17.10 Europe's Highest Hotel Opens in Southern Russia
NALCHIK, October 16 (RIA Novosti) Europes highest located hotel has opened on the slopes of Russias Mount Elbrus, local officials said Wednesday.
The hotel in the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria stands 4,000 meters (13,120 feet) above sea level and cost some 130 million rubles ($4 million) to complete.
Elbrus district government officials said in a statement that the hotel, which consists of a series of modular prefabricated buildings, has already begun welcoming guests.
Components for the hotel were manufactured in Italy and brought to Kabardino-Balkaria for assembly, officials said.
The statement said the hotel is equipped with solar batteries that provide it with light, heating and hot water.
