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Swissôtel Resort Sochi Kamelia
Sochi, Russia · Swissôtel · Core Luxury
Architect Anatoly Samoylov's 1935 Nauka sanatorium on Sochi's Black Sea coast hosted cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and visiting American astronauts before a 2011 reconstruction by Alexei Ginzburg rebuilt the Art Deco facade in a record 27 months. The modern Swissôtel resort opened on 4 February 2014, on the eve of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
- 203 rooms
- Opened 2014
- Neighborhood: Teatralnaya
- Architect: Anatoly Samoylov; Alexei Ginzburg
About Swissôtel Resort Sochi Kamelia
- An eleven-storey Kamelia block went up in 1970 amid a park that blazed red with camellias, the flowers that still give the resort its name.
- After years of disrepair the complex was listed as a local architectural monument in 2002, then rebuilt across more than 60,000 square metres.
- Two hundred and three rooms and suites open onto balconies and terraces, opposite a Black Sea beach two kilometres from the Sochi Arboretum.
History
The Swissôtel Resort Sochi Kamelia occupies one of the Russian Black Sea coast's most storied resort sites, whose history began in the 1930s when the Soviet government resolved to turn Sochi into a resort of national importance. Commissioned by the Ministry of Higher Education and designed by architect Anatoly Samoylov, the 'Nauka' (Science) sanatorium began construction in 1935; halted during the Second World War, it was completed in 1949 and, from 1960, was handed to the Intourist agency and opened to foreign guests, hosting scientific and political elites including cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and visiting American astronauts. In 1970 the eleven-storey 'Kamelia' block was added amid a park that blazed red with camellias, lending the resort its enduring name.
After falling into disrepair, the complex was listed as a local architectural monument in 2002, and in 2011 a full reconstruction began under architect Alexei Ginzburg, developed by Gals-Development. Rebuilt in a record 27 months, recreating the former 'Nauka' sanatorium's Art Deco facade, the modern five-star resort opened on 4 February 2014, on the eve of the XXII Sochi Winter Olympics. Spanning more than 60,000 square metres, it offers 203 rooms and suites with balconies and terraces.
The setting
Opposite a Black Sea beach, two kilometres from the Sochi Arboretum and four kilometres from the Singing Fountains.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Tennis
- Beach
- Pet-friendly
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