Tomsk hotel for the first time applied for
Tomsk hotel Kuhterin has applied for a "five stars" category, the contract with an accredited organization from St. Petersburg has already been signed, in the near future an expert will come to Tomsk for evaluation, the manager of the hotel Natalia Zakharova told RIA Tomsk.
"We opened in December 2020, and since January 1, 2021 a new "Regulation on the Classification of Hotels" of the Russian government came into force. To get "stars" you need to get a certain number of points. We have calculated that room capacity and services in Kuhterin exceed a minimum required to get the "five star", so we decided to apply for that category," Zakharova said.
According to her, they have already signed a contract with an accredited organization from St. Petersburg, in the near future is expected the arrival of an expert to assess the hotel for compliance with the declared category.
"The requirements to the hotel rooms, claiming to be assigned a certain category, are described in detail in the Regulations of the Russian government. If there is a lack of points (for example, no second elevator), you can "get" them with additional services (for example, the presence of a spa area or a gym)," the interlocutor said.
She noted that the most difficult thing is the requirement to have a mandatory buffet for breakfast: "In Tomsk a buffet is not profitable. The most status hotels in the city usually offer a few dishes to choose from a special menu. But since the whole world is used to a buffet, we will have to arrange it for us, too, if we want to get "five stars". Now we are also finishing the gym and the swimming pool."
An application for accreditation for five-star category costs more than 90 thousand rubles, the visit of an expert of an accredited organization is paid separately. The certificate of the category is valid for three years.
The list of tourist objects of the Federal Agency for Tourism includes 59 Tomsk hotels. Six hotels are of "4 stars" category (Magistrat, Xander, Gogol Hotel, Bon Apart, Toyan and Scandinavia). There are 21 three-star hotels.