The Hermitage hotel is the place where you are always welcome

In December 2013 the Hermitage hotel (Brest, Republic of Belarus) took part in the Business and Conference Hotel Attestation program of the Russian Association of Business Travel and was successfully certified as a business hotel.

According to hotel management, cooperation with ABT is a great opportunity for development of corporate services, as well as great practical experience in mastering advanced technologies and service standards.

The Hermitage hotel is situated in the historic, cultural and business centre of the city of Brest, an ancient city on the Belorussian-Polish border. The distance from the hotel to the railway station and the bus terminal is about 1 km, and the distance to the airport is only 20 km. There is the Museum of Brest City History, the Academic Theatre, Saint Nicholas Brethren Church, Holy Cross Catholic Church, Park for Recreation and Leisure in the hotel’s vicinities.

Exclusive interiors with classical XIXth century furniture, antiques and paintings by famous artists create the atmosphere of hospitality. All this is supplemented with high service standards and great business event facilities.

The hotel offers 55 rooms of five categories:

— Double/Twin — 36 air conditioned single or twin rooms, 23,7 — 32,2 sq. m. in area.

— Studio — 12 more spacious rooms with elegant stained glass windows, 28,7 — 41,9 sq. m. in area.

— Three spacious Junior Suites are divided into two functional zones: guest and rest zones, 48,1 — 49,5 sq. m. in area.

— Two Luxe rooms are situated in the corners of the building. It is equally comfortable to have a rest, have visitors or hold business talks in Luxe rooms. Their area is 73,9 and 74,1 sq. m.

— Two Apartments are on top floors of the building, so they are two level rooms with classical stairs. There is a comfortable living room on the first level and a spacious full-light bedroom with an elegant bath with bronze details in the centre on the second level. The room area is 108 sq. m.

There is a restaurant, Gourmet banquet hall, a bar, a terrace, Ex Libris conference hall, Solo karaoke club, a beauty centre, a gym, an ATM on the territory of the Hermitage.

The modern Ex Libris conference hall (from the Latin «from books») is an ideal venue for meetings, press conferences, round tables, seminars and trainings. Design of the hall is unique and has the style of a home library: old books, heavy curtains, dimmed light add special charm to this business venue. The area of the conference hall is 56 sq. m. and its capacity is up to 70 persons. Depending on the event various layouts are possible: theatre (70 persons), class (40 persons) and round table (24 persons).

Ex Libris conference hall has all the modern equipment: a multimedia projector, a mobile screen, a sound enhancement system, a flip chart, an interactive board, notepads, a remote controlled audio system, TV, Wi-Fi. Equipment for synchronous translation is also available, as well as video broadcasting to the rooms or any other place in the hotel.

Specially for business travellers the hotel provides visa support, as well as group transfer, coffee breaks, business lunches, official receptions, entertainment and sightseeing programs in Brest and Belarus.

According to the hotel staff team, the main standard of event arrangement is individual approach to the guests’ demands and wishes. Every event is planned in detail long before the hotel opens its doors for the guests.

The only professional karaoke club Solo in Brest is located in the Hermitage hotel; it may be used as a MICE-venue. Background singers, sound producers, a real stage, high quality sound and light offer vast opportunities for organization of thematic parties, corporate holidays and unofficial meetings with partners. (hermitagehotel.by)

Business and Conference Hotel Attestation Program of the Russian Association of Business Travel is a voluntary proof of the fact that the hotel meets business travellers` demands. The program standard includes 345 criteria of a «business hotel» category and additional 55 criteria to certify a business and conference hotel (as the result of the inspection either of two categories, and not stars, is assigned to the hotel — a business or a conference hotel). In order to receive the Certificate, the hotel should get not less than 75% of reference points. ABT Certificate is a great opportunity to make a name in the business travel market.