 34 hotels in 26 cities of Russia, Germany and Austria.

2015: The network includes 24 hotels

As of 2015, the network includes 24 hotels of categories 3 and 4 stars, the total number of rooms is about 8 thousand rooms.

2014: Network Composition

The hotel chain was founded in 2004. As of February 2014, Azimut Hotels is one of the fastest growing and developing brands. Throughout its geographical range, the company provides its guests with a world-class service.

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