Hvorostovsky, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Pierre Cardin, Jean Paul Gaultier, Margaret Thatcher, Jacques Chirac, Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush. Writer Mikhail Bulgakov spent his honeymoon at the hotel in 1932 and is said to have written parts of The Master and Margarita in room 412. Awards 2014 Conde Nast Traveller Awards: inclusion in Top 100 Hotels and Resorts in the World by Conde Nast Traveller Awards 2015 Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards Awards: Top 30 Hotels in Northern Europe №7 2017 World Travel Awards: Russia’s Leading Luxury Hotel 2018 World Travel Awards: Russia’s Leading Luxury Hotel 2019 Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards: Best Hotels in the World №15 Top 10 Hotels in Europe №5 Top 25 Hotels in Northern Europe №2 GQ Travel Awards: the Best Historical Hotel in St Petersburg Hotel Astoria included in Top 100 Brands of St Petersburg by Delovoy Petersburg General Director Gerold Held recognized as Top Manager in Hospitality by Kommersant newspaper General Director Gerold Held recognized as the Best Top Manager in Hospitality and included in Top 100 Managers of St Petersburg rating by Delovoy Petersburg General Director Gerold Held recognized as The Man of the Year by St Petersburg Governments Awards in nomination “Tourism” 2020 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2020: Top 25 Hotels in Northern Europe №2 World Travel Awards 2020: Russia's Leading Hotel Suite - Tsar's Suite Inclusion in Forbes Travel Guide 2021 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2021 Conde Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2021: Top 20 Hotels in Northern Europe №17 World Travel Awards: Russia’s Leading Luxury Hotel General Director Gerold Held recognized as Top Manager in Hospitality by Kommersant newspaper Hotel Astoria included in Top 100 Brands of St Petersburg by Delovoy Petersburg Different St Petersburg Award by Fontanka.ru and Committee for Tourism Development: Historical and Conceptual Hotel See also References External links Official website Rocco Forte Collection Website Astoria Tourist attractions in Saint Petersburg Saint Isaac's Square Astoria Astoria Art Nouveau architecture in Saint Petersburg Astoria 1912 establishments in the Russian Empire Companies nationalised by the Soviet Union Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg