The city is located on the banks of the Volga River 330 kilometers northwest of Moscow. Kostroma, like Moscow, was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky in 1152. Over the centuries such numerous disasters as internecine wars between princes, devastating wars with Mongol invaders, terrible fires and Polish-Lithuanian invasion befell the town. Yet, each time it rose again from the ashes and healed its severe wounds.

In 1778, Kostroma became the center of a gubernia (province), and several years later a master pan for its development was adopted, by which all its radial streets were to converge on the central square with a huge Shopping Center on the bank of the Volga.

Today Kostroma is the only city in Russia which has retained the layout and architectural ensemble formed in its central part during the XVIII - early XIX centuries. Of the buildings erected in the XIX century no two were alike, which is an indication of a high standard of town planning in that period. A peculiar feature of the old part of Kostroma is the abundance of wooden houses. Their facade decorations and forged balcony railings add very special features to their appearance. However, Kostroma`s principal attraction is the Ipatiev Monastery. It is from this monastery that Michael Romanov, the first of the Romanov dynasty, was called to become tsar of Russia.

Hotels of Kostroma.

Intourist-Kostroma ****

Address: 40, Magistralnaya Str., Kostroma, Russia, 156010.
Tel.: +7(0942) 533661, 538402
Fax: +7(0942) 532301

Location:
The motel is located 10 minutes from historic-architectural and business centre of Kostroma. Passage. By train from Yaroslavsky railway station to Kostroma station.

Rooms:
The accommodation is in motel and eight bungalows, they are staying separetly. It has 80 rooms of different categories, including double rooms, suites, apartments.

Room facilities: telephone, bathroom, refrigerator, hair dryer, radio, mini-bar.

Facilities and Services:
Parking, Hair Dresser, Dry-Cleaning, Currency Exchange, Car Rental.

Meetings and Events :
Business Center , Conference Hall, Room for Talk.

Hotel Kostroma

Address: 120, Sovetskaya st., Kostroma , Russia , 156023.
Tel.: +7(0942) 32-12-20
Fax: +7(0942) 54-51-93
E-mail: info@hotel-kostroma.ru

Location:
Situated in the main city street, near the Railway and Bus Stations, river berth.

Rooms:
The hotel disposes 93 comfortable guest rooms (218 places) among these singles and doubles of higher (deluxe), first, third and fourth category.

Room facilities: Rooms of higher and first are equipped with comfortable modern furniture, refrigerator, TV with remote control, direct dial telephone, private bath or shower.

Conference facilities:
At your disposal fully equipped conference hall for business meetings, conferences, seminars with total capacity – 50 seats.

Tourist Complex RUS ***

Address: 1, Yunosheskaya Str., Kostroma, Russia, 156005.
Tel.: +7(0942) 546163, 543320, 546262
Fax: +7(0942) 546062, 546262

Location:
The hotel is situated on the bank of the Volga river in a very beautiful place.

Rooms:
Accommodation in the comfortable rooms of "Volga" hotel.
120 rooms: Single, Double, Triple, Semi-suite, Apartment. Every room has bathroom, telephone, TV and balcony giving splendid view on Volga river

Restaurant "Rus":
You will be offered a wide variety of meals of European and Russian cuisine. It is the ideal place for presentations, banquets, weddings or business meetings. We promise you pleasant rest, exquisite cuisine and live music.
You can order meals to the room.
Night club is open from 11p.m.

Facilities and Services:
Parking, Hair Dresser, Dry-Cleaning, Health Center , Currency Exchange, Shops, Solarium.

Meetings and Events :
Conference Hall (180 seats), Room for Talk.