Radisson Blu Hotel, Yerevan
Radisson Blu Hotel, Yerevan
Location within Armenia
General information
Location	Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinates	40°11′49″N 44°31′08″E / 40.19694°N 44.51889°E / 40.19694; 44.51889
Opening	2005 (as Golden Palace) 2016 (as Radisson Blu)
Owner	Golden Palace LLC
Management	Radisson Hotels
Technical details
Floor count	7
Other information
Number of rooms	142
Number of suites	19
Number of restaurants	2
Parking	Yes
Website
Official website

Radisson Blu Hotel (Armenian: Ռեդիսոն Բլու Հոթել Երևան), is a hotel in Yerevan, Armenia. It is operated by Radisson Hotels under the Radisson Blu brand. The hotel was originally opened in 2005 as the Golden Palace Yerevan. However, the hotel had been entirely renovated and expanded between 2014 and 2016. It was eventually reopened in July 2016 as the Radisson Blu Hotel, Yerevan.^[1]

The hotel is located on 2/2 Liberty Avenue of the Kanaker-Zeytun District,^[2] within the Victory Park of Yerevan, near the Yerevan Cascade stairway.

History

On 31 May 2005, the Golden Palace Hotel Yerevan was opened, occupying a portion of the Victory Park of Yerevan.^[3] Upon the construction of the hotel, around one thousand trees were removed. At the time of its inauguration, the hotel was home to 66 guestrooms.^[4] The opening ceremony was attended by then-president Robert Kocharyan.

In 2014, the hotel was temporarily closed for redevelopment and expansion works. On 12 July 2016, the remodeled hotel was reopened under the name Radisson Blu Hotel, Yerevan operated by the Radisson Hotels. President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony, accompanied with the mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan.^[5]

Features

The hotel has 142 guestrooms, including 19 suites (with royal, presidential and ambassador suites).^[6] The hotel is home to 6 conference halls, a health and spa center, an indoor swimming pool, and an outdoor tennis court.

Many types of cuisines are offered by the hotel through the rooftop restaurant and bar named Ad Astra, the Restaurant Larder and Summer Park, and the restaurant and coffee shop named Darchin. There is also a cigar bar called Havana Club and the Lobby Lounge and Bar.