OREANDA-NEWS. January 14, 2009. Rezidor is the first international hotel group to enter Murmansk. Hotel Polyarny Zori gets the name Park Inn Murmansk.

The 266 room hotel is one of the biggest in Murmansk, and for decades known for its international guests. The hotel joined the Rezidor Hotel Group’s portfolio on December 31, 2008. Rezidor features a portfolio of more than 360 hotels worldwide, including the brands Park Inn and Radisson SAS hotels. In Russia, Park Inn hotels exist in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Voronezh, Moscow and Izhevsk. All in all near 10,000 beds.
 
Park Inn Murmansk is owned by the Norwegian Wenaas group. They have several other Park Inn hotels in Russia in their property portfolio, including the huge 1,200 rooms Pribaltiskaya in St. Petersburg.

The hotel properties make the money flow into the Wenaas group. They made a one billion kroner (near 100 million Euro) profit in 2007, writes the travel news wire Stand by.

The hotel Polyarny Zori was built in 1973 and had a major renovation with economical grants from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the early 90ties. Also, a recent renovation included a upgrade of the rooms and the reception area. Besides 266 rooms it offers a restaurant, the Barents bar, a small coffee bar and a fully-equipped gym and sauna.