Dancing to the rhythms of the roaring twenties in Kazan or a magical evening with Alexander Panayotov on the Black Sea coast are places where you can cheerfully celebrate the main holiday of the year no less than bright lights on the Christmas tree. We chose 12 hotels with an original New Year’s program and told them what to do on vacation outside the room. The prices are for the dates of the winter holidays.
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- Moscow
- St. Petersburg
- Sochi
- Berlin
- Kazan
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Irkutsk
Moscow
In the capital, winter holidays are celebrated in a big way: the streets and squares of the capital are lit with colorful lights, and the poster is full of festive events. During the New Year holidays, it is worth walking along the elegant Tverskaya or Nikolskaya streets, going to the ice rink (several venues are flooded in the capital, the largest of them is located at VDNKH) or closing the cultural gestalt and getting to the production of The Nutcracker at the Bolshoi Theater. And you can see Santa Claus on the Kremlin Christmas tree or at the estate of the winter wizard in the Kuzminsky forest.
Radisson Blu Leninsky Prospect Hotel: Italian party
- Price during winter holidays: from 18 450 rubles per night without meals.
You can celebrate the New Year 2025 in Italian noisily at the Radisson Blu Leninsky Prospect Hotel, a stylish hotel near Udaltsovsky Ponds Park. The program of our own restaurant includes dancing to a set by Pavel Roslik (ex-presenter of Europa Plus TV) and a rich table with antipasti of dried tomatoes and snacks with Parma ham — everything so that you exclaim with pleasure: “Mamma mia!”
The program of our own restaurant includes dancing to a set by Pavel Roslik.
Radisson Blu Olimpiyskiy Hotel: haute cuisine
- Price during winter holidays: from 27,900 rubles per night without meals.
Staying at the Radisson Blu Olimpiyskiy Hotel, you will kill two birds with one stone. Firstly, you will be able to enjoy a beautiful panorama of Moscow here: spectacular views of the Ostankino TV Tower, VDNKh, Sokolniki Park, Moscow City skyscrapers and colorful fireworks are waiting for you. And secondly, the hotel will make sure that the holiday is unforgettable: in the restaurant on the ground floor of the building, guests will enjoy a New Year’s banquet led by Alexey Semushkin (chef, worked in Arkady Novikov’s establishments) and incendiary hits from a cover band.
Saint Petersburg
St. Petersburg is conducive to long walks, especially in winter, when the city has been illuminated by thousands of lights since mid-December. Light garlands decorate Vosstaniya Square, Nevsky Prospekt, bridges and embankments. With children, you can go to the museum of miniatures “Grand Layout Russia” or to the performances “Little Red Riding Hood” and “The Adventures of Dunno” in the “Baltic House”. For an active holiday, go to the island of New Holland — one of the largest ice rinks in the city is being flooded there.
In a separate article, we share ideas on how to spend New Year’s Eve in St. Petersburg and what else to do on vacation.
Catherine Art: New Year with the taste of Georgia
- Price during winter holidays: from 8,100 rubles per night without meals.
A real Georgian feast on the night of December 31 to January 1 is organized in the Catherine Art Hotel restaurant. In the festive menu you will find Megrelian khachapuri, phali and kebabs, which are dear to your heart. The fun with music (it will be staged by St. Petersburg DJ Vanson), sweepstakes and prizes will last until three in the morning. Children can be taken with them — a separate program with creative kits, board games and sweets from Santa Claus has been prepared for young visitors.
A real Georgian feast on the night of December 31 to January 1 will be organized in the restaurant of the Catherine Art Hotel.
Kostas: a night in the burlesque style
- Price during winter holidays: from 13,500 rubles per night without meals.
This year, the theme of the New Year’s Eve party at the hotel will be associated with the Moulin Rouge cabaret. The program includes bright dance numbers and a French gala dinner with filet mignon, olivier with crayfish necks and volovan with fresh berries (puff pastry pie). The interior will be designed in burlesque style: scarlet feathers in vases and black top hats on the Christmas tree will add Parisian chic to the holiday. It’s a sin not to take a picture in bright decorations, so think over the New Year’s image in advance to look your best.
Talion Imperial: dinner in a historical place
- Price during winter holidays: from 75,000 rubles per night without meals.
The five-star hotel offers to spend New Year’s Eve decorously and nobly in the scenery of an ancient palace of the XVIII century. A buffet will be served for guests in the large ballroom: you will drink champagne in the room where Fyodor Dostoevsky and Ivan Turgenev once read works, concerts of the Russian Musical Society of Anton Rubinstein were held. And the evening will also be remembered for the performance of singer Igor Kornelyuk and a paper show.
The five-star hotel offers to spend New Year’s Eve decorously and nobly in the scenery of an ancient palace of the XVIII century.
Sochi
Sochi on winter holidays is primarily an opportunity to ride the wide slopes of the largest ski center in the country. But in the southern city there will be entertainment that is not related to a vacation in the mountains. You can go to one of the local museums, admire the snow-capped palm trees in the arboretum, and just walk by the sea: sub-zero temperatures are rare even in winter on the Sochi coast. With children, there are options to go to Akhun Mountain to the residence of Santa Claus or visit Sochi Park, where the Nikulin Circus show based on the fairy tale “Twelve Months” will take place during the holidays.
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Cosmos Stay Le Rond Sochi: salsa lessons and cha-cha-cha
- Price during winter holidays: from 15 200 rubles per night from breakfast.
It will be hot in the apart-hotel of Dagomys village on New Year’s Eve: a Cuban party will be held here, where, under the guidance of experienced dancers, guests will plunge into the rhythmsLatin American music. The program includes a ballet show, contests, prizes and, of course, congratulations from Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden.
It will be hot in the apart-hotel of Dagomys village on New Year’s Eve: a Cuban party will be held here.
Radisson Collection Paradise Resort & Spa: concert by Alexander Panayotov
- Price during winter holidays: from 40,500 rubles per night with breakfast.
One of the best resort complexes in Imereti will celebrate the holiday on a grand scale: cover bands, a show ballet and even a symphony orchestra will come to entertain guests. The headliner of the banquet will be singer Alexander Panayotov, famous for his participation in the TV projects “The Voice” and “Become a Star”. And the children will have their own program with a performance, sweets and gifts.
Kazan
The capital of Tatarstan has prepared many interesting activities for the whole family this winter. You can go to the Kremlin museums for workshops on making dolls and Christmas tree toys made of felt or watch the Kazan version of The Nutcracker at the Opera and Ballet Theater. It is worth visiting the Kremlin itself with towers: against the background of snow, the fortress with white walls looks especially impressive. For a festive mood, come here in the evening, when the old towers and churches are illuminated with light bulbs. Another option is to take a walk in the park or spend a day skating on the long skating rink of the Kremlin Embankment.
Kazan Palace by Tasigo: in the rhythm of jazz
- Price during winter holidays: from 40,500 rubles per night with breakfast.
New Year’s Eve in a five-star complex in the heart of Kazan will immerse you in the jazz era. Get ready to see smart people in elegant dresses and tuxedos. The program includes a gala dinner, live saxophone playing and a performance by Maya Saifullina (participant of the blind auditions on the show “The Voice”). The final chord will be unrestrained dancing until three in the morning to the incendiary rhythms of New York – but, according to American singer Fergie, a little party never killed nobody (“a little party has not hurt anyone yet”).
New Year’s Eve in a five-star complex in the heart of Kazan will immerse you in the jazz era.
I demand the continuation of the banquet
The alternative New Year’s collection includes Suzdal, Tver region, Karelia and other destinations where you will find a real winter fairy tale and will be able to celebrate the holidays on a grand scale.
Kaliningrad
In the westernmost corner of the country with old German buildings, you will be able to catch the feeling of a European Christmas. A gastronomic fair is held on Kanta Island during the holidays, where you can try fishburgers, fish kebabs and other unusual street food. And during the holidays it is worth visiting the local zoo or listening to the sounds of the organ in the Cathedral: on January 7, 2025, a festive Christmas concert will be held here.
Radisson Blu Hotel Kaliningrad: fish gastronomy
- Price during winter holidays: from 23,500 rubles per night without meals.
Radisson Blu Hotel Kaliningrad will be a good place to stay in the city at least because of the location.
Nizhny Novgorod
The ancient city on the Volga is worth a visit in January to see the sparkling streets and merchant houses. Take a look at the Nizhny Novgorod Fair — there is the residence of Santa Claus, an outdoor skating rink, an ice maze and tents with souvenirs. Or take a walk along the Verkhne-Volzhskaya embankment to the cable car: from the height there is an impressive view of the frozen Volga and the snow-dusted town of Bor. It is definitely worth including the Kremlin in the program — perhaps one of the most beautiful in Russia. On winter evenings, on the facades of the fortress towers, you can see a light show with New Year’s stories and the history of the city.
Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center: holiday in Russian
- Price during winter holidays: from 13,600 rubles per night without meals.
Where to celebrate the New Year in Russian, if not at the Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center hotel on the site of a former merchant’s house? The à la russe program includes a cover band performance, an interactive show, a chef’s menu and authentic decor (there will even be a samovar). The hotel is located on an ancient street, a fifteen—minute walk from the main artery of the city – Pokrovka Street. There are many restaurants here, and New Year’s performances are taking place, which means that you will be in the thick of festive events all winter weekend.
Where to celebrate the New Year in Russian, if not at the Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center hotel on the site of a former merchant’s house?
Irkutsk
Irkutsk has everything to celebrate the holidays with fun: New Year’s concerts (see the poster of the Vampilov Young Spectator Theater or the Irkutsk Regional Philharmonic), ice towns and decorated Christmas trees, the main of which is traditionally installed in Kirov Square. But the most interesting thing is located outside the city. Be sure to go to Lake Baikal: there you can book an excursion on a hovercraft or go ice skating right on the famous Baikal ice.
International Hotel Sayen: romantic New Year’s Eve
- Price during winter holidays: from 10,700 rubles per night without meals.
For the New Year, the two of you should come to the Irkutsk International Hotel Sayen. A chamber celebration is organized here to the sound of a piano. On the menu you will see local delicacies — olivier with crab, oysters baked with cheese and profiterole with salmon roe. Dinner will be held at the Strizhi restaurant with a panoramic view of the city — perhaps there is no more romantic place in Irkutsk to congratulate a loved one.
Baikal Forest: masquerade and illusionist show
- Price during winter holidays: from 8800 rubles per night without meals.
The establishment is famous for the author’s cuisine with a Baikal accent.
A Russian-style holiday in a Nizhny Novgorod merchant’s house or an incendiary Cuban party at an apartment hotel on the Black Sea coast — this is the beginning of the New Year you will definitely remember! And the next day, let’s go for a walk through the Christmas markets and elegant streets of the city. Just don’t delay booking on the Island: all the best options will disappear faster than snowflakes in the palm of your hand.
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