Travel to Moscow

You could find the information about places to stay in Moscow below. There are special discounts for the conference participants there. They have English speaking stuff which will help you.
Please pay attention! For USA and Western Europe countries citizens for visiting Russia visa is required. All hotels below provide visa support.
Transfer to/from airport, Moscow tours and guides: you can also arrange these services via hotels or Welcome-to-Russia agency.
On the conference days lunch and 2 coffee breaks per day are included.

Welcome to Russia

WTRWelcome-to-Russia.com is leading renting agency with over a thousand apartments more than 26 cities across Russia and Ukraine, that also provides different additional services such as via support, transfer along translation. All participants of the User Experience Russia — UPA Europe 2009 are offered 10% discount. To activate your booking with 10% off the price, just inform the agent processing your order that you are going to attend the conference.

President-hotel

One of the main attractive peculiarities of the PRESIDENT HOTEL advantageously distinguishing it from the others is its location on the picturesque bank of the Moskva River, in administrative, business and trade center of Moscow. From the top floors of the hotel there is a beautiful view of the center of the city, the bank of the Moskva River, the monument of Peter the Great, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, B.Yakimanka Street leading directly to the Kremlin. The remarkable interior of the rooms and panoramic views of Moscow are frequently used by Russian and foreign producers in their films about Moscow.
Visa support that the hotel provides is free of charge. This means that when you are booking a room at a hotel, you have to guarantee your arrival by credit card (complete the form that a hotel sends after receiving your application, enclose with your ID copy containing you signature and ID data; send all these documents to the hotel agent). In response to these documents you will receive a confirmation of booking a room by fax, the confirmation of reception of a foreign tourist in the Embassy and a travel voucher. With these documents you will go to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the country of residence and get a visa.
When cancelling the booked rooms with provided by the hotel visa support, a fine in the amount defined by the hotel will be kept from your credit card, as well as the cost of first night accommodation in the booked room.
User Experience Russia — UPA Europe 2009 rate is 160 EURO including breakfast and taxes.
To reserve a room, fill the form in Word-2003 format and send it to us at conference@userexperience.ru.

The hotel will provide a special discount only when you use for reservation this form.

Golden Ring Hotel

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The Golden Ring Hotel is a five-star hotel affiliated with the hotel chain of the Department of Affairs of the President of the Russian Federation.
The Hotel is located within the historical downtown of Moscow, opposite to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and just a short distance from Red Square and museums of Kremlin. Embassies and representative offices are situated within easy reach as well as the major exhibition area «Expocenter» and other entertaining, cultural and historical landmarks of Moscow.
User Experience Russia — UPA Europe 2009 rate is 240 EURO (including all taxes).
When booking a room 30 (thirty) or more days prior to arrival, you are provided with a 10% additional discount.
To reserve a room, fill the form in Word-2003 format and send it to us at conference@userexperience.ru.

The hotel will provide a special discount only when you use for reservation this form.