Feast Your Eye in the Breathtaking Grand Hotel Europe

I love the new James Bond movie, "Casino Royale," but I didn't quite like the actor who played the goodlooking Agent 007, Daniel Craig. In my viewpoint, Pierce Brosnan's perfomance of James Bond is the best yet. I especially dug his first Bond movie, "GoldenEye", where the storyline was mostly centered on the charming Russia. Actually, I dig that film not only because Brosnan made an outstanding performance but because it featured some of the most charming places in Russia, particularly in St. Petersburg. The picture even featured one of the most well-known and grandest hotels in Russia, the Grand Hotel Europe.

Formerly known as Hotel Evropeiskaya, Grand Hotel Europe was created in January 28, 1875 on a site where an old bed-and-breakfast previously stood. An huge building with an Art Nouveau theme, Grand Hotel Europe is located at the Nevsky Prospekt and Mikhailovskaya Street intersection. Operating for already more than 130 years, this hotel already welcomed thousands of renowned celebrities and world figures such as Elton John, Bill Clinton, George Bernard Shaw, Queen Elizabeth II, and Richard Gere. One of St. Petersburg's most luxurious hotels, Grand Hotel Europe features over a hundred rooms all furnished with state-of-the-art amenities and designed in handsome furnishings and elegant decorations. A five-star hotel with a long saga of excellent service and hospitality, Grand Hotel Europe is the place you would want to be in Russia.