Movement outside the Moscow Ring Road – Style

Kommersant Style talks about places in the immediate vicinity of Moscow where you can go to relax for a couple of days or on a full vacation.

Guest complex Roka Park Collection

A place with a philosophy of “beauty is near” and a proposal to reboot without long journeys to the ends of the earth. The guest complex mixes architectural trends from different countries: “Russian Empire” in the style of Russian classicism, “Spain” with medieval lines and hilly landscapes, “Central Europe” with triangular roofs, there is also “England”, lavender “France” and “America” loft style. The walls of the rooms are decorated with works by the Hungarian artist Charles Rock – portraits, forest glades, flowers as the harmony of everyday life, which you need to be able to consider. The hotel has the largest private collection of the artist.

The restaurant in Roka Park is run by chef Artem Yudakov (previously he was in charge of the kitchen at the five-star Karman`s hotel in Svetlogorsk) – he came up with a varied menu with an emphasis on comfort food and a mix of Russian and Italian, and on Saturdays the chef arranges an open-air barbecue.

From entertainment in Roka Park – an outdoor heated pool, petanque, ping-pong. In the near future – the opening of the spa. According to the plan, it will be a separate two-story complex in the forest with an indoor pool, sauna, hammam and massage rooms. Now the hotel rooms offer Italian Comfort Zone cosmetics for guests, so it is expected that the spa will also use familiar brand products. The new complex provides for the opening of several more rooms, but in what style they will be created has not yet been disclosed.

Radisson Residences, Zavidovo & Radisson Resort

You can get to the Zavidovo National Park in about an hour: by car along the M-11 highway or by the high-speed train Lastochka, which departs from the Leningradsky railway station. Zavidovo Park is a specially protected natural area of ​​federal significance, and on its territory there is a Radisson Residences resort with walking and cycling routes, a yacht marina, a sandy beach, a water sports center, a tennis court, a bath complex and its own golf course. It hosts annual all-Russian competitions in triathlon, stand-up surfing, windsurfing and wakeboarding festivals, amateur clubs organize races, hold basketball and tennis competitions.

All equipment is rented, outdoor sports grounds are freely available, for those who wish, there are individual or group trainings with a trainer. The hotel has a separate thermal area with a panoramic pool with jacuzzi, Finnish and herbal saunas, Turkish hammam. The Crystal Spa was completely renovated in April 2023 and offers relaxation programs to relieve muscle tension, restore physical and emotional state. Here they work on French cosmetics Phytomer, there are authentic Balinese and Thai spa rituals.

Park Hotel Bukhta Koprino

Three hours by train from the Yaroslavl railway station, or about five hours driving – and you are on the banks of the Rybinsk reservoir near the famous cities of Myshkin and Uglich. Koprino Bay has 42 cottages on the territory of a protected forest, you can stay in a cabin with a view of the water on the landing stage “Ark” or in the Granville house: compact studios in the style of a “room in the forest”, convenient for a small family. In August, the opening of a new building with 127 rooms is expected.

Wellness center “Bay” is a separate thermal area with saunas, a hammam, a complex of Russian baths made of cedar, with an outdoor pool. The bath complex has author’s steaming programs, health peelings and spa treatments. For their work, the masters use only natural cosmetics, and their goal here is to restore inner strength and find balance with nature. The hotel has tennis courts, a separate gym with cardio and functional training equipment, and yoga classes. For lovers of walks, they came up with a whole program with an audio guide: you can walk for an hour through the forest and listen to unusual plants and birds, since the territory allows: the forest itself consists of two parts – “Near Park” on 12 hectares and “Reserved Forest” on 55 hectares .

Irina Kirienko