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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across Asia at the height of the Mongol Empire. He first set out at age 17 with his father and uncle, traveling overland along what later became known as the Silk Road. Upon reaching China, Marco Polo entered the court of powerful Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, who dispatched him on trips to help administer the realm. Marco Polo remained abroad for 24 years. Though not the first European to explore China—his father and uncle, among others, had already been there—he became famous for his travels thanks to a popular book he co-authored while languishing in a Genoese prison.

Marco Polo: The Early Years

Marco Polo was born around 1254 into a prosperous merchant family in the Italian city-state of Venice. His father, Niccolò, and his uncle Maffeo had left the year before on a long-term trading expedition. As a result, he was raised by extended relatives following his mother’s death at a young age. Niccolò and Maffeo first spent about six years in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), which had been under Latin control since the Fourth Crusade of 1204. The two brothers then went to the port city of Soldaia (now Sudak, Ukraine), where they owned a house.

Did you know? Christopher Columbus purportedly sailed to the New World with a copy of Marco Polo’s “Travels” in tow. Thinking he would reach Asia and having no idea about the Mongol Empire’s collapse, Columbus marked up the book with notes in preparation for a meeting with Kublai Khan’s descendent.

The Byzantine re-conquest of Constantinople in 1261, along with upheavals in the Mongol Empire, may have blocked their way home. Niccolò and Maffeo therefore turned east in order to trade in such things as silk, gems, furs and spices. After spending three years in Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan, they were encouraged by a Mongolian embassy to visit Kublai Khan , grandson of Genghis Khan , who controlled a huge swath of Asia. Kublai quizzed them on European affairs and decided to send them on a goodwill mission to the pope. In 1269, the two brothers finally made it back to Venice, where Niccolò and Marco Polo met each other for the first time.

Marco Polo’s Travels Along the Silk Road

Two years later, Niccolò and Maffeo sailed to Acre in present-day Israel , this time with Marco at their side. At the request of Kublai Khan, they secured some holy oil from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and then backtracked to Acre to pick up gifts, papal documents and two friars from newly elected Pope Gregory X. The friars quickly abandoned the expedition, but the Polos continued on, possibly by camel, to the Persian port city of Hormuz. Failing to find any boats to their liking, they instead took a series of overland traders’ routes that, in the 19th century, would become known as the Silk Road .

Over the next three years they slowly trekked through deserts, high mountain passes and other rough terrain, meeting people of various religions and cultures along the way. Finally, around 1275, they arrived at Kublai Khan’s opulent summer palace at Shangdu, or Xanadu, located about 200 miles northwest of his winter quarters in modern Beijing.

Kublai, who generally relied on foreigners to administer his empire, took Marco Polo into his court, possibly as a tax collector. At one point, the Venetian was sent on official business to the port city of Hangzhou (then called Quinsai), which, like Venice, was built around a series of canals. Marco Polo also purportedly journeyed across inland China and into present-day Myanmar.

After many years of seeking a release from service, the Polos finally secured permission from Kublai to escort a young princess to her intended husband Arghun, the Mongol ruler of Persia. In 1292 the Polos joined a flotilla of 14 boats that set out from Zaitun (now Quanzhou, China), stopped briefly in Sumatra and then landed in Persia 18 months later, only to find out that Arghun was dead.

The princess was made to marry Arghun’s son. The Polos, meanwhile, stayed on with Arghun’s brother for nine months before heading to Venice via Trebizond (now Trabzon, Turkey), Constantinople and Negrepont (now Euboea, Greece). They arrived home in 1295, the year after Kublai’s death sent the Mongol Empire into an irrevocable decline.

Marco Polo in Venice

Shortly thereafter, Marco Polo was captured in battle by Venice’s archrival Genoa. While in prison he met the Arthurian adventure writer Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he would collaborate on a 1298 manuscript called “Description of the World.” It has since become better known as “The Travels of Marco Polo” or simply “The Travels.” With the help of notes taken during his adventures, Marco Polo reverently described Kublai Khan and his palaces, along with paper money, coal, postal service, eyeglasses and other innovations that had not yet appeared in Europe. He also told partially erroneous self-aggrandizing tales about warfare, commerce, geography, court intrigues and the sexual practices of the people who lived under Mongol rule.

A Genoese-Venetian peace treaty in 1299 allowed Marco Polo to return home. He probably never left Venetian territory again. The following year, he married Donata Badoer, with whom he would have three daughters. Not much is known about his golden years except that he continued trading and litigated against a cousin. Marco Polo died in January 1324, having helped to inspire a later generation of explorers. Everything we know about him comes from his own text and a few Venetian documents; Asian sources never mentioned him. 

This lack of hard evidence has caused a small number of skeptics to question whether Marco Polo actually made it to China. They back up their case by pointing to certain inaccuracies in “The Travels,” as well as his failure to report such practices as chopstick use and foot binding. Nonetheless, most scholars are convinced by the detailed nature of Marco Polo’s account, which, they say, overwhelmingly checks out against available archaeological, historical and geographical records.

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Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He wrote 'Il Milione,' known in English as 'The Travels of Marco Polo.'

(1254-1324)

Who Was Marco Polo?

Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer known for the book The Travels of Marco Polo , which describes his voyage to and experiences in Asia. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in China for 17 of those years. Around 1292, he left China, acting as escort along the way to a Mongol princess who was being sent to Persia.

Polo was born in 1254, in Venice, Italy. Although he was born to a wealthy Venetian merchant family, much of Polo’s childhood was spent parentless, and he was raised by an extended family. Polo's mother died when he was young, and his father and uncle, successful jewel merchants Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, were in Asia for much of Polo's youth.

Khan's Empire, the largest the world had ever seen, was largely a mystery to those living within the borders of the Holy Roman Empire. A sophisticated culture outside the reaches of the Vatican seemed unfathomable, and yet that's exactly what the Polo brothers described to confounded Venetians when they arrived home.

Voyage to China

In 1271, Polo set out with his father and uncle, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, for Asia, where they would remain until 1295. Unable to recruit the 100 priests that Kublai Khan had requested, they left with only two, who, after getting a taste of the hard journey ahead of them, soon turned back for home. The Polos' journey took place on land, and they were forced to cut through challenging and sometimes harsh territory. But through it all, Polo reveled in the adventure. His later memory for the places and cultures he witnessed was remarkable and exceptionally accurate.

As they made their way through the Middle East, Polo absorbed its sights and smells. His account of the Orient, especially, provided the western world with its first clear picture of the East's geography and ethnic customs. Hardships, of course, came his way. In what is now Afghanistan, Polo was forced to retreat to the mountains in order to recoup from an illness he'd contracted. Crossing the Gobi desert, meanwhile, proved long and, at times, arduous. "This desert is reported to be so long that it would take a year to go from end to end," Polo later wrote. "And at the narrowest point it takes a month to cross it. It consists entirely of mountains and sands and valleys. There is nothing at all to eat."

Finally, after four years of travel, the Polos reached China and Kublai Khan, who was staying at his summer palace known as Xanadu, a grand marble architectural wonder that dazzled young Polo.

The Polos had originally planned to be gone for only a few years. However, they were away from Venice for more than 23 years. Debate has swirled among historians as to whether Polo ever really made it to China. There is no evidence outside his famous book that he traveled so far east. Yet his knowledge of the culture and its customs are hard to dismiss. His later account told of Khan's extensive communication system, which served as the foundation for his rule. Polo's book, in fact, devotes five pages to the elaborate structure, describing how the empire's information highway efficiently and economically covered millions of square miles.

Khan's acceptance of the Polos offered the foreigners unparalleled access to his empire. Niccolo and Maffeo were granted important positions in the leader's Court. Polo, too, impressed Khan, who thought highly of the young man's abilities as a merchant. Polo's immersion into the Chinese culture resulted in him mastering four languages.

Polo the Explorer

Kublai Khan eventually employed Polo as a special envoy he sent to far-flung areas of Asia never before explored by Europeans, including Burma, India and Tibet. With Polo, as always, was a stamped metal packet from Khan himself that served as his official credentials from the powerful leader.

As the years wore on, Polo was promoted for his work. He served as governor of a Chinese city. Later, Khan appointed him as an official of the Privy Council. At one point, he was the tax inspector in the city of Yanzhou.

From his travels, Polo amassed not only great knowledge about the Mongol empire but incredible wonder. He marveled at the empire's use of paper money, an idea that had failed to reach Europe, and was in awe of its economy and scale of production. Polo's later stories showed him to be an early anthropologist and ethnographer. His reporting offers little about himself or his own thoughts, but instead gives the reader a dispassionate reporting about a culture he had clearly grown fond of.

Journey Back to Europe

Finally, after 17 years in Khan's court, the Polos decided it was time to return to Venice. Their decision was not one that pleased Khan, who'd grown to depend on the men. In the end, he acquiesced to their request with one condition: They escort a Mongol princess to Persia, where she was to marry a Persian prince.

Traveling by sea, the Polos left with a caravan of several hundred passengers and sailors. The journey proved harrowing, and many perished as a result of storms and disease. By the time the group reached Persia's Port of Hormuz, just 18 people, including the princess and the Polos, were still alive. Later, in Turkey, Genoese officials appropriated three-quarters of the family's wealth. After two years of travel, the Polos reached Venice. They'd been gone for more than two decades, and their return to their native land undoubtedly had its difficulties. Their faces looked unfamiliar to their family and they struggled to speak their native tongue.

'The Travels of Marco Polo'

Polo’s stories about his travels in Asia were published as a book called The Description of the World , later known as The Travels of Marco Polo . Just a few years after returning to Venice from China, Polo commanded a ship in a war against the rival city of Genoa. He was eventually captured and sentenced to a Genoese prison, where he met a fellow prisoner and writer named Rustichello. As the two men became friends, Polo told Rustichello about his time in Asia, what he'd seen, where he'd traveled and what he'd accomplished.

The book made Polo a celebrity. It was printed in French, Italian and Latin, becoming the most popular read in Europe. But few readers allowed themselves to believe Polo's tale. They took it to be fiction, the construct of a man with a wild imagination. The work eventually earned another title: Il Milione ("The Million Lies"). Polo, however, stood behind his book, and it influenced later adventurers and merchants.

Family and Kids

After his release from prison in 1299, Polo returned to Venice, where he married, raised three daughters and, for some 25 years, carried on the family business.

Polo died at his home in Venice on January 8, 1324. As he lay dying, friends and fans of his book paid him visits, urging him to admit that his book was fiction. Polo wouldn't relent. "I have not told half of what I saw," he said.

In the centuries since his death, Polo has received the recognition that failed to come his way during his lifetime. So much of what he claimed to have seen has been verified by researchers, academics and other explorers . Even if his accounts came from other travelers he met along the way, Polo's story has inspired countless other adventurers to set off and see the world. Two centuries after Polo's passing, Christopher Columbus set off across the Atlantic in hopes of finding a new route to the Orient. With him was a copy of Polo's book.

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• When a man is riding through this [Gobi] desert by night and for some reason ... he gets separated from his companions ... he hears spirit voices talking to him ...Often these voices lure him away from the path and he never finds it again."[from "Marco Polo" by Richard Humble.]
• I have not told half of what I saw.
• Without stones there is no arch.
• This [Gobi] desert is reported to be so long that it would take a year to go from end to end; and at the narrowest point it takes a month to cross it ...There is nothing at all to eat."[from "Marco Polo" by Richard Humble.]
• All the emperors of the world and all the kings of Christians and Sacracens combined would not possess such power or be able to accomplish so much as this same Kubilai, the Great Khan."[from "Marco Polo" by Richard Humble.]
• You might well say that [the Great Khan] has mastered the art of alchemy. With these pieces of paper they can buy anything and pay for anything."[on the use of paper money; from "Marco Polo" by Richard Humble.]
• The Christians say that their God was Jesus Christ, the Saracens Mahomet, the Jews Moses and the idolaters Sakyamuni Burkhan ... I do reverence and honor to all four, so that I may be sure of doing it to him who is greatest in heaven."[from "Marco Polo" by Richard Humble.]
• When the pirates capture a ship, they help themselves to both ship and cargo; but they do not hurt the crew. They say to them: 'Go and fetch another cargo. Then, with luck, you may bring us some more.'"[from "Marco Polo" by Richard Humble.]
• I believe it was God's will that we should come back, so that men might know the things that are in the world."[from "Marco Polo" by Richard Humble.]
• So it would have been better for the Caliph if he had given away his treasure to defend his land and his people rather than died with all his people and bereft of everything."[from "Marco Polo" by Richard Humble.]
• All things that [I] saw and did and with whatever [I] met of good or bad [I] put in writing and so told all in order to [my] lord."[from "Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu" by Laurence Bergreen.]

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Quick Facts:

Marco Polo is known for traveling along the Silk Road to China, where he explored and documented much of Asia not yet explored by Europeans.

Name : Marco Polo [mahr-koh] [poh-loh]

Birth/Death : 1254 - 1324

Nationality : Italian

Birthplace : Venice

Mosaic of the explorer Marco Polo

Introduction Marco Polo was a merchant in Venice before he became the famous explorer we know today. At 17, he left Venice with his father and uncle. They traveled the Silk Road to China where he met the great ruler Kublai Khan. Marco traveled much of China and the east, and his stories were written into a popular book. His book would go on to inspire other explorers. It is even said that Marco Polo’s exciting stories were a favorite of another famous explorer – Christopher Columbus. 1

Biography Early Life Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice, Italy. Not much is known of his early childhood. He was born into a family of wealthy merchants. His father and uncle, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo, were merchants who traveled often to Asia to trade valuable materials such as jewels and silk. As a child of a merchant family, he would have received a nice education that included reading, writing, and basic math. 2 Marco’s story begins with his father and uncle’s journeys. Niccolo and Maffeo left Venice in 1254 and traveled east. Marco would not see his father again until he was 15. China and other parts of eastern Asia were ruled by Kublai Khan, grandson to the Mongol warrior Genghis Khan. Kublai Khan was responsible for re-opening a 5000 mile trade route between Europe and Asia called the Silk Road. 3 The Polo brothers traded on this road for many years.

When they were ready to return home, war broke out between Kublai Khan and his brother Hulagu. This made the roads unsafe, and they were forced to stay in Bukhara (located in present day Uzbekistan) for three years. In 1264, still in Bukhara, they met an ambassador heading to Kublai Khan’s court in Khanbaliq and joined him on his trip. They hoped the Khan would provide them with safe passage home. They reached the court in 1266. Kublai Khan was very interested in hearing about the Polo’s culture and religion. He asked them to serve him as his ambassadors to the West. 4 The Khan gave the Polo’s a letter to give to the Pope asking him to send one hundred priests and holy water to convert his people to Christianity. 5 The Polo brothers left on their mission; however, the death of the Pope in 1268 held up their plans. It would not be until 1271 that they were able to return to Khanbaliq. This time, young Marco Polo would join them.

Voyages Principal Voyage Marco Polo’s voyage began in 1271 when he traveled to Kublai Khan’s court in China with his father and uncle. Marco was 17 years old. They were only able to get two of the one hundred priests Kublai Khan wanted. They sailed the Mediterranean to the Middle East, then traveled over land, all the way through Persia (modern day Iran), the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, along the Silk Road, and into China. The voyage took about three and a half years until they finally reached Kublai Khan’s palace. 6 The Khan noticed Marco’s interest in Mongol customs and culture. Marco already knew four languages prior to his journey, and he quickly picked up the Asian language. He also learned their writing, and even their style of war. 7 Kublai Khan was very impressed with Marco Polo. So he made Marco one of his ambassadors. This gave Marco special permission to travel freely throughout the Mongol Empire.

Kublai Khan often sent messengers, or envoys as they were called, on missions to different places. When they returned, they would report of their mission, but never about the people and customs of the places they went. 8 So the Khan began asking Marco to travel on missions. On these trips, Marco took great note of the lands and peoples he encountered, and the spices and jewels he saw. He told the Khan about all these things on his return. And Marco himself became very familiar with many aspects of Asian culture. He served the Khan for seventeen years before deciding to head back home to Venice. After all his years of traveling on the Khan’s behalf, Marco Polo had knowledge of, or had actually visited, a greater number of different countries of the world than anyone else known. 9

Subsequent Voyages At first, Kublai Khan was unwilling to allow the three Polo men to leave because he had become dependent on their services. He eventually allowed the men to return home. They chose to sail rather than make the trek over land. It was a long distance that took them China around India, and then traveled over land through Arabia, and by sea again across the Mediterranean to Venice. This journey across the Indian Ocean took two years.They reached Venice around 1295; Marco Polo had been gone for twenty-four years. The Polos were not welcomed back warmly like they had hoped. They had been away from home so long that they struggled to speak Italian again and were unrecognizable to their own families. He told his story to the people, but many of them did not believe the great voyage of Marco Polo.

Later Years and Death A few years after the Polos returned to Venice, war broke out between Venice and Genoa. Marco Polo was captured during the naval battle of Curzola. While in prison, he told his story to a fellow prisoner named Rustichello da Pisa. Da Pisa wrote down Marco’s detailed accounts of his travels to the east. The book was called Il Milione – Italian for “The Million.” He was released from prison in 1299, and returned to Venice. Marco continued his life as a merchant, although he never left Venice again. He married a woman named Donat Badoer in 1300. They had three daughters – Fantina, Bellela, and Moreta. Marco died in his home in January 1324, at almost 70 years old. He was buried in the Church of San Lorenzo. 10

Legacy The Polos were not the first Europeans to reach China and the east. But Marco Polo’s travels were inspiring. He wrote about the landscape, the Middle Eastern people, and details about the Mongol empire. These descriptions gave many Europeans their first look at the civilizations to the east. His tales continue to be debated even today. His original book is lost. It was translated many times into different languages, and these translations often conflict each other. But the most important thing we know is that Marco Polo helped make great connections between the East and the West.

• Susan Bivin Aller, Christopher Columbus (London: Lerner Books, 2009), 12.
• Nick McCarty, Marco Polo: The Boy Who Traveled the Medieval World (Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2006), 12.
• Laurence Bergreen, Marco Polo (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007), 27.
• Bergreen, Marco Polo , 33.
• L.F. Benedetto, The Travels of Marco Polo (New York: Routledge, 2014), vii.
• Benedetto, The Travels of Marco Polo , 11.
• Marco Polo, The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, Volume 1 , ed. Henry Yule (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 27.
• Polo, The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, 27.
• Polo, The Book of Ser Marco Polo , the Venetian, 29.
• “Marco Polo,” New World Encyclopedia, last modified September 20, 2016, http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Marco_Polo.

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Aller, Susan Bivin. Christopher Columbus . London: Lerner Books, 2009.

Benedetto, L.F. The Travels of Marco Polo . New York: Routledge, 2014.

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McCarty, Nick. Marco Polo: The Boy Who Traveled the Medieval World . Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2006.

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Polo, Marco. The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, Volume 1 . Edited by Henry Yule. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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• Mahlzeiten wie im Tagesprogramm spezifiziert (F = Frühstück, M = Mittagessen/Picknick, A = Abendessen)
• Nationalparkgebühren (ca. 65 €)
• Eintritte Weiße Dame, Twyfelfontein und Versteinerter Wald
• Reiseliteratur (ca. 17 €)
• Deutsch sprechende Marco Polo Reisebegleitung
• Nicht enthaltene Extras: Weitere Eintritte und zusätzliche Ausflüge und Veranstaltungen, die als Gelegenheit, Möglichkeit oder Wunsch beschrieben sind (Wüstentour Moon Valley inkl. Mittagessen ca. 100 €, Wanderung Erongoberge ca. 20 €, Aufpreis offener Safariwagen Etoschapark ca. 35 €, Game Drive Waterberg ca. 35 €).
• Ein offenes Wort: Diese Reise hat größtenteils Safaricharakter. Du reist in einem Overlander-Bus (Trekking-Lkw), der auf den ersten Blick weniger Komfort bietet als ein Reisebus, dafür aber bestens für die Pisten Namibias ausgelegt ist. Heißt auch: Abhängig vom Wetter geht's manchmal nur langsam, dafür beständig vorwärts. Ein weiterer Vorteil der robusten Fahrzeuge: Durch die hohe Sitzposition und die großen Fenster sind tolle Ausblicke auf Landschaft und Tierwelt garantiert.

Klimaschonend reisen mit Marco Polo

Wir kompensieren die entstehenden Treibhausgas-Emissionen in Höhe von 3,565 t CO 2 e vollständig (Anreiseanteil 88%).

Ausrüstungstipps

Ergänzend zu den o. g. Kleidungsempfehlungen soll die folgende Liste bei der Zusammenstellung des Gepäcks helfen:

• 1 Schlafsack für die 4 Camping-Nächte
• Tagesrucksack
• 1 Paar gut eingelaufene feste Schuhe (Wander-/Trekkingschuhe)
• Insektenschutzmittel
• Ausreichend Sonnenschutz (Creme, Brille, Hut)
• Taschen- oder Stirnlampe
• Fernglas für Wildbeobachtungen
• Reisetasche (kein Hartschalenkoffer)
• Mütze und Handschuhe während der südlichen Wintermonate
• Sicherheitsnadel (für den Notfall - falls der Zeltreisßverschluss klemmt)

Es wird im Etoscha Nationalpark und in Sesriem in Igluzelten übernachtet; hier schläfst du auf Matratzen, die gestellt werden - ohne Bettzeug. Du benötigst daher unbedingt einen eigenen Schlafsack, ggf. ein kleines Kissen sowie Handtücher. Der Schlafsack sollte auch bei Temperaturen bis zu 0° C (u. U. sogar geringe Minusgrade möglich!) ausreichend warm halten (bei Reisen in den Wintermonaten der Südhalbkugel).Besonders praktisch sind die gängigen 1-kg-Schlafsäcke, die sehr klein und leicht sind.

In den Safaritruck-Fahrzeugen gibt es meist Steckdosenleisten zum Aufladen der Kamera- und Handyakkus. An den Übernachtungsplätzen gibt es nur vereinzelt Steckdosen.

Für den Transport des Gepäcks während der Reise ist ein Rucksack oder eine weiche Reisetasche zu empfehlen.

Sicherheit | Gesundheit | Einreise

Nachhaltig reisen.

Wir kompensieren die entstehenden Treibhausgas-Emissionen in Höhe von 3,565 t CO 2 e vollständig. Zusammensetzung der Emissionen:

Erfahren Sie mehr über unsere Klimaschutzprojekte und unser Engagement für nachhaltiges Reisen .

Ihre Reise im Überblick

until October 28, 2025

Marco Polo by Moss Hospitality Hotel

• Photographs of the hotel 15
• Guests' photos 16

What was good

The location and room was amazing! so as the service.

What was bad

Main amenities of the hotel

• Free Internet
• Bar or restaurant
• Conference hall
• Patriarshiye Prudy  •  190 m
• Moscow Planetarium  •  660 m
• Pushkinskaya  •  720 m
• Tverskaya  •  770 m
• Pushkinskaya Square  •  780 m

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Presnensky District, 9, Spiridonjevskij Lane, Building 1, Moscow

• What's nearby
• Triumfalnaya Square  •  800 m
• Moscow Zoo  •  900 m
• Magic Museum  •  1.1 km
• Hermitage Garden  •  1.3 km
• Gorbaty Bridge  •  1.4 km
• Moscow Museum of Modern Art  •  1.4 km
• Arbat  •  1.4 km
• Places of interest
• Saint Basil's Cathedral  •  2.1 km
• State Tretyakov Gallery  •  2.9 km
• Moscow City  •  3.8 km
• Gorky Park  •  3.9 km
• ZIL Culture Center  •  6.7 km
• MSU Main Building  •  7.7 km
• VDNKh  •  8.2 km
• Sheremetyevo International Airport  •  25.3 km
• Moscow Domodedovo Airport  •  42.6 km
• Zhukovsky International Airport  •  40.7 km
• Vnukovo Airport  •  26.0 km
• Train stations
• Belorussky Railway Station  •  1.7 km
• Aeroexpress Sheremetyevo  •  1.8 km
• Barrikadnaya  •  820 m

Description of the hotel

Marco Polo Moscow Hotel is located in Moscow, near the Patriarch's Ponds. The hotel is located within walking distance from the main attractions of the capital and is surrounded by numerous restaurants, bars, cafes and shops of local brands. There are five metro stations in the immediate vicinity of the hotel – Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya, Mayakovskaya and Barricadnaya.

At the hotel

In 2022, the hotel underwent a partial renovation: the public areas were completely renovated, as well as part of the room stock. Breakfast is provided for guests.

Room amenities

The hotel's room fund consists of 75 rooms of various categories with views of the streets of old Moscow or the courtyard. Due to the historical heritage, all rooms have a high ceiling (3.10m) and differ in design style and size. 16 rooms are equipped with terraces overlooking Spiridonevsky Lane.

Facts about the hotel

Year of construction

Year of renovation

Type of electrical socket

220 V / 50 Hz

Number of rooms and floors

75 rooms • 5 floors

What other amenities are there?

• Air conditioning
• 24-hour reception
• Elevator/lift
• Smoke-free property
• Early check-in
• Late check-out
• All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)
• Non-smoking rooms
• Room service
• Safe (in room)

Services and amenities

paid for separately

• Concierge services
• Luggage storage
• Free internet
• Airport transportation

Languages Spoken

• Event facilities
• Conference Hall

Check-in terms and conditions

Hotel services, paid on the spot, additional information.

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